Title Born into luxury : Paris Gallery of Dubai / Syed Zamberi Ahmad, (College of Business Administration, Department of Management, Abu Dhabi University, United Arab Emirates), Frederick Robert Buchanan, (Eberly College of Business and Information Technology, Department of Management, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA), Norita Ahmad, (School of Business Administration, Department of Management Information Systems, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates)

Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2017 ♭2017

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Description 1 online resource (1 pages) : 18 illustrations Series Emerald emerging markets case studies, 2045-0621 ; volume 7, issue 4 Summary Since its inception in 1981, Abdul Rahim Al Fahim, CEO Paris Gallery decided that Paris Gallery would foray into French perfumes. At that time, he would have never thought that such a move would ever make him more than a shopkeeper. Now in 2016, Mr Abdul Rahim Al-Fahim has much to be pleased about the success that his organization Paris Gallery (Luxury stores in Dubai) has been able to achieve. He has been twice named as the Arab World's most powerful retail sector entrepreneur. Certainly, it was his good fortune to be based in the great city, and his business venture has paralleled the exponential success of Dubai. As the concept of grand malls developed and flourished in UAE, Paris Gallery stores emerged and also prospered. Currently, Paris Gallery has 80 stores in the finest locations of the Middle East. This encourages family business owners in UAE to have ambitions for success and growth of their enterprises. This is especially true in a developing region that has rarely hosted such a high-end homegrown success story as Paris Gallery. The study of strategic positioning of Paris Gallery with a workforce of 4,000 employees and representing more than 550 international brands today shall help us in weighing the options of how businesses should proceed strategically Notes The following insights could be elucidated by the case: familiarizing students with the business challenges in the retail industry in emerging markets such as the United Arab Emirates, and exploring future strategy options from the business growth perspective Teaching Notes are available for educators only. Please contact your library to gain login details Includes index Bibliography Includes index and bibliographical references Audience The case is suitable for analysis in an undergraduates program specializing in entrepreneurship, business and management. The case could also be discussed in an executive development program on business ventures/business strategy/business management Subject Industrial management -- United Arab Emirates -- Case studies Luxury goods industry -- Management -- Case studies Retail trade -- Management -- Case studies Business & Economics -- Industries / Retailing. Retail sector. Genre/Form Case studies. Form Electronic book Author Buchanan, Frederick Robert, author Ahmad, Norita, author

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