RIM Plans Middle Eastern Retail Push With Dubai Store
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Research In Motion Ltd., seeking to offset plunging U.S. sales, is preparing to open stores across the Middle East where local demand for its BlackBerry phones has held up better.
The company is in the final stages of negotiating a lease on a flagship store of up to 1,500 square feet (140 square meters) in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates city-state known for its glitzy malls, said Sandeep Saihgal, managing director of RIM’s Middle East business. Stores with local partner Axiom Telecom are planned across the region, he said.