In Abu Dhabi, major investments in infrastructure, universities, arts and cultural events are taking place and consumers are demonstrating an appetite for luxury concepts. Kuwait is the second most attractive country in the region for international brands.

The National Consumer Agency (NCA) has warned recipients of gift vouchers and gift cards to redeem them as quickly as possible, after discovering that 48pc of people let them expire. The agency said that using them promptly also lowered the risk of the …

Still, today's consumer is not the same debt-laden, luxury-lusting, frequent shopper that hit the malls back in 2008. More than 70 percent of shoppers still feel like they're in a recession and are shopping less than they did five years ago, according …

According to the National Association of Realtors, more than half of home buyers between July 2012 and June 2013 made some sacrifices, such as reducing spending on luxury items, entertainment and clothing. “Pent-up demand has helped on housing and …

The figures include apparel, jewelry, electronics, luxury goods and home furnishings. "Given how promotional the season turned out to be, profits are likely to be flat because retailers had to provide quite a lot of discounts to get those sales," said …

It took Joseph and Claudia Schulz nearly three months to sign up for insurance on the federal health exchange, but the Phoenix pair say the wait was worth it. Now they have insurance that allows them to pursue their own real estate business while …

He has been involved in the real estate industry for more than 27 years and has managed sales for several high–end luxury communities: Frenchman's Creek and BallenIsles in Palm Beach Gardens, and Two City Plaza in West Palm Beach. Sales Executive …

Downtown Madison is witnessing an incredible burst of development and it's being driven by an interest in new, high–end, big-city style apartments. It's arguably the greatest shift in the Madison landscape since the grand … Those breakdowns are …

The decline in the Czech housing market is partly being attributed to less interest by foreign buyers who previously bought for investment purposes. A greater proportion of luxury buyers in the Czech market are now either Czech or Russian, according to …