News Desk DUBAI: Union Coop, the largest Consumer Cooperative in the UAE, opened its third branch of the COOP chain at Al Quoz-1, Dubai. This new branch of the COOP concept comes as part of its expansion strategy to increase its market share by opening new branches of different sizes. The opening ceremony was attended by Mr. Harib Mohammed Bin …

DUBAI: CEOs representing some of the UAE’s leading companies have made the business case for prioritising and investing in employee health and happiness as they gathered for the CEO Dialogue virtual event recently hosted by Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The CEO Dialogue, held under the theme “Cultivating a Culture of Employees Health and Happiness for Business Sustainability”, was …

News Desk DUBAI: Emirates SkyCargo has started utilising its Airbus A380 aircraft on select cargo charter operations to transport urgently required cargo across its network. The first dedicated Emirates A380 ‘mini-freighter’ successfully transported medical supplies between Seoul and Amsterdam via Dubai. Working collaboratively with the Engineering and Flight Operations teams within Emirates, the air cargo carrier has optimised the cargo …

DUBAI: Dubai-based flydubai has announced a new service that offers passengers the opportunity to bid for an upgrade to Business Class before their next flight. Economy Class passengers travelling on eligible flights will be notified by flydubai via email when the bidding period has begun. Once a bid is accepted, the passenger will be charged for the bid amount that …

DUBAI: Mental wellness startup Mindhouse today announced its latest offering – Sleep Stories, a collection of tales, designed to help make bedtime a more calming and relaxing experience. Each 30-minute Sleep Story is crafted with a vivid level of descriptive detail, combined with soothing ambient music, and world class voiceovers, to help you drift off to dreamland a little more easily. …

DUBAI: DHL Express UAE has partnered with Creative971 to offer e-commerce businesses world-class shipping, design and development solutions as part of creating a comprehensive end to end customer experience. The integrated solutions offered by Creative971, combined with DHL’s logistics infrastructure and global network, will offer customers looking for enhanced operational solutions the possibility of expanding local businesses via access to …

Burger King and foodpanda partner up, allowing Burger King fans to order food hassle free, under 30 minutes, across Pakistan via foodpanda. The partnership expects to grow the number of delivery outlets for Burger King by an estimated 35% by the end of 2020. Taha Anis, Executive Director of Burger King, said: “We are confident that this partnership will allow …

DUBAI: Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, Honorary President of Emirates Green Building Council (EmiratesGBC) and CEO of Alliances for Global Sustainability (AGS),  will inaugurate the Annual EmiratesGBC Congress on November 17 & 18 under the theme ‘Building a Sustainable Future in Uncertain Times.’ An independent forum aimed at conserving the environment by strengthening and promoting green building practices, EmiratesGBC’s Annual Congress, held under …

News Desk KARACHI: KFC Pakistan renewed its exclusive cold beverage partnership with Pepsico Pakistan for the next 5 years as part of a high-spirited signing ceremony held at DHA Golf Club recently. Raza Pirbhai, CEO – KFC Pakistan, led the KFC team, including Noor Alam, CMO, Ayesha Abdullah, CFO and Ammar Azhar, CTO. On the other side were Furqan Ahmed …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: The launch follows MasterCard’s recent mandate to issue dual interface (contact and contactless) cards and a rising demand for metal cards. Experts share that the market for metal cards is currently growing in all regions, with a specific momentum on the millennium segment. A study with 18,000 responders showed that 65% of global consumers would choose …