Rafeeg, an app-based marketplace for home improvement needs, has rolled out an update that comes with a new design and easy-to-navigate interface to make the everyday search for household needs a hassle-free experience. Building on its highly successful platform, Rafeeg has added new features and navigation tools to enhance the overall experience of its users, offering them the complete authority to choose suitable service providers based on their quotations, work portfolios, and customer reviews. This reduces the overall time taken from booking to delivery significantly, making it one of the fastest delivery platforms in the industry. The platform is backed by an in-app live customer support that functions 24/7 to provide all possible assistance required for the smooth transaction. To offer greater protection, the app also allows users to generate an online invoice and archive it as long as their accounts are active.

French automotive manufacturer, Peugeot inaugurated its first concept store at Yas Mall in Abu Dhabi, in partnership with its exclusive distributor Omeir bin Youssef & Sons. This showroom – located on the ground floor at Yas Mall – marks Peugeot’s first concept store in the Middle East and third globally. The new store underlines Peugeot’s digital transformation, which entails adopting a consumer-centric strategy aspiring to be a customer connected brand with efficient digital processes for a seamless customer experience.

startAD, the Abu Dhabi-based global accelerator anchored at NYU Abu Dhabi and powered by Tamkeen, has opened applications for its immersive Venture Launchpad sprint accelerator. Open to Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and hardware startups with solutions for industries including construction and real estate, this edition is organized in partnership with IMKAN, Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC), Abu Dhabi Municipality, and Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC). Applications are now open; deadline to apply is March 24.

Organised by Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority, ADFCA, in coordination with the German Agricultural Society, DLG, Abu Dhabi is set to host the first edition of EuroTier Middle East, from 2nd to 4th September 2019, at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, ADNEC. It will also be the first time EuroTier will be organising its fair outside of Germany. During the last edition held in Hanover, Germany, in November, the ADFCA announced a partnership to organise the world's leading trade fair for animal production. Held on an exhibition floor space of more than 270,000 square metres, the fair attracts about 2,600 exhibitors and 155,000 visitors annually.

British leather goods brand, Aspinal of London – part of Abu Dhabi-based retail group Liwa Trading Enterprises – have announced the launch of its new pop-up boutique in Abu Dhabi’s Marina Mall. The pop-up is scheduled to open on February 10, 2019. Situated on the ground floor, the pop-up boutique will be created in the playful design of a giant, walk-in Aspinal of London trunk, in keeping with the brand’s popular line of bags inspired by travel. Opening as an overture to the launch of Aspinal of London’s new spring/summer 2019 collection, the pop-up will sell a series of specially designed bags and accessories from the brand’s new collection.