

Five-star hotel room rates in Abu Dhabi decline 20% in March
About 1 million hotel guests stayed in Abu Dhabi in the first quarter. Sammy Dallal / The National Staying at luxury hotels in Abu Dhabi...


Dubai mid-market hotels gain ground as visitor profiles change
Dubai mid-market hotels are coping better with falling room rates than their upmarket rivals, new research shows. The emirate is shifting...


Dubai hotel room rates dropped more than 10 per cent in May
The average room rate across four and five-star hotels fell 10.8 per cent to US$271.64 compared with the same period last year, according...


Marka sees potential for three more Modell’s stores in the UAE – CEO
Marka recently bought Retailcorp, which owns Modell’s, from state-owned conglomerate Dubai World for $60m Dubai-based retail and...


Dubai's luxury retail sector hit by Russian stayaways in Q2
The decline in Russian tourists visiting Dubai has led to a slowdown in luxury retail sales in the emirate during the second quarter of...


Victoria's Secret Angels launch Body Care Collection
The Victoria's Secret Angels made their first appearance together to launch the Body Care Collection. The 10 models - including Taylor...


Study shows customer experience will overtake product and price as a key brand differentiator by 202
INTERNATIONAL. In an ever changing and fast paced world where alternatives are rife, customer experience is rapidly becoming one of the...


Christmas comes early as retailers refine strategies
Senior executives say extra money in consumers’ pockets is being spent on purchases of items that may have been deferred during the...


Retailers don’t expect higher prices after fuel price deregulation
Petrol prices will be up by 42 fils to Dh2.14 per litre in August Dubai: Some retailers in the UAE have said that they will not increase...


Vince Camuto Celebrates the Opening of its First Store in Qatar
Doha's Lagoona Mall Welcomes Vince Camuto Doha - Qatar fashion lovers celebrated the opening of the country's first Vince Camuto store....