More American shops looking to open in Dubai
Despite the gloom that shrouds the retail sector in the Western world, sales in Dubai’s shops are up 10% this year and consumer confidence is at its highest for 7 years. With potential for growth in the struggling US market limited, and disposable income in Dubai high, American chains are looking to expand into this [...]
Shopping
Unsurprisingly, for a city that hosts an annual shopping festival, Dubai is a shopper’s dream. It is home to over 5,000 retail outlets and is served by several large shopping malls, such as the Deira City Centre, BurJuman, Mall of the Emirates and Ibn Battuta Mall. Dubai’s malls fall under the administrative umbrella of the [...]
World’s biggest candy store opens at Dubai Mall
Recession or not, it seems to be back to business as usual in Dubai as The Dubai Mall welcomes its 1000th retail outlet – Candylicious. Candylicious, at 10,000 square feet, is, typically for Dubai, the largest sweet shop in the world. The store features attractions such as candy embedded pillars, a lollipop tree, the Candylicious [...]
Dubai set for 200,000 square feet of Bloomingdale’s
Shopaholics will no doubt be delighted to hear reports from Reuters that Macy’s Inc will open two Bloomingdale’s stores in Dubai in early 2010. These will be the first Bloomingdale’s to open overseas. Both stores will be located in the new Dubai Mall, scheduled to open later this year. The upmarket department store chain will [...]