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DMCC attracts 3,049 new businesses to Dubai in 2022

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  Dubai / WAM DMCC – the world’s flagship free zone and government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise – has announced that it achieved its best-ever year for new member company registrations, attracting 3,049 new businesses to Dubai in 2022. An increase of 23% year-on-year, breaks the previous record set in 2021 when DMCC registered 2,485 new ...

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Southwest crisis shines light on clubby world of airline leaders

Southwest cancels 62% of flights as storm meltdown threatens to drag on

Bloomberg The operational chaos that engulfed Southwest Airlines Co. over the busy holiday period was a crisis decades in the making. In the aftermath of a meltdown that led to 16,700 flight cancellations and may cost the airline more than $800 million, blame has fallen on an outmoded crew scheduling system and an unusual point-to-point route network. Southwest was overwhelmed ...

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Lidl sees busiest ever day in UK last month

Uk retail sales fall as cost of living crisis hits food spending

Bloomberg Lidl had its busiest ever day in the UK in 28 years on December 23, 2022 as cash-strapped British consumers turned to the German discounter for cheaper groceries. The bumper sales day helped swell Lidl’s sales by 25% in the four weeks to Christmas with more than 1.3 million extra customers shopping at the supermarket chain. The discounter gained ...

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