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Mohamed Alabbar

Investor

The business mogul who built the world’s tallest building and the Dubai Mall recently invested more than €100 million in Yoox Net-a-Porter.

Mohamed Alabbar
Luxury

The End of Holiday Shopping Season As We Know It?

Amidst disruption on New York’s Fifth Avenue, discounting season has come early this year, but more and more sales are no longer a salve for the deeper problems facing retail.

Luxury

The End of Holiday Shopping Season As We Know It?

Amidst disruption on New York’s Fifth Avenue, discounting season has come early this year, but more and more sales are no longer a salve for the deeper problems facing retail.


Technology

Bits & Bytes | Shoppers Prioritise Speedy Delivery, $1BN E-Commerce Venture Targets Middle East

This week, a report reveals the importance of speedy delivery services to holiday shoppers and a $1 billion e-commerce venture from Saudi Arabia PIF and Alabbar targets the Middle East's growing online retail market.

Technology

Bits & Bytes | Shoppers Prioritise Speedy Delivery, $1BN E-Commerce Venture Targets Middle East

This week, a report reveals the importance of speedy delivery services to holiday shoppers and a $1 billion e-commerce venture from Saudi Arabia PIF and Alabbar targets the Middle East's growing online retail market.


News & Analysis

Saudi Arabia PIF and Alabbar to Launch $1 Billion E-Commerce Firm

Emaar Properties PJSC Chairman Mohamed Alabbar and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund will each contribute $500 million to an e-commerce venture to tap the Middle East’s fast-growing online retail market.

News & Analysis

Saudi Arabia PIF and Alabbar to Launch $1 Billion E-Commerce Firm

Emaar Properties PJSC Chairman Mohamed Alabbar and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund will each contribute $500 million to an e-commerce venture to tap the Middle East’s fast-growing online retail market.


News & Analysis

#BoF500 – The New Class: Executives

CEOs, presidents, chairmen and directors operate the firms that make fashion tick. Meet the 18 executives who are new to the #BoF500 this year.

News & Analysis

#BoF500 – The New Class: Executives

CEOs, presidents, chairmen and directors operate the firms that make fashion tick. Meet the 18 executives who are new to the #BoF500 this year.


Global Markets

Momentum in Dubai, Middle East’s Fashion Mecca

With a new fashion council, a revamped fashion week and a growing reputation as a launch pad for big brand events, Dubai is evolving into a fully-fledged fashion capital for the Middle East and North African market.

Global Markets

Momentum in Dubai, Middle East’s Fashion Mecca

With a new fashion council, a revamped fashion week and a growing reputation as a launch pad for big brand events, Dubai is evolving into a fully-fledged fashion capital for the Middle East and North African market.


News & Analysis

Franca Sozzani: 'I Respect When People Put Their Life in Front of Their Work'

The Vogue Italia editor on Dubai's fashion potential and what the future holds for the next generation of designers.

News & Analysis

Franca Sozzani: 'I Respect When People Put Their Life in Front of Their Work'

The Vogue Italia editor on Dubai's fashion potential and what the future holds for the next generation of designers.


News & Analysis

The Best of BoF 2014 | Global Currents

Our retrospective of the stories that drove the conversation and defined the year in the business of fashion continues, as today we highlight some of 2014’s top articles in our Global Currents channel.

News & Analysis

The Best of BoF 2014 | Global Currents

Our retrospective of the stories that drove the conversation and defined the year in the business of fashion continues, as today we highlight some of 2014’s top articles in our Global Currents channel.


Retail

Can Post-Crisis Dubai Become the World’s Largest Consumer Fashion Hub?

After London, Dubai is the second most popular place in the world to shop for fashion and luxury goods. Can it become number one? Six years after the devastation of a global recession that saw billions wiped off the value of local real estate, BoF sits down with Mohamed Alabbar, architect of the emirate’s retailing success, to understand his vision for the future.

Retail

Can Post-Crisis Dubai Become the World’s Largest Consumer Fashion Hub?

After London, Dubai is the second most popular place in the world to shop for fashion and luxury goods. Can it become number one? Six years after the devastation of a global recession that saw billions wiped off the value of local real estate, BoF sits down with Mohamed Alabbar, architect of the emirate’s retailing success, to understand his vision for the future.


What is The BoF 500?

The people shaping the global fashion industry, curated by the editors of The Business of Fashion, based on nominations and on-the-ground intelligence from around the world.

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