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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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INTERVIEW: Nassir Nauthoa, Intel
Components giant Intel is a Platinum Sponsor at this month’s DISTREE Middle East event in Abu Dhabi from 21st to 23rd May. The event gathers hundreds of senior executives from the region’s ICT and consumer electronics (CE) channel for three days of pre-scheduled one-on-one meetings and networking opportunities. Channel EMEA caught up with Nassir Nauthoa, general manager GCC at Intel, to find out more about how the vendor works with the region’s retail channel to bring its solutions to market.
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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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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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Regional retail distributor Shift will look to expand its channel reach in North Africa and CIS in 2013. Shift represents a number of consumer brands including Case-Mate, SMS Audio, Ferrari by Logic 3, TYLT, Olloclip, Bee-Wi, Boostcase, Scoshe, Golla and Timbuk2. Shift is participating at next week’s DISTREE Middle East to meet face-to-face with buyers and senior executives from the region’s top retailers and e-tailers. This year’s delegate base also includes retailers from Africa and CIS.
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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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MERA: 2013 Awards - VENDOR NOMINATIONS
The sixth annual awards ceremony takes place on 22nd May in Abu Dhabi. Hundreds of ICT & CE retailers will vote live to determine Vendor of the Year across 13 separate product categories. More than 50 ICT and consumer electronics (CE) vendors have received official nominations for the ‘Middle East Retail Academy (MERA): 2013 Awards’, which take place at the Fairmont Bab Al Bahr in Abu Dhabi in conjunction with DISTREE Middle East 2013 – the region’s leading annual retail channel event.
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Eros to promote strong portfolio
Middle East distributor Eros Group is a Silver Sponsor at next week’s DISTREE Middle East retail channel event in Abu Dhabi. Niranjan Gidwani, deputy CEO at Eros Group, said: “DISTREE Middle East is a very important trade event that is growing at a fast pace. This is our first time at the event as a Silver Sponsor and we will promote some select brands that we have distribution rights for in the Middle East.”
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