Diamantaires were happy to see the back of 2014. After all, it was a tough year in which polished diamond prices declined, accelerating the general downtrend evident since mid-2011. Therefore, there is understandably some uncertainty about ...
The World Diamond Conference that took place last week in New Delhi, India, created a buzz in the industry that, frankly, needed a bit of a pick-up considering the state of the market. It not often that two heads of state attend a diamond ...
Tags: Diamond Trade, Arts
PepsiCo has expanded its presence in the Middle East with the opening of a new snack production plant in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, which will employ close to 300 people. Said to be the company's 15th location in the Middle East, the plant ...
Tags: PepsiCo, snack production
Reebok opened four new retail locations in Southern California in November, with the mission of helping consumers to become their best selves through fitness. The Reebok FitHub stores cater to fitness enthusiasts across the state, and ...
Tags: Fithub Stores, Sporting Goods
A life-enhancing charity project, visited by Royalty, has landed a prestigious international award for Interior Design consultants Gilly Craft of Koubou Interiors. An excellent and outstanding project on interior that claimed the award for ...
Tags: Koubou Interiors, Gilly Craft, Furniture
New store boasts a Disney Princesses area, a Star Wars section and a Marvel City. Dubai-based retail brand The Toy Store has opened its largest store to date in Abu Dhabi. The new store forms part of the 2.5 million square foot Yas Mall ...
Tags: Disney Princesses, retail brand, Toys
Kumho's Marshal Tires brand has launched a new website for the Middle East region. Marshal Tires, a brand of the Kumho Tire Co., will expand its reach in the Middle East with a new website designed for that region. Alireza Moaref, ...
Tags: Kumho Tire, Auto
Private equity firm India Value Fund Advisors (IVFA) is set to expand its investment in food sector. The new investments will be led by Haresh Chawla, a partner of IVFA and the former CEO of Network18. The company will also expand its ...
Tags: Food Sector, Agriculture
American multinational company Berkshire Hathaway has signed a franchise agreement with US-based food company Bajco Group to open close to 20 Dairy Queen fast food brand outlets in UAE next year. Under this agreement, Berkshire Hathaway ...
Tags: Dairy Queen, fast food brand, Agriculture
Pie Face collapses into voluntary administration Australian food franchise Pie Face has collapsed into voluntary administration. In a media statement, the Pie Face Group confirmed Jirsch Sutherland has been appointed as administrators. ...
Tags: Pie, Collapses, Agriculture
China Homelife Fair Dubai has grown into the biggest sourcing platform of Chinese products in Middle East and North Africa area ever since its debut in 2009. Both exhibitor and visitor numbers increase steadily through all the ...
Tags: Footprints
During the Big 5 2014, Made-in-China.com was holding an event named “All-Ways Expo Sourcing” at exhibition booth AR A237, buyers received qualified supplier recommendations, authoritative supplier evaluation, as well as tailored ...
“Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) chemical and petrochemical producers have reduced energy consumption per ton by 8% over the last two years through technical renovations,” says a sustainability report. According to the Gulf ...
Lifestyle International, one of the leading retailers from Dubai, is selling products from its value fashion brand, Max, on Flipkart, one of India’s leading online stores. Max is the latest to join the rising list of ...
Tags: leading retailers, online stores, Apparel
The inaugural edition of International Textile Fair (ITF) held in Dubai on the 3rd and 4th of November, showcasing pre-collection spring/summer 2015 and autumn/winter highlights, proved to be a successful event. The global event was an ...