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Retail Diary - a blog for Arabian Retailers

Retail Diary — a log that records the daily rind of retail life is by retailers and for retailers. Let's start the ball rolling by taking a moment to break from all the marketing jargon, the retail-speak, the hypes for, and hurls against, our industry.

Return of Retail

Many retailers in the West are seeing glimmers of a return of retail interest among consumers. Albeit a sliver of enthusiasm, the trend is enough to make many retailers salivate in the hope that the good old days of fleecing retail is coming back.

Eco spat

According to a recent report in the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), of the 149 countries covered by their data, 145 are expected to record budget deficits in 2009.