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Aug 18
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The business of Back-to-School

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18 Aug 2025. Retailers are ramping up as the new academic year approaches, Landmark joins us to talk about the business of Back-to-School. Plus, why are more UAE firms ditching traditional legal hires in favour of project-based experts? We ask Sarah Jones of Rayne. And Al Reem Island is heating up as Abu Dhabi’s hottest property market - MERED’s Mikhail Podkopaev shares what’s driving the boom.

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