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ME Tablets from HCL are making waves in the Middle East retail channel. The company claims that its Android-based products have become one of the most successful value-for-money tablet brands in the region. ME Tablet is a Gold Sponsor at this week’s DISTREE Middle East event in Abu Dhabi, giving the vendor the opportunity to build and deepen relationships with the most influential volume retailers and e-tailers from across the region.
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Final nominations revealed for ‘MERA: 2013 Awards’
The final live voting nominations have been revealed for the ‘Middle East Retail Academy (MERA): 2013 Awards’, which take place at the Fairmont Bab Al Bahr in Abu Dhabi on May 22nd in conjunction with DISTREE Middle East 2013 – the region’s leading annual ICT and consumer electronics (CE) retail channel event. The VIP Jury has confirmed the shortlist of nominated companies for special achievement awards. The nominees for this year’s distributor awards have also been announced.
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GCT focuses on new product offerings
Leading retail distributor GCT will demonstrate new product offering from vendors in its portfolio at DISTREE Middle East this week. GCT carries products across the IT peripherals, mobility accessories and networking categories. Top retail buyers from across the region have scheduled meetings with GCT at DISTREE Middle East and will learn more about new products from Genius, Edimax, Divoom and Lafeada.
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Regional distributor FDC International plans to show the strength of its portfolio and service offering to top retailers from across the Middle East this week. FDC is one of dozens of top retail distributors participating at DISTREE Middle East in Abu Dhabi. Alan Pourmirza, infrastructure manager at FDC, said: “Retailers should consider working with FDC because of our flexibility, value-added service and the range we offer in different product segment. FDC also has significant presence across the region with in-country operations in major markets.”
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Nuance to recruit new channel partners
Nuance Communications plans to boost its Middle East channel reach in 2013. The vendor, which offers a range of innovative products for the imaging and dictation categories, is participating at DISTREE Middle East to learn more about the regional market and its distribution landscape. Nuance’s Giles Shepherd said: “We want to meet new contacts from across the region and we look forward to exchanging information and engaging with potential new channel partners [at DISTREE Middle East].”
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Touchmate launches smartphones
Technology brand Touchmate is using its participation at this week’s DISTREE Middle East 2013 event to launch a range of smartphone devices. With hundreds of senior buyers from the region’s top e-tailers and retailers attending the event, Touchmate hopes to open up significant routes-to-market for its latest product offering.
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Extra opens first store in Qunfuda City
Saudi Arabia-based ICT and consumer electronics (CE) retailer Extra has opened its 30th store in the Kingdom, launching its first outlet in Qunfuda City. The new store covers 1,200 square metres and is located on King Fahd Road. Extra reckons that the outlet will serve a population of approximately 250,000, giving consumer access to more than 12,000 SKUs.
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Senior technology buyers set for DISTREE Middle East
Senior buyers from generalist and specialist ICT and consumer electronics (CE) retailers will gather in Abu Dhabi next week for DISTREE Middle East 2013. The three-day business-focused annual event allows manufacturers to pre-schedule one-on-one meetings with senior buyers from the region’s most influential retailers. Abraham P A, senior buyer at Emke Group - the company behind the fast-growing Lulu hypermarket chain - is one of hundreds of retail buyers confirmed to attend.
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Research from GfK claims that 44% of computing devices sold to consumers in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region in the first quarter of 2013 were tablets – up from 23% a year earlier. According to GfK, unit sales in the MEA computing market – comprising desktops, notebooks and tablets – hit 2.88 million units in the first quarter of 2013, up 37.5% year-on-year. GfK is a Content Provider for this month’s DISTREE Middle East retail channel event in Abu Dhabi.
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Max Electronics reaches out to power retailers
Distributor Max Electronics is a Gold Sponsor at next week’s DISTREE Middle East – the leading annual event for the region’s volume ICT and CE channel. Neelesh Bhatnagar, CEO at Max Electronics, said: “DISTREE Middle East is a great opportunity for us and our brands to showcase and present our new range of products to our valuable business partners. It is also an opportunity to meet new brands looking to promote their products in the local market.”
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