KUBE Ventures has a single purpose; to drive transformation by incubating and accelerating hospitality start-ups. Inspired and created by Michael Levie and David Keen, KUBE has attracted some entrepreneurs and disruptors in the hospitality space. Each one shares the values of the founders and a drive to create fundamental change. The KUBE vision, in short, […]
Mycrane has appointed new franchisees in four countries – UAE, Oman, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan — thus expanding the footprint of the world’s first digital platform for the search and selection of cranes. The appointments, confirmed during the recent Big 5 construction trade show in Dubai, mark the launch of Mycrane operations in some of the world’s […]
UAE startup BeanBurds has included augmented reality (AR) to improve the online shopping experience for coffee connoisseurs. With this latest AR innovation on BeanBurds.com, customers can view products in real time, from wherever they are. A complete 3D visualisation enables shoppers to picture how products such as coffee machines might look in their homes before […]
The holiday season is edging closer, and consumers are pumped to indulge, celebrate, and recuperate. Young UAE consumers are especially eager to resume their normal lives and make up for last year’s COVID-controlled holiday. For insights from enthusiastic consumers about holiday shopping, gift-giving, spending, and sentiment, Sitecore conducted a survey, Holiday Shopping Trends 2021, which […]
The UAE Government has unveiled a global campaign to attract foreign investment and talents and promote the features that distinguish the UAE as one of the world’s most dynamic, competitive and innovative business hubs. The “United Global Emirates” campaign will champion the world-class capabilities, services, infrastructure, legal frameworks and resources available to international investors, entrepreneurs […]
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 […]
Since the pandemic, 89 per cent of customers in the UAE and 91 per cent of customers in the Middle East and North Africa have become digital converts and intend to continue buying everything online. The data was part of a study that digital experience platform Sitecore recently commissioned with YouGov MENA more than 650 […]
The UAE is set to lead the world in the market for fifth-generation (5G) telecom services, with the majority of the consumers showing a huge appetite for wireless technology, according to the latest research report by YouGov, International Telco Report 2021. The market research firm found that 54 per cent of UAE consumers are willing […]
KPMG and BrandsEye recently published a report that revealed that banks in the UAE have struggled to manage the sudden and widespread shift to online customer service over the last year. BrandsEye is a London-based specialist in social data and market insights. Teaming up with accounting and advisory firm KPMG, the two firms analysed over 40,000 […]
Visa and Mashreq have partnered to debut the new Rapid Seller Onboarding program in the UAE. This solution will enable digital acquisition and onboarding of SMBs by allowing them to sign up directly with the payment acquirer (Mashreq) to accept digital payments from their customers in-store/at point-of-sale or online within just seven working days. Visa […]
