The Business of Fashion
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
Emaar Malls, a unit of Dubai’s largest listed real estate developer, Emaar Properties, reported an 169 percent increase in first quarter net income, compared with the last quarter of 2020, according to a statement the company provided to the Dubai Financial Market. The statement didn’t disclose comparative numbers for the first quarter of 2020.
Net income for the period was 318 million dirham ($87 million) and first quarter revenue reached 901 million dirham ($245 million), including 258 million dirham ($70 million) in sales contributed by Emaar Malls’ e-commerce platform Namshi, which saw strong growth in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and other GCC countries.
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This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features the China Duty Free Group, Uniqlo’s Japanese owner and a pan-African e-commerce platform in Côte d’Ivoire.
Affluent members of the Indian diaspora are underserved by fashion retailers, but dedicated e-commerce sites are not a silver bullet for Indian designers aiming to reach them.