Dubai officials confirm 800 cases of food poisoning this year

The Municipality has launched a new campaign to increase awareness on food storage

Several shops ‘shutting down’ in Saudi as nationalisation deadline looms

The first phase of the new Saudisation regulations will take effect on September 11

Work on Abu Dhabi’s $1.2bn Reem Mall progresses with 4,000 workers onsite

The project, which was originally due to open this year, has been pushed back to 2020 after delays

Dubai mega sale to offer up to 75% off on top brands next week

The sale at the Dubai World Trade Centre will take place from September 4-8

Dubai’s Union Coop signs deal for Dhs94m Silicon Oasis commercial centre

The centre will feature shops and a hypermarket

Food trucks run by Saudis operate in holy cities for the first time

A total of 45 food trucks have been offering food, drinks and desserts to pilgrims

Dubai closes down 4,879 social media accounts, 30 websites

They were shut down for selling counterfeit products

UAE diamond jewellery start-up raises Dhs1.5m funding

Fergus James offers customised wedding and engagement diamond rings – mainly targeting male shoppers

Average order value at Dubai online marketplace The Luxury Closet is $700

The company closed another funding round valued at $8.7m last week

UAE online retailer noon starts grocery delivery

The site will sell food, housecleaning products and toiletries, among other items

Dubai Holding, Emaar launch new ‘tech-driven’ mall, nearly double the size of Dubai Mall

Located in the centre of Dubai Creek Harbour the new retail hub will include a Chinatown, a waterpark and an Art District

UAE payments provider launches new e-commerce platform for SMEs

Those using the platform can create their own web store and start selling their products

Nakheel opens Dhs60m retail pavilion at Dubai’s Badrah project in Jebel Ali

A mosque and sports facilities, including a pool and gym, are also in the pipeline at Badrah

Emaar to build Middle East’s largest Chinatown at Dubai Creek Harbour

The developer also plans to expand its premium hotel brand, Address Hotels + Resorts, to China

Online retailer noon expands to China; to launch grocery delivery soon

The company will launch two entities in China, one in the mainland and the other in Hong Kong

New gold jewellery stores featuring augmented reality open in the UAE

Pure Gold Jewellers has invested $10m on seven new concept stores in the GCC

City Centre Sharjah’s Dhs260m redevelopment completed

A new 12-screen Vox Cinemas has been opened in the mall as part of the redevelopment

Philippine fast food chain Jollibee plans UAE expansion

The brand plans to more than double its existing footprint of 12 stores

Abu Dhabi stores to offer up to 80% discount as part of summer festival

Promotions are on at 20 malls in Abu Dhabi during ADSS this year

UAE Cabinet issues new rules to regulate dairy, beverage products

UAE outlets are prohibited from the sale or promotion of any product not registered with ECAS

Work progresses on Abu Dhabi’s $1.2bn Reem Mall featuring snowpark

The superstructure of the project is also now underway

Regional shopping site Noon partners with eBay

The agreement will see noon fulfil eBay orders made on its platform from the US and other countries

Video: Dancing fountain at The Pointe mall in Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah

Developer Nakheel has awarded a contract worth Dhs66m for the fountain

CEO of Dubai’s Atlas Jewellery is released after being held for loans default

M.M. Ramachandran was sentenced to three years in jail by a Dubai court in November 2015

Abu Dhabi malls to hold 24-hour Eid Al Fitr sale

Last year’s sale attracted 250,000 shoppers

Dubai’s Union Coop tenders two supermarkets, plans two openings in 2018

The company will open its first locations on the Palm Jumeirah and in Nad Al Sheba this year

Mega Dubai Hills Mall takes shape

The mall will feature about 650 retail and F&B attractions when it opens

Dubai Chamber plans retail rent index

The index is intended to bring transparency to the sector amid wider oversupply concerns

Dubai overtakes London as most important global shopping destination

The city now hosts more international brands than anywhere else in the world, according to CBRE

Dubai’s Nakheel forms JV with Al Nasr Cultural & Sports Club for $82m mall

Nakheel has 19 other retail projects under construction