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October 9, 2012
Steak n Shake to make international debut

Steak n Shake said it has signed its first international development agreement, which will bring the concept to the Middle East.

June 25, 2012
The Children’s Place to open in Arab Gulf States

The Children’s Place announced that it has signed a 10-year franchise agreement with Apparel Group to open stores in the Arab Gulf States of United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman.

June 21, 2012
Retail’s Hottest Emerging Markets

Economic uncertainty throughout Europe and the United States and political instability in the Middle East are putting an increased spotlight on developing markets, which are forging full-speed ahead and show no signs of slowing down, according to the 11th annual Global Retail Development Index by consulting firm A.T. Kearney.

April 3, 2012
Nordic retailer selects ExtraHop’s APM solutions

ExtraHop Networks, a provider of network-based application performance management (APM) solutions, announced that it has won four new customers in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region, including Axstores, a retail group in the Nordic region with more than 390 beauty, fashion, home furnishing, and department stores.

February 29, 2012
Casual Male DestinationXL format to make Middle East debut

Casual Male Retail Group announced that its first DestinationXL store in the Middle East will open this spring in Symphony Mall, Kuwait City, Kuwait, under a franchise agreement between one of its subsidiaries and The Standard Arabian Business & Enterprises Company (SABECO).

February 29, 2012
Casual Male DestinationXL format to make Middle East debut

Casual Male Retail Group announced that its first DestinationXL store in the Middle East will open this spring in Symphony Mall, Kuwait City, Kuwait, under a franchise agreement between one of its subsidiaries and The Standard Arabian Business & Enterprises Company (SABECO).

October 24, 2011
Global Expansion

Amid an uneven and slow recovery at home and financial volatility in established European markets, U.S. chain retailers are increasingly looking to emerging global markets to expand operations, increase overall revenues and gain a competitive advantage. The reasons are obvious: Consumer spending is on the rise in many of these areas, boosted by, in some instances for the first time ever, a growing middle class. Equally important, emerging markets present significant opportunities for store growth.

July 15, 2011
Naartjie Kids expands into Middle East

Children’s retailer Naartjie Kids said Thursday it opened its first Saudi Arabia flagship store on July 9 in the Riyadh Gallery Mall.

June 27, 2011
Macy’s online site launches overseas shipping

Macy’s announced the launch of international shipping on its e-commerce site to 91 countries in Africa, Asia, Australia, the Caribbean, Europe, the Middle East, North and South America.

May 17, 2011
Edible Arrangements to open 150 locations in 2011

Edible Arrangements announced on Tuesday aggressive expansion plans, with the goal of opening 150 new locations in 2011, and 200 additional locations in 2012.

April 19, 2011
Gap establishes international division

Gap said Tuesday that it is establishing an international division, based in London, to ramp up overseas growth, and will open its first Old Navy stores abroad -- in Japan -- by 2012.

March 16, 2011
Destination Maternity opens 10th store in the Middle East

Destination Maternity Corp. said Wednesday that it has opened a 10th Destination Maternity store in the Middle East, this one located in Discovery Center, in Kuwait.

February 8, 2011
McDonald's January global same-store sales up 5.3%

McDonald's Corp. reported Tuesday that global same-store sales increased 5.3% in January, comprised of a 3.1% rise in the United States, a 7% increase in Europe and a 5.2% increase in Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa.

January 24, 2011
McDonald’s Q4 and full year income up

McDonald’s Corp. said net income for the fourth quarter, ended Dec. 31, 2010, rose 2.1% to $1.24 billion from $1.22 billion a year earlier.

October 12, 2010
Office Depot negotiates to sell off 46 Israeli stores

Office Depot said late Tuesday it is in talks to sell its Israel subsidiary to...

August 31, 2010
Developing Markets Poised for Growth

Slow growth, heavy discounting and more fickle shoppers in recession-weary developed markets mean retailers...

June 17, 2010
Burger King Goes Green in Germany

Burger King Corp. has gone green in Germany, with the opening of an energy-efficient restaurant in Waghausel.

June 15, 2010
Borders extends Gulf Coast support efforts

In a continued show of support for the Gulf Coast, Borders has extended by three...

May 12, 2010
Hobby Lobby to open in Lebanon Valley Mall

Conshohocken, Pa.-based Metro Commercial announced it has brokered a 51,320-sq.-ft. lease for Oklahoma City-based Hobby...

October 12, 2008
Mothers Work to Expand in Middle East

Mothers Work announced Monday it plans to expand into six key markets in the Middle...

September 30, 2008
Competing in a Sea of Change

Despite the sinking economy, the Navy Exchange Service Command is sailing in relatively calm...

September 2, 2008
Payless ShoeSource to Open Stores in Middle East

Collective Brands Inc., parent of Payless ShoeSource, said Wednesday it signed a deal with M.H....

January 1, 2008
Blue Square-Israel Announces Resignation of Director

Rosh Haayin, Israel Blue Square-Israel Ltd. announced that Erez Meltzer resigned from his position as...

December 16, 2007
Blue Square-Israel CEO Kalimi Resigns

New York City Israeli supermarket retailer Blue Square-Israel Ltd. said Monday that CEO Zeev Kalimi...

November 30, 2007
Good News at the Pump

As fuel costs continue to rise, further eroding consumers’ discretionary income, there is a glimmer...

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