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| MONTHLY NEWSLETTER |
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 AUGUST 2008 |
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SPONSORED BANNER
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EVENT NEWS:EXCELLENCE IN CUSTOMER SERVICE: November 23 - 24. 2008, Dubai, UAE |
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SHOPPING CENTRE NEWS:Opening for Tunis City, Tunisia's largest mall: Tunisia's largest shopping mall yet will be opening on 29 September, anchored by a 12,000 square metre Géant hypermarket from the French Casino group. |
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SHOPPING CENTRE NEWS:Nakheel and Auchan create hypermarket joint venture for the Gulf: Nakheel, a Dubai World company and one of the world’s largest and most innovative real estate developers, has announced the creation of HyperCorp, a joint venture company with the Auchan group, one of the world’s largest food retailing groups. |
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SHOPPING CENTRE NEWS:The Dubai Mall to open on August 28, 2008: Emaar Malls Group will open its flagship shopping mall development, The Dubai Mall, on August 28, 2008. This was announced at a retailer reception hosted recently at the mall premises, attended by over 700 guests including Mr Mohamed Ali Alabbar, Chairman, Emaar Properties PJSC, key senior management, government officials and retailers who have leased space within The Dubai Mall. |
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SHOPPING CENTRE NEWS:Emaar Middle East awards contracts for Al Nada and Al Ghadeer Villages within Al Khobar Lakes; work to commence shortly: Emaar Middle East, a leading property developer in the region, has awarded construction contracts for the first two residential villages in its Al Khobar Lakes development to several leading Saudi Arabian contractors. |
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RETAIL NEWS: Dubai leads the way for retailers, says Landmark Group CEO: Landmark Group was established in 1973 with a single store in Bahrain. It now operates over 750 stores in 11 countries. CEO Vipen Sethi talks about the group's views on the retail industry. |
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RETAIL NEWS:Mango to open store in Iraqi Kurdistan: Iraq isn't the first place that comes to mind for retail expansion, but at least one fashion company is venturing where none has gone. |
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RETAIL NEWS:Bateel launches new regional cafe concept in Dubai: Bateel, the gourmet date confectionery brand which introduced the concept of gourmet date production and premium retailing of dates and date confectionery, has launched its latest innovation with its first 5-star cafes branded as The Café' in Dubai.
Bateel's first three cafe outlets are already serving luxury gourmet food in some of Dubai's leading new residential and business locations. The company aims to open a string of The Café outlets across the region, through a network of existing and new Bateel franchisees. |
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RETAIL NEWS: Damas to expand into Morocco, Tunisia: Damas International, the UAE-based jeweler that became the first retailer to list on the Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX), is to open stores in Morocco and Tunisia before the end of the year. |
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RETAIL NEWS: Success for Wizz with new Sharjah outlet: Continuing its rapid expansion in the Middle East, toy and gadget specialist Wizz, the retail brand of Dubai-based Retail Concepts, reports that sales are significantly exceeding expectations at its new 15-square-metre shop-in-shop at Sharjah International Airport. |
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| CANADA |
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Andrew Grahm, Research Associate, J.C. Williams Group
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| EGYPT |
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Alia Sami, Retail Leasing Coordinator, Al Futtaim Group Real Estate
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| JORDAN |
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Imad Bukhari, CEO, The Jordan Centre for Mfg. Trade & Investment
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| LEBANON |
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Salim Hajje, Regional Director, Business Unlimited
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| QATAR |
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Rajesh Manuel, Group HRD Manager, Business Trading Company
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| SAUDI ARABIA |
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Anton Dekker, General Manager Eastern Region, Fawaz Al Hokair Group of Companies
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Ibrahim Saleh Al Mulaik, Property Development Manager, Azizia Panda United
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| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
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Jericho Veneracion, Property Coordinator, Colliers International
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Maryse Beauregard
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Mehdi Tazi, Area General Manager – Middle East & North Africa, Skidata
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Mueez Rahman, CEO, GECO (General Enterprises Company)
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Omar Mahasneh, Operations Manager, Patchi LLC
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| UNITED STATES |
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Michelle Sagalyn, Vice President, New Business, Wainscot Media
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Ricardo Bovero, Senior Associate, Marcus & Millichap
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DISCLAIMER: The views expressed in this document are those of the contributor(s) and no liability can be accepted for any omissions, errors of fact or opinion.
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