Imran Amed shares his observations from a trip to the wealthy desert metropolis, home to the most lucrative stores for many of the world’s top fashion brands.

People of Indian and Pakistani heritage are critical to the UAE’s fashion sector, leading billion-dollar retail empires, trading textiles and jewellery and stitching garments for Middle Eastern brands.

Developer Emaar Properties has completed its merger with retail arm, Emaar Malls, in a deal that delists the mall operator, the Emirati multinational announced Nov. 22.

On the opening night of Arab Fashion Week’s Spring/Summer 2022 edition, a “pink gala” was held to bestow its second annual Fashion Icon Award to

Chanel, Cartier and Armani are focused on Dubai as the world expo gets underway but more comprehensive localisation strategies are needed across the Gulf for brands to fully benefit from the post-pandemic repatriation of luxury spend.

Namshi claims to be the first e-commerce player to expand into Qatar after Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates agreed to

With the most important sales period of the year wiped out across the Middle East, luxury brands could be hit hard in key markets like the UAE, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia due to mall closures and lockdown.

The Dubai event signaled the French luxury conglomerate’s growing ambitions in hard luxury and drew a line in the sand for the major Swiss watch fairs.