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DISTREE Middle East 2013 gets underway today with a packed agenda for hundreds of vendor, distributor and retailer executives gathered in Abu Dhabi. In addition to pre-scheduled one-on-one meetings, delegates will also have the chance to attend a series of Retail Academy workshop sessions, hear a keynote speech from GfK, and get up to speed on the channel strategies of Intel, Dell, Norton and Linksys.
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Kuwait-based mobile phone and accessories retailer Fonz is one of hundreds of retail chains participating at DISTREE Middle East this week. The retailer, which has 60 retail outlets across Kuwait, will use this year’s channel event to meet and evaluate potential new suppliers. Adel Hashem, operations director at Fonz, said: “We have a team of 580 employees fully trained to provide the best possible service to customers [in Kuwait].”
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Record numbers registered for DISTREE Middle East 2013
More than 2,000 one-on-one pre-scheduled meetings have already been booked between the 600-plus delegates attending DISTREE Middle East 2013 in Abu Dhabi this week. Thousands more will be arranged on site as ICT and consumer electronics (CE) vendors, distributors and retailers from across the region unite for the three-day channel event.
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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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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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MERA: 2013 Awards - RETAILER NOMINATIONS
The sixth annual MERA Awards ceremony takes place on 22nd May in Abu Dhabi in conjunction with DISTREE Middle East. Hundreds of ICT & CE vendor executives will vote live to determine Retailer of the Year across nine Middle East markets. Carrefour, Lulu, Emax, Sharaf DG and Virgin have all been nominated in multiple countries, based on vendor feedback collected over the last 12 months.
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Alshop.com targets e-tail potential
Online shopping portal Alshop.com hopes to develop new business relationships at next week’s DISTREE Middle East. Alshop.com, which is part of Meast E-commerce, is one of a number of e-tailers keen to demonstrate to both vendors and distributors the growing potential of online channels in the region.
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Touchmate reaches out to retail channel
Technology brand Touchmate will showcase its expansive product portfolio to senior buyers from the Middle East’s leading retailers and e-tailers later this month at DISTREE Middle East. Touchmate operates as a manufacturer and distributor of products and has significant reach in the regional retail channel. Touchmate aims to innovate in terms of its product promotion and works closely with retailers to achieve its channel goals.
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Sundar gets new role at Sharaf DG
Middle East retailer Sharaf DG has announced changes to its merchandising team, with both Shyam Sundar and Rishi Gupta taking on new roles. As part of an internal restructuring, Sundar will take on a new role to support the retailer’s expansion and organisational consolidation plans. Sundar has been with Sharaf DG for seven years and played a major role in building the company’s reputation as a strong ICT and consumer electronics (CE) retailer.
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