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 …

Sport Desk DUBAI: Pádraig Harrington will make his first competitive appearance in seven months when the three-time Major winner targets a second victory in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open at Galgorm Castle Golf Club from September 24-27. The 49-year-old was due to be captaining the European Ryder Cup team at Whistling Straits in the USA in what is now …

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 …

News Desk KARACHI: “During these circumstances, people got sick and depressed by sitting at home a large number of technicians, actors and makeup artists were unemployed. Today, I am glad that Pakistan is in a much better situation, and thankfully, the happenings have begun. I along with the members of the governing body has decided to restart the activities with …