Compulsive shoppers are unable to resist strong inner urges to make repeated purchases and to spend excessively. Recent research indicates that compulsive buying behavior affects almost five percent of the adult population in developed countries. (Photo: Pixabay) Many people will have hit the shops or gone online to bag a bargain in the January sales … Read More →
They will tell you that celebrity fragrances are over, and maybe they’re right, but only to a point. It is true, that after the celebrity fragrance boom of the mid-to-late 2000s, people have scaled back on buying fragrances with celebrity names attached to them, and started optioning to buy higher end (“higher end”) fragrances with less frequency. Buying fewer … Read More →
A mother and her daughter check back-to-school collection displayed at a leading store at the Dubai Festival City on Tuesday. (Photo by Dhes Handumon) While parents look for practicality, children are all about trends. It’s been over a month now since school students in the UAE broke up for the summer holidays. But with only … Read More →
On Sunday, team India and Pakistan locked horns for a cricket match which most of us tuned into. While India’s win lit up Twitter, TV anchor Mayanti Langer Binny’s in-studio bits and her sartorial choices revealed the ugly side of social media, with many trolling Mayanti’s choice of outfit. While trolling is not welcome in … Read More →
Jewellers welcomed the decision to fix the goods and services tax (GST) rate for gold at 3 percent and for rough diamonds at 0.25 percent, saying the move will help boost the industry. They said the government has understood the need of the bullion industry and created a special category in the GST. “We welcome … Read More →
Luxury brands suing Chinese e-commerce behemoth Alibaba Group Holding Ltd have asked a US judge to be relieved of the obligation to mediate, which they say looks futile after Alibaba founder Jack Mawas quoted in a magazine as saying he would rather lose the case than settle. Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent and other brands held … Read More →