Tag Archives: Branding

There are still reasons aplenty to believe good news will come through “Baby, we’ve been here before, “We’ve seen this room and we’ve walked this floor, “We used to live alone before we knew ya … Hallelujah”(with apologies to Leonard Cohen) Leonard Cohen in his inimitable way showed us that we can find big and […]

But reliance on some old-fashioned consumer-centred basics could still help them The UAE is already a leading destination for tourists in this region, with the total numbers in 2015 reaching 14.2 million. Between January and August this year, Dubai had 11.37 million visitors, while Abu Dhabi 1.98 million visitors in the first six months. These […]

In the case of f&b and restaurants, a transformation is making the UAE one of the gourmet destinations in the world. A recent survey identified over 30 celebrity chef restaurants already operating here. And the number keeps growing. The most recent are the much fêted Taiwanese dumpling specialist Din Tai Fung which opened in the […]

Cutting-edge processes such as sensors and beacons can help turn stocks in real time While we often talk about the softer aspects of retail management — focusing on sales service, display, marketing and the like — one area where a lot of change has been happening rapidly is in the use of technology. Retail management […]

But ventures must ensure they can compensate for drop in numbers during peak summer months The growth of the retail business in Dubai and in the entire Gulf is an interesting case study by any standard. The Middle East Council of Shopping Centres — in a beautiful recent publication called ‘Souks to Malls’ — has […]