DUBAI: The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the retail sector and transformed consumers as it is rapidly changing the US$25 trillion global retail landscape, experts said at the Virtual Roundtable on Intelligent Orchestration of Retail Experience, organised by RetailME – the region’s only dedicated market intelligence provider for the retail sector. “We have seen a paradigm shift in consumer behaviour towards …

DUBAI: Dubai Crown Prince and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said the Dubai Metro represents one of the emirate’s many success stories made possible by the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. …

MANAMA: Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, announces that it will resume its direct flights to and from the Republic of India staring with Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) on 14 September 2020 along with Cochin and Calicut this week with plans to announce a further expansion into more destination within India soon. The flights are operating based on …

News Desk DUBAI: In a virtual ceremony held on September 11th 2020, Mr. Mahmood Ahmadu – founder of Africa’s leading multi-business IT conglomerate – was one of three celebrated business leaders to be presented the Forbes Best of Africa Award for 2020. Mr. Ahmadu received the Award in recognition of the several philanthropic activities he has led and contributed to – in …

KARACHI: Steering the image industry into the future, Zakir Maqsood is officially collaborating with pioneering brand NABILA and laying claim to beauty’s digital realm. NABILA’s name is synonymous with experience, credibility and innovations in image-building in Pakistan. Zakir Maqsood’s career extends over a decade where he has kept his finger on the pulse of the business of fashion, lifestyle and …

News Desk ABU DHABI: Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has partnered with Singapore food technology startup Lumitics to trial the use of computer vision and machine learning in order to reduce food wastage on Etihad flights. The partnership will see Etihad and Lumitics track unconsumed Economy class meals from Etihad’s flights, with the collated data …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in cooperation with Taylor Wessing LLP (Dubai Branch), recently organised a webinar, which shed light on some of the most common legal issues that businesses are facing during COVID-19. The webinar, attended by 278 participants representing local and international businesses, offered practical and legal guidance on ensuring business continuity, minimising …

News Desk ISLAMABAD: Zong’s network superiority has been recognized yet again, this time by Opensignal – an independent global standard for analyzing consumer mobile experience. In its latest Network Experience Report, Opensignal has ranked Zong best in top five service areas that include Video Experience, Download Speed Experience, Upload Speed Experience, 4G Availability, and 4G Coverage Experience. This further solidifies …

By Kamran Hashim / Rafiq Vayani Prominent businessman & socialite Mr. Muhammad Saeed Qureshi, who owns famous chain of restaurants by name of Hanifia said; “Business community of Karachi has always supported concerned authorities financially and morally, but now this business community is in dire need of support from concerned authorities. Any sort of help will be great to start …

News Desk ABU DHABI: Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE will resume passenger flights from Abu Dhabi, UAE, to Casablanca and Rabat, in the Kingdom of Morocco. Effective 19 September, the airline will operate returning flights three times a week from Abu Dhabi to Casablanca. This service will be followed by direct flights between the two capitals, Abu Dhabi and …