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As vaccines gain ground, revenge consumerism on the way: Experts
Over the past couple of months, COVID-19 transmission picked up pace. Europe reported 25 million cases last week, and remains the pandemic’s epicenter ... Coronavirus -
Red Bull sold one can for nearly every person on the planet in 2019
Red Bull sales rose so much last year that the Austrian energy drink maker could have supplied almost every person on earth with a can of its namesake ... Financial Markets -
China’s November industrial output, retail sales beat expectations
China’s industrial output and retail sales growth accelerated more than expected in November, suggesting resilience in the economy as Beijing ... Economy -
Black Friday kicks off scramble in a shorter shopping season
Black Friday enthusiasts woke up before dawn and traveled cross-state to their favorite malls in search of hot deals, kicking off a shortened shopping ... Features -
Aramco IPO completes retail portion oversubscribed, $12.64 bln in orders: Samba
Saudi Aramco completed the retail portion of its initial public offering (IPO) with 47.4 billion riyals ($12.64 billion) in orders on Thursday, ... Financial Markets -
Saudi Aramco’s IPO retail subscriptions reach $5.8 bln: Samba Capital
Retail subscriptions in Saudi Aramco’s initial public offering (IPO) have so far reached 21.77 billion riyals ($5.8 billion) by Monday.The ... Energy -
UK shops’ December sales fall for sixth straight year: BDO survey
British shops suffered a fall in December sales for the sixth straight year, a survey showed on Saturday, hurt by brittle consumer confidence and the ... Economy -
Aramco creates fuel retail subsidiary to expand downstream businesses
Saudi Aramco said on Wednesday it was establishing a domestic fuel-retailing subsidiary as part of the national oil company's drive to expand into ... Economy -
In era of online retail, Black Friday still lures a crowd
It would have been easy to turn on their computers at home over plates of leftover turkey and take advantage of the Black Friday deals most retailers ... Features -
Wall Street sells off again as retail, energy struggle
US stocks sold off for a second day on Tuesday as energy shares dropped with oil prices, and retailers including Target and Kohl’s sank after ... Financial Markets -
Indian who sailed in a boat to Dubai and built a multi-billion retail empire
Yusuff Ali M.A. has vivid memories of the ship he boarded in Bombay that set sail for Dubai in the last week of 1973. “The ship’s ... lunch with a leader -
Majed al-Tahan and Saudi Arabia’s transforming online retail space
Majed M. al-Tahan was not destined to rest on his laurels with a degree in architecture from King Abdul Aziz University. A stint as a real estate ... lunch with a leader -
Dubai online retailer Souq.com says sale to Amazon completed
Dubai-based Souq.com, the Middle East’s biggest online retailer, says its sale to Amazon has been completed. Souq.com said on Monday that users ... Financial Markets -
Carrefour buys Geant, its French competitor in the Middle East
Dubai-based Majid Al Futtaim Company announced on Thursday that it bought 26 Geant hypermarkets in the UAE, Bahrain and Kuwait by acquiring the Geant ... Business -
Wal-Mart workers may soon be making home deliveries
Want something from Wal-Mart? Employees may soon bring it right to your doorstep.The company said Thursday it was testing a program under which store ... Aviation & Transport -
Saudi Arabia to limit shopping mall jobs to own nationals
Saudi Arabia’s labor minister issued an order on Thursday to restrict employment in shopping malls to Saudi nationals, who currently make up ... Retail -
$1.8 bln Doha Festival City opens to public
The Doha Festival City, Qatar’s largest entertainment, retail and dining destination, opened on Wednesday providing visitors a world class ... Economy -
Retailer Marks & Spencer unpicks ‘sexist’ label directed at mothers
British retailer Marks & Spencer apologized on Monday for a school uniform label criticized by men and women as sexist that boasted the clothing ... Fashion and beauty -
Saudi Arabia working on nationalization plan for retail sector
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Labor and Social Development is “currently working on the localization of the retail sector,” according ... Economy -
IKEA apologizes for ultra-Orthodox Jews catalog
Swedish furniture retailer Ikea has apologized for a catalog aimed at Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Jewish community that contains no images of women. ... Variety -
Qatar’s Abu Issa Holding to enter Iran retail market in 2017
Abu Issa Holding, one of the largest retail and luxury goods firms in the Middle East, plans to expand into Iran next year Retail -
Jarir chairman says Saudi retail slump may be nearing end
Plans to open four new stores in Saudi Arabia and two in Kuwait next year, and is sticking to plan to have 60 stores by 2018 Retail -
Saudi’s Almarai third quarter profit up 10 pct
Boosted by sales growth and drop in cost of sales, to continue focus on cost controls, efficiency gains Economy -
Retailers scramble as shipper bankruptcy puts goods in limbo
Hanjin, world’s seventh-largest container shipper, filed for bankruptcy protection and stopped accepting new cargo Aviation & Transport -
UK retailers see best sales in 6 months as Brexit slump fades
Warm weather and higher demand from foreigners, emboldened by a cheaper pound, help boost figures Retail -
UK lawmakers blame retail tycoon’s ‘greed’ for BHS collapse
Green called the lawmakers’ report into his sale of the company ‘the predetermined and inaccurate output of a biased and unfair process’ Economy -
Gulf luxury industry stagnates to ‘new normal,’ conference hears
Changing and challenging times led discussions from the beginning of the two-day Arab Luxury World conference Retail -
Majority of GCC residents favor alternative payments
Survey showed over 16 percent of participants who highlighted cash as their preferred payment method would adopt alternative options Retail -
Franchises flock to Dubai, as demand struggles to keep up
Dubai comes in second worldwide as the city with the most international brands after London Economy -
Costa Coffee owner sticks to expansion plans as profit grows
Alison Brittain voiced her support for Whitbread’s previous 2020 milestones Retail