As AI becomes the new shopping interface, retailers must rethink discovery, data, and customer experience to stay visible. Those who adapt now will shape how consumers find, trust, and buy in an AI-native world.
Consumer sentiment is crumbling under inflation, layoffs, and tariffs. But in a downturn, opportunity belongs to brands that double down on trust, value, and CX.
Retailers don’t fail because they grow—they fail because they forget who they are. Here’s how to scale with intention, preserve your magic, and stay true to your founding vision.
Customers who walk into the shop can also immerse themselves in the airline’s signature products via virtual or augmented reality technologies and try out the airline’s new cabin offering. Dubai’s long-haul operator Emirates Airlines is revamping its retail locations and is set to invest millions of dollars in boosting its appeal to travellers. The airline […]
Leo Dovbenko, CEO and Co-Founder at Yalla!Market shares the critical elements of CX and how Yalla!Market is achieving doorstep delivery of products all across UAE in 15 minutes flat. Leo Dovbenko has 15 years of experience in food tech, retail and HoReCa (hotel, restaurant, café) He has led 15 successful projects alongside three successful start-ups […]
ZoodPay entered into a strategic partnership with Shopini, an Iraqi company in retail, ecommerce, shipping, supply chain, and food delivery. The company has one of the major online marketplaces in Iraq with over one million downloads, a network of offline stores in 16 of 18 Iraqi governorates, with the biggest hypermarket in Al Basra (Basra […]
Wipro Limited, a global information technology, consulting and business process services company, announced Wipro VisionEDGE, a dynamic digital signage and omnichannel advertising solution, to expand its sports, retail, transportation, and entertainment offerings. Formerly known as Cisco Vision, Wipro VisionEDGE offers a converged platform for innovation, and allow brands to manage, and stream content to deepen […]
UAE’s shopping mall, retail and leisure operator Majid Al Futtaim (MAF) has opened its first contactless and checkout-free store in the region using its artificial intelligence-enabled “Simply Walk Out” strategy. Carrefour City+ in Mall of the Emirates allows consumers to buy stuff from the convenience store and walk out without having to queue and pay […]
During World War II, radars were used to warn about approaching planes. The problem was that these radars couldn’t identify if the detected plane was an enemy or it belonged to their own forces. As a solution, the Royal Air Force (RAF) members instructed their pilots to roll the planes while approaching to alter the […]
The UAE retail market’s recovery is continuing, new data from Majid Al Futtaim, the leading shopping mall, communities, retail and leisure pioneer across the Middle East, Africa and Asia, shows. This is according to the company’s quarterly update to its series of landmark retail sector reports. Data for the State of the UAE Retail Economy […]
