Consumer Society

Despite a global decline in alcohol sales, the Middle East is still supporting a healthy appetite for Scotch whiskey, according to the 2009 preliminary sales results of Diageo, the global…

A mid a global recession and a decline in wine consumption worldwide, Lebanese are raising their glasses as the country’s $25 million wine sector continues to grow at a steady…

Watch Industry Time is money? Yes, but what if money’s gone? As the economic slump affecting the world today has caused consumers to worry about wealth, spending and even their…

Luxury wristwatches are a status symbol in a region where material goods are the best indicator of a person’s wealth. Covered with gems or multifunctional features, watches tend to tell…

Seven hundred billion dollars is a lot of money, no matter who you are. Just to put things into perspective, besides $700 billion being the amount that the US government…

The automotive industry is feeling the full force of the global financial crisis. General Motors, Ford and Chrysler are on the brink of collapse after their failed bid to get…

The $27 million, 6.5 million bottle, Lebanese wine industry is, after nearly half a decade of treading water, entering an exciting new phase of evolution. The change is coming from…

The largest food company in the United States and the second largest worldwide, Kraft Foods, has become not only a common household name, but also synonymous with success in the…

Olvia Haggipavlu stopped to take in the huge concrete vats at Etko, the Cypriot winery her family founded in 1844. “These tanks used to fill ships that would carry bulk…

Al Taameer, the Kuwaiti company boasting assets in excess of $150 million in 11 countries, is positioning itself in the lucrative hospitality and leisure markets. On a visit to Lebanon…