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Primark UAE launch on track!

Primark UAE launch on track!

Bitesize Business Breakfast Podcast

March 12, 202645m 26s

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Show Notes

12 Mar 2026. Primark is just two weeks away from opening its first UAE store. John Hadden, CEO of Alshaya Group, explains how the launch is staying on track despite challenging circumstances. Plus, Spinneys GM Tom Harvey discusses getting creative to secure supplies, Sam Achampong of CIPS covers major shipping lines suspending cargo bookings to and from the Arabian Gulf, and John Lyons of Espace Real Estate explains what the latest data shows in Dubai’s property market as investors ask questions.

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Topics

US inflation dataIEA oil releaseoil price risingoil supply and demand shockCIPS (Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply)Maersk and Mediterranean Shipping Company have suspended cargo bookingsArabian Gulf countries"end of voyage"Primark's highly anticipated UAE store openingAlshaya Groupnormal stock levelsmultiple contingency supply routesRed Sea shipments through Jeddah with road transport to UAESpinneysregional disruptions impact on the real estate marketEspace Real Estate