The burgeoning retail industry of the Middle East have tempted many International players to UAE. Current emerging name is WAITROSE with 2 operational stores – @ Dubai Marina Mall & @Mall of Dubai. by 2010 many of the SPINNEYs stores will be renamed to WAITROSE under a partnership agreement signed during End of 2008.

BUT

Pork products will be on sale in a separate room within the store., and that will be a High disadvantage among the local & 90% of Expatriates who come from diversified Muslim backgrounds where Pork is ‘HARAM’ to touch or being nerby.

That leaves WAITROSE with a big Question mark, as Ramadan is already around the corner.