Macy’s incoming CEO is starting off strong. He’ll need to get stronger. The department store said it would close 100 stores, or 14 percent of the 728 stores it currently operates. (Not included in the closings are the 100 or so Bloomingdales and Blue Mercury stores it also owns.) This announcement marks a sizable acceleration in store closings — ...

  As the world reels under economic unpredictability and the market volatility grows, wisdom lies in tapping the benefits of Islamic economy. The Islamic bonds (sukuks) issued by UAE banks are being ranked as one of the world’s best-performing instruments. We will see rapid expansion of Islamic finance as more and more customers are added to the already huge and ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business Sharjah Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCI) launched its ‘Business Intelligence System’ – a smart scheme that aims at fully boosting the chamber’s digital transformation process for all its transactions and inquiries, in a move to exploit digital and technical technologies providing cutting-edge support to administration decisions and corporate reports’ preparations within inspiring a new ...