Issue 01 . June 2026Loose change. Sharp eyes.

retail.

6 pieces filed under retail

TechnologyAug 5
Tech Innovations Transforming the Gulf Region. Souk Weekly technology.

Tech Innovations Transforming the Gulf Region

From digital payments to smart city initiatives, technology is rapidly changing the way businesses and residents interact with each other.

By Rasha Karim

BusinessJun 30
The Gold Souk Learns to Trade in Pixels. Souk Weekly business.

The Gold Souk Learns to Trade in Pixels

The region's ancient hunger for gold is meeting the app economy, and changing both

By Lena Holloway

OpinionJun 29
In Praise of the Corner Grocery. Souk Weekly opinion.

In Praise of the Corner Grocery

A love letter to the neighborhood shop that still knows your name in the age of ten-minute delivery

By Mira Faraj

BusinessJun 29
The Shopping Festival Is Really Macroeconomic Policy. Souk Weekly business.

The Shopping Festival Is Really Macroeconomic Policy

How the region's grand sales seasons quietly do the work of tourism strategy, monetary stimulus, and city branding all at once

By Marcus Okafor

BusinessJun 29
The Quiet Rise of the Homegrown Brand. Souk Weekly business.

The Quiet Rise of the Homegrown Brand

After decades importing prestige, the region is learning to build labels its own people choose with pride

By Diego Arroyo

BusinessJun 28
Why the Regional Grocery Delivery War Burns So Much Capital. Souk Weekly business.

Why the Regional Grocery Delivery War Burns So Much Capital

Ten-minute groceries promised effortless convenience; the arithmetic of the small basket tells a costlier story

By Diego Arroyo