United Arab Emirates

Contact lenses, specifically daily disposable lenses, continues its lead in retail value sales growth despite the COVID-19 pandemic and consumers staying indoors. But since the early stages of the pandemic, there has been an upswing of media reports ...

Travel restrictions introduced by the Emirati government in March 2020 to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, continue to negatively impact sales of sunglasses as there are no tourists to buy luxury sunglasses. However, demand is boosted by ...

The outbreak of COVID-19 is expected to lead to slower growth in eyewear value and volume sales in 2020 overall, as the United Arab Emirates government implemented necessary quarantines and social distancing measures to contain the pandemic in March....

Starting in March 2020, for the two month lockdown, demand for spectacles in the United Arab Emirates was negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with customers preferring to delay going for their regular eye test as they were reluctant to go ...

Bags and luggage sales was restrained by the global COVID-19 pandemic when lockdown was imposed in March 2020 and will likely continue to be for the rest of 2020. This is as a result of economic constraints, store closures, travel restrictions, and ...

Sales of personal accessories, especially luxury personal accessories, are expected to be impacted by COVID-19 as the United Arab Emirates government implemented necessary quarantines and social distancing measures to contain the pandemic in March ...

Although the COVID-19 pandemic has wrought havoc internationally on the sale of watches the United Arab Emirates’ watch sales have proven to be more resilient in 2020. However, the sale of premium goods, including watches, will be impacted as ...

The COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing lockdown over mid-March to end-April 2020 have resulted in consumers working from home and homeschooling, which offset demand for writing instruments to some extent. Due to the essential nature of many of its ...

With consumers facing economic constraints and having few places to wear fine and costume jewellery amid lockdowns, jewellery sales are expected to increase at a slow rate in 2020. While jewellery sales are facing constraints from store closures and ...

The United Arab Emirates ranks nearly at the bottom of Sustainability index due high pollution and low water availability. Furthermore, the UAE remains almost totally dependent on food imports as most of its land is impossible to cultivate. ...

Video games continued to perform positively in the United Arab Emirates in 2019 in terms of both hardware and software. With recent console upgrade launches over the past year, sales of static consoles grew in 2019, driving growth for video games ...

With a further shift to digital entertainment amid COVID-19, sales of traditional toys and games are expected to be impacted in 2020, particularly those that are not technology-related such as plush toys. With both working and learning from home as a...

Traditional toys and games continued to suffer from the increasingly available and popular child-friendly interactive and engaging gadgets and phone apps in 2019. Also, with the United Arab Emirates suffering tough economic times, many consumers ...

The introduction of excise tax on cigars had a major influence on category sales in 2019. The very high prices charged per cigar meant that these products were hit hard by excise tax due to the ad valorem calculation of this tax. Prior to the ...

During early 2019, new laws were passed in the United Arab Emirates legalising the sale and possession of e-vapour products. This made it legal to buy and own e-cigarettes, vaporisers and vaping accessories, items which had previously been illegal. ...

During 2019, the minimum price threshold set by the government was reduced to AED8.00 per pack of 20 sticks. This change in the minimum pricing level was put in place as part of a set of progressively stricter regulations that have been enacted as ...

The overall impact of Covid-19 on sales of cigarettes in the United Arab Emirates has been minimal, with demand actually increasing slightly as consumers stockpiled cigarettes during the early days of lockdown. Furthermore, increases in cigarette ...

The government of the United Arab Emirates reacted robustly to the arrival of COVID-19 in the country. The status of Dubai and Abu Dhabi as major international transit hubs meant that these cities were more exposed than many others to the threat of ...

The perceptions of premium beauty and personal care among consumers in the United Arab Emirates are still evolving. Generally, concepts of luxury have tended to be very traditional and leaning toward material goods. However, this is slowly changing ...

Towards the end of the review period, consumers in the United Arab Emirates become increasingly aware of how important it is to use sun protection and aftersun products to protect one’s skin from excessive sun exposure. In particular, preventing ...