United Arab Emirates

The retailer Spar has launched a store in Abu Dhabi as it searches for growth in high spending UAE, where the organised food retail sector is growing quite strongly. We have highlighted... 2011-11-02

BMI's food and drink team are rolling out a series of new and improved risk/reward ratings for all its regions. The new ratings, introduced here for the Middle East and North Africa... 2011-10-17

The UAE consumer is a genuine dichotomy. There is just such a big difference in how people spend money in Dubai and say in Sharjah. Up until 2009, the economy was booming and the real... 2011-07-26

Convenience stores are definitely becoming a lot more important in the UAE, especially those that are modern, fresh-food focused and neighbourhood specific. Traditionally convenience... 2011-07-20

BMI's Food and Drink Risk/Reward Ratings assess a market's attractiveness to industry investors in comparison to its regional and global peers. The ratings take into account market... 2011-07-15

Dubai Duty Free (DDF) is going from strength to strength as it continues to piggyback off terrific momentum provided by Dubai's booming aviation industry. Dubai's flagship carrier Emirates... 2011-07-04

We have been arguing for some time that convenience stores are going to become a lot more important in the UAE, especially those that are modern and fresh-food focused. Traditionally... 2011-06-27