HP demonstrates retail commitment

Vendor giant HP plans to build on its leading position in consumer printing at DISTREE Middle East 2012. Ali Nemati, Middle East channel sales manager for imaging and printing at HP’s recently formed printing and personal systems (PPS) group, reckons that the event provides an excellent opportunity for HP to reinforce its continued commitment to the region’s retail channel. Read full story

DTK drives MEA channel expansion

Hardware vendor DTK is ready to meet with potential channel partners from across the wider Middle East and Africa (MEA) region (and beyond) this week. DTK is exhibiting at DISTREE Middle East and has set its sights on identifying additional partners in the GCC and Africa. With retailers from the CIS region attending DISTREE Middle East for the first time in 2012, DTK will also look to form channel partnerships in this growing market – an area where it currently does not have a presence. Read full story

DISTREE Middle East 2012 begins today

DISTREE Middle East 2012 kicks off later today in Fujairah, UAE. The region’s premier annual event for the volume ICT and consumer electronics (CE) is poised to set a new attendance record with more than 580 channel delegates attending this year’s event. To meet increased demand for space, the DISTREE Middle East Hospitality Zone, which provides display areas and meeting rooms for exhibitors, has expanded to cover two floors at Le Meridien Al Aqah Beach Resort – the venue for this year’s event. Read full story

Eros explains retail challenges

UAE-based Eros Group is one of hundreds of ICT and consumer electronics (CE) retailers attending DISTREE Middle East 2012. The region’s premier retail channel event starts today and runs until Thursday 17th May. Eros will use the event to make contact with potential new suppliers as it looks to expand the portfolio of products available within its 29 retail outlets. Read full story

Merlin ready to work some retail magic

Fast-growing Merlin Digital is attending this week’s DISTREE Middle East event in Fujairah to showcase its portfolio of digital lifestyle products to retailers from across the region. UAE-based Merlin Digital has been ranked by the Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Establishment at number ten in terms of innovation – an honour that the Merlin team is immensely proud of. Rohit Bachani, sales director at Merlin Digital, gave www.channelemea.com the inside track on the company’s progress to date and plans for the future. Read full feature

MERA 2012 – RETAILER NOMINATIONS

The Middle East Retail Academy (MERA) has released the official list of retailer nominations for its 2012 awards, which take place in conjunction with DISTREE Middle East. A total of 26 retailers have received nominations across ten country categories, with seven retailers nominated in multiple categories. Each nominated company has earned ‘MERA 2012 Recommended Retailer’ status for the next 12 months. An overall winner in each country will be determined by a live electronic vendor vote at the ‘MERA: 2012 Awards’ Gala Dinner on May 16th. Read full feature