The last couple of years have witnessed a massive shift in the ways customers shop due to the COVID pandemic lockdowns; but the pandemic has only accelerated the shift that was ongoing for the last two decades through technological advancements and big data. By Jadd Elliot Dib, Founder and CEO of Pangaea X When the... Continue Reading →

The Middle East Council of Shopping Centres & Retailers (MECS+R), the long-standing and largest retail trade body in the Middle East launch its summer edition of the Retail People Magazine (RPM), with its theme “The Evolving Face of Customer Experience.” RPM is the official magazine of the MECS+R with its one-stop source of information and... Continue Reading →

The "Retail Congress MENA 2021" organized by The Middle East Council of Shopping Centres & Retailers (MECS+R) in association with the Dubai Association Centre and the Dubai Chamber was held last month on December 6 & 7, 2021 at the Ritz Carlton DIFC Hotel. The annual retail event since 1994, opened its doors to over... Continue Reading →

By Nishrat Nazeen The clean beauty movement moves beyond appearance to offer products and services that are healthier for people and kinder to the planet. It promises more natural alternatives that are loved as much for what is in them as for what is not, acting as an ally to the skin. For customers looking... Continue Reading →

By Natasha Dury Winter is all about cuddling at home on the sofa with a good book with aromatic uplifting and mood-altering scents. We are ready to embrace a new generation of floral fragrances that last all day from Parfums de Marly. Combining citrus notes with deep wood embers, spring florals and aromatic spices, these new... Continue Reading →

Natasha Dury Les Benjamins introduces their eponymous inaugural fragrance line. The new line, which consists of ten individual eau de parfums, serves as a continuation of the brand’s long-standing mission to bridge the east and the west through the marriage of cultural symbology, and now fragrance notes. Liquid Gold unites top notes of marine accords,... Continue Reading →

Salim M A - Director Lulu Group As a multichannel grocer, we find that trust is the foundation of a successful business, especially when supported by online retail. If customers are comfortable buying from a grocer in physical hypermarkets, chances are they will be more comfortable buying from the same grocer online. Building a trustworthy... Continue Reading →

Line Investments & Property LLC bagged four awards at the recent MECS+R Retail Congress MENA Awards. The team walked away with a Gold Award for the futuristic Architectural Design for its new development, Silicon Central, Dubai. Silicon Central also received a Silver Award for Operational Efficiencies & Cost saving Efforts. Silicon Central is considered a... Continue Reading →

In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.  ~Albert Einstein The Retail Congress MENA, organized by The Middle East Council of Shopping Centres and Retailers (MECS+R) in partnership with the Dubai Association Centre (DAC) and the Dubai Chamber of Commerce, will bring together retail professionals globally for a conference, exhibition, dealmaking, networking and awards celebration on... Continue Reading →

A portal to modernity Luxury French perfume house, INITIO Parfums Privés celebrates the latest addition to its collection of fragrances, Oud for Happiness, from its Black Gold Project Collection. Available across the Middle East, this formula for happiness revives the therapeutic nature of perfume. Fascinating, enchanting, and purifying, Oud for Happiness unveils another facet of... Continue Reading →

Land Rover fans can start looking forward to the holiday season, with an updated and expanded range of gifts available to buy now. Online holiday shopping records are likely to be broken again this year and Land Rover is ready with gifts for every fan of the legendary brand or lover of the outdoors. They... Continue Reading →

Salim M A - Director Lulu Group Before the pandemic, most in store retailers were traditionally wary of spending time and effort into eCommerce but the pandemic challenges presented them with a scenario where online retail became a lifeline to reach out to consumers who did not want to be in public areas like busy... Continue Reading →

Lulu Hypermarkets in the newly launched Line Investments & Property LLC malls reveal elevated culinary experiences and health-based products As the main anchor store in the new Line Investments & Property LCC shopping malls, LuLu Hypermarkets introduces a wide range of healthy, organic, vegan plant-based and gluten-free food products, becoming a one stop shop for... Continue Reading →

Gaining popularity in the beauty industry, activated charcoal has some impressive healing powers for the skin! Making its debut in the  beauty industry only recently, its properties were discovered a long time ago and it has been used for medicinal and purifying purposes for millennia!Activated charcoal is a special type of carbon usually made from coconut... Continue Reading →

For the latest retail industry insights, Shereen Shabnam speaks to David Macadam, Chief Executive Officer of the Middle East Council of Shopping Centres & Retailers. David is a senior global executive with a 41-year career in real estate development, asset management and sustainable revenue generation of large-scale multi-use projects. David has also been involved in... Continue Reading →

Salim M A - Director Lulu Group Understanding the demographics of the target market and local community and mobilising traffic drivers that get shoppers to our shopping malls is the foundation of our work at Line Investments & Property LLC.  Leasing to the right tenants selling products that are in demand or are desirable brands... Continue Reading →

New Garden Collection themed “My Style, My Way” features elegantly designed furniture that reimagines the way we embellish our outdoors Just in time for winters, Danube Home, the leader in home furnishing and home improvement industry, is inviting everyone to live a little bigger outdoors, to weave a little piece of heaven in the urban... Continue Reading →

Kross Studio Located in the town of Gland, near the Leman Lake, Kross Studio’s manufacture is notably equipped with CNC machines of the latest generation. This modern infrastructure enables a total verticalization of internal processes from design to commercialisation. The founders of Kross Studio are five passionate people cumulating 80 years of experience, whose ambition... Continue Reading →

L’interdit Eau de parfum rouge Defying convention, breaking free, vibrating since its creation, L’Interdit has always been a strong catalyst of liberating powers. With the Eau de Parfum Rouge, L’Interdit arouses and burns with incandescent sensuality. It is not about resisting it but giving in to it. Created by Master Perfumers Dominique Ropion, Anne Flipo... Continue Reading →

Amna Al Habtoor launches new home fragrance line Arcadia, the Dubai-based perfumery brand created by Amna Al Habtoor, has extended its product line and is now offering locally produced home fragrances in the form of three candles as part of the Out of the Darkness series, bookmarking the internal struggles faced during the 2020 pandemic... Continue Reading →

Salim M A - Director Lulu Group International The UAE's retail landscape has recently faced numerous challenges not just by the pandemic but by plunging oil prices, economic downturns and tight border controls which has led mall management specialists to leverage on the different aspects of shopping malls to innovate, transform and and think about... Continue Reading →