Intention-based shipping in the Arab worldAdd / Remove When we wrote about Texas-based uShip last year, we noted that there were few–if any–equivalents on other continents. As if on cue, …
Shop-ahead service for hotel guestsAdd / Remove With today’s airline baggage restrictions and cramped cabin seating, travelling light makes more and more sense. A new service from Dubai-based Jumeirah …
Arabian Lords targets Middle Eastern gamersAdd / Remove One of the first lessons in Entrepreneurship 101 is to find an underserved market and serve it, and that’s just what BreakAway …
Cabs for and by women | UpdateAdd / Remove About a year ago, we covered the UK’s first women-only private car hire franchise: Pink Ladies. The company aimed to make rides …
Luxury convenience store | UpdateAdd / Remove The Gulf Marketing Review reports that Harrods‘ owner, Mohamed Al Fayed, is considering opening a Harrods 102 in Dubai. The upscale convenience …
Perfume meets retail theaterFrom Oman: the house of Amouage opened a perfume bar in Oman, complete with inverted perfume bottles, bar-style seating, and knowledgeable perfume baristas who decant 25 ml perfume pegs for customers. Now that’s retail theater!
Islamic techIn the few short months since our coverage of LG’s handset with an imbedded Qiblah indicator, several companies have joined LG in offering technology specifically targeted to the world’s Muslim population. Segmented mobile content is going to be hot.
