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News

Mall of the Emirates reveals new arts hub with musicals, plays and shows in mind

Mall of the Emirates is set to debut New Covent Garden, a cultural landmark for Dubai’s thriving arts scene.

Retail : Entertainment : UAE

News

Foresight Friday: Seyi Oduwole, foresight analyst

Every Friday, The Future Laboratory team offers an end-of-week wrap-up of the topics, issues, ideas and virals we’re all talking about. This week, ...

Foresight : Australia : France

Viewpoints

Cultural Curation in the UAE

With the ambition to become the Dazed of the Middle East, new lifestyle publication The Sandy Times talks to LS:N Global about the local cultural b...

UAE : Dubai : The Sandy Times

News

Stat: Emiratis are the top spenders on K-pop outside of South Korea

According to the 2024 Overseas Hallyu Survey conducted across 26 countries in 2023, respondents in the UAE spent the largest amount of money on Sou...

Youth : Pop-culture & Media : Society

Behaviours

Emerging Youth: UAE

The UAE’s Gen Z are leading the nation’s evolution by redefining tradition to mirror their own values and vision.

Youth : UAE : Gen Z

News

Asian counter culture comes to a luxury hotel

The H Dubai Hotel is welcoming the eclectic bar concept to its hospitality venue, with the aim of blending underground music with innovative drinki...

Design : Travel & Hospitality : Drink

News

UAE protects its workers with unemployment scheme

In a bid to support workers and strengthen the competitiveness of the job market, the nation is introducing unemployment insurance for the public a...

Workplace : Finance : Society

Macro Trends

Morality Recoded

Our traditional moral frameworks of religion and family are declining. Institutions, brands and consumers are now re-evaluating the power of innova...

Technology : Retail : Mobility

Design Directions

The Modist

The Modist is a new online destination for luxury modest wear.

Modest Wear : Luxury : E-Commerce

Big Ideas

Dubai Design Week 2016: Review

One of the world’s youngest design festivals, Dubai Design Week is paving the way for the future design identity of the Middle East, North Africa, ...

Dubai Design Week 2016 : The E-motional Economy : UAE

Big Ideas

Chinese push

UAE – The government is planning to provide Chinese tourists with visas on arrival in a move to encourage spending.

UAE : Chinese Tourists : Chinese Middle-class

Big Ideas

Dubai Design Week 2015 Review

Modernised crafts, emerging talent and new retail platforms stood out at the inaugural edition of Dubai Design Week.

UAE : Design : Dubai Design Week

Design Directions

PharmaCafé

Bompas & Parr envisaged the future of food and wellness with chromosomal cocktails, wellness mists and more in their recent installation in Du...

Design Fiction : Bompas & Parr : Dubai

Big Ideas

Sky-high spenders

London – Developed for heads of state, London Heathrow’s VIP service is now driving luxury retail spending by private shoppers at Europe’s busies...

Heathrow Airport : Personal Shopping : Terminal 5

News

In all modesty: Chanel’s Cruise in the Middle East

Dubai – Karl Lagerfeld has put his stamp on Orientalism with the Chanel Cruise 2014–2015 collection, which respects the modesty of people from Arab...

Luxurians : Chanel : Dubai

News

Emergency service: Durex launches delivery app

Dubai – Condom-maker Durex has unveiled the SOS Condoms app, which promises to deliver protection to people who need it within an hour of ordering.

Dubai : Video Campaign : Buzzman

Big Ideas

Millennials are the most influential generation

Generation : Edelman : Spending

Big Ideas

Retail Analysis: Level Shoe District luxury shoe emporium puts focus on VIC service

Dubai Mall : Dubai : Level Shoe District

Big Ideas

Middle East shows thirst for non-alcoholic beer

Alcohol : Beer : Euromonitor

Big Ideas

E-tailing takes Middle East by storm

E-commerce : IMRG Capgemini : Logta

Markets

Market report: The Middle East

Often overlooked because of its geopolitical instability, the Middle East now represents a consumer market that can no longer be ignored. With an a...

Copenhagen Institute For Futures Studies : UAE : Dubai