Emaar Group has named Chandrasekar Radhakrishnan as its new Head of Marketing, joining this month. Mr Radhakrishnan was working for global FCMG and telecom players for over two decades. He will be responsible for the strategic marketing and communications for Emaar across the group, including… Read More
The Khalifa Fund for Economic Development (KFED) stated partnership with noon.com. The partnership aims to enhance mutual cooperation through the implementation of a three tiered initiative, including preferential rates at noon.com; the ‘noon Mahali’ initiative supporting Emirati micro businesses; and optimized positioning for local food… Read More
Emaar Malls, the shopping malls and retail business majority-owned by Emaar Properties, has fully acquired Namshi, the regional fashion ecommerce retailer. This follows acquiring the remaining stake of Global Fashion Group (GFG) in Namshi, in an all-cash transaction of AED 475.5 million (USD 129.5 million).… Read More
Digital marketplace, noon, is the fifth most searched query on Google in Saudi Arabia during 2018. According to the search engine giant’s list of Top 10 searched queries in the kingdom, noon has surged to the top league. As per noon officials, it is also… Read More
Two of MENA’s favorite pastimes, football and shopping, meet in a partnership deal between Al Ittihad Club Saudi Arabia and noon that will see the digital market place become the main sponsor of the champion football club. As the digital home team of the Middle… Read More
Joining forces with other prominent Gulf investors, retail franchise operator M.H. Alshaya has acquired a strategic stake in ecommerce platform Noon. As new investors in Noon, Alshaya will become a seller on Noon’s marketplace platform, listing a portfolio of international brands covering the fashion, health… Read More
Noon, Middle East’s soon to be launched e-commerce platform, founded by Mohamed Alabbar, has appointed Faraz Khalid as its Chief Executive Officer. Mr Khalid is the former Co-founder and Managing Director of Namshi, a fashion online retailer. With proven experience and hands-on knowledge in building, launching… Read More
Global developer Emaar Properties PJSC has appointed Veresh Sita, an international technology professional with deep expertise in developing customer-oriented solutions and experiences, as its Chief Digital Officer (CDO). Mr Sita joins Emaar from Alaska Airlines, where he was CIO, responsible for overseeing an organization of… Read More
