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Retail, The Best in Kuwait

Mena Casa | The Best Modern Furniture Store in Kuwait

Posted on by ryuker
22
Feb

I have been a big fan of furniture design pieces for a very long time. Every few months I go to Mena Casa at Creative Design Center and see their new collection. The thing I like the most is that they always keep changing the furniture inside the showroom, which gives them an edge over the competition. The most popular furniture brands can be found at Mena Casa such as Bonaldo, Cattelan, Porada, Natuzzi, Arketipo, Fiam, and Alfdafre.

Currently I am in charge of a project, and yesterday we closed a deal with Mena Casa to furnish the entire project. I always deal with Nour at Mena Casa for all our projects, and he really understands our taste. When we first met Nour, he showed us the furniture pieces in the showroom, and we told him about the ones we liked. Since then he got a full idea of our taste, making it much easier for him to suggest the pieces that we are mostly going to like. For this project, we also worked with Yara to work on the layout and to choose the furniture colors and materials. She did a wonderful job, and she really understood the overall design that we like. The experience with Nour and Yara was amazing, and we finished the entire project in two meetings only. The reason we always shop at Mena Casa is the following

  • They have amazing brands
  • Professional management
  • They have a huge inventory and can have the option for next day delivery for in stock items
  • Very fast delivery for custom orders (3-4 Months)
  • Very fast response when we ask about order tracking
  • Great prices for full projects (House, Tower, Office..etc)
  • Their White glove delivery is perfect, they never damaged anything inside our projects.

For this month you can get a discount for orders so it is the perfect opportunity to buy furniture from Mena Casa.

Retail, Technology

Where Do I Buy Computer Accessories & Networking Products in Kuwait

Posted on by ryuker
12
Jan

Two weeks ago, I moved from one home to another and every few days I realize that I am missing some tech items. One day I need more access points across the house, the other a load balancer to balance Zain, Ooredoo, and STC 5G routers. Today I got a UPS backup battery for the load balancer so it always stays on even after electricity outage. I bought all of these items from a store called Tarmel Computer and I have been buying from this store since I got back to Kuwait.

This is the only store in Ben Khaldoun St that I buy from. At that store I work with Yunis and he is the one who get me anything I need. If it is something he doesn’t have, he will get it for me, so it is my one stop shop. Yunis always get me the best prices in the market and he always give me advice of what to get based on my needs. He always share his honest opinion, and he isn’t the type that tries to oversell at all. That’s why I always come back and buy from Yunis. Whenever I can’t go to the store, Yunis send the items to my home and I get the items within less than 2 hours, but I pay for delivery charges. If you need anything just contact Yunis via Whatsapp on his phone number +965 65899179 and tell him exactly what you need. I usually know exactly what I want, but sometimes I ask for recommendation.

Kuwait, Retail

JNF Modern Door Handles in Kuwait

Posted on by ryuker
19
Apr

Finding the perfect modern door handles in Kuwait isn’t an easy process. I was trying to find the most elegant and artistic door handles for my home. I went to a lot of stores in Kuwait, but I didn’t find what I have in mind until I saw JNF products for the first time. JNF is a Portuguese company that makes door handles, Hinges, Furniture Hardware, and other accessories. The quality of the built is really impressive, especially for the full steel ones. The one I am showing above is the one I got for my main entrance door, and everyone who saw it loved it.

Makers Inc in Kuwait is the main supplier for JNF products in Kuwait. This is the second time I buy from them, and once you buy from them, you will get the orders very fast. Check out JNF Products

Below I will list the links of my favorite ones

My Favorite Luxury Door Handles

My Favorite Modern Door Handles

My Favorite Door Locks

Kuwait, Retail, The Best in Kuwait

Mamas & Papas | The Best Baby Brand in Kuwait

Posted on by ryuker
13
Jul

I have been buying lots of baby products the past 5 months and the one that really stands out is Mamas & Papas. They are literally the best baby brand in Kuwait. To be the best brand requires a lot of things such as product quality, customer service, quality of delivery, and % of returned products. When it comes to quality, their products are superior. I started buying things I don’t need because of their amazing design and quality. I think I became a stroller collector, because so far I bought 3 and thinking of the 4th one but it is sold out already. Customer service is really great, they are really responsive and knowledgable about their product line. I bought the products from the avenues store and rose is the lady who really took care of me and my wife. She is excellent at following up and when I was interested in a product and it was out of stock. She calls me when it is back in stock because she knows that I am interested in buying that product. Their delivery is really amazing, they deliver very fast. If they are late, they send me an email telling me that there will be a delay. Also the percentage of damaged products is none so far and they always deliver all the products without missing a single package. I bought products from the other baby stores in Kuwait and I really regret that decision. One big store delivered a piece of furniture with missing parts. I talked to them and they sent me the same exact parts that i have not the missing one. I am going back and forth with them and after 2.5 months, they told me that they will refund me via credit card. Until now I didn’t get back the refunded money. They require so much follow up that I am fed up already. Their delivery is also horrible, they mark something delivered and I get an email saying the product was delivered, but I never received anything. 2-3 days later, I get the product. I was told this the trick by the delivery company where they trick the company they signed with.

The management of Al Tayer Group is really impressive, and because of that I would buy everything from them even if it cost much more than their competitors.

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Kuwait, Retail

Retail Recession in Kuwait

Posted on by ryuker
01
Jan

Things haven’t been that good when it comes to retail in Kuwait. From stores in the avenues to the stores in Hawalli, the retail industry is changing big time. Last week, we had some goods at Kuwait customs and when we went there it wasn’t as busy as it used to be in the past. We asked around and the labor there were complaining that imports have decreased so much and it keeps decreasing. The trucks that transports goods were charging 25 KD per trip and now they are charging 10 KD only. I have discussed this issue with multiple business owners and they mostly blame the changes in the industry.

Al-Rehab Complex: Multiple business owners that I know very well complained how their customers changed the way they purchase video games. When it comes to software, they purchase online from Playstation Network, Nintendo eShop, Xbox Games Store. Even if someone wants the collector’s edition, they buy it from Amazon. The problem even the most loyal customers to Al-Rehab Complex stopped going there and they started to buy online. Buying directly from Amazon for collector’s edition games is cheaper than buying from Al-Rehab Complex.

The Avenues: The Avenues has the highest foot traffic in Kuwait, but for the past 2.5 years. You see constant sales going on. I am surprised to see Sales going on for that long, but it isn’t stopping at all and I don’t think it will stop anytime soon. Business owners are blaming the leave of expats families, reduction in purchase power, and purchasing online from stores overseas.

Ibn Khaldoun St: Even the silicon valley of Kuwait have been hit big time. I talked to multiple business owners and their main problem is that people are buying from Amazon. Of course people will buy from Amazon, they offer lower prices and very fast deliveries. I am getting my stuff within 3-4 days, which is extremely fast for a shipment coming from the US. The stores in Kuwait can’t compete with Amazon since Amazon have a very large economy of scale.
The trend will continue where retail will suffer and online purchases will increase. Retail recession has started few years ago, but lets see how 2020 goes.