Consumers in the Middle East are increasingly demanding
high-quality home appliances to meet their desire for innovative,
user-friendly, and stylish products and are willing to pay for them,
according to a local industry source.
In fact, UAE residents renting new accommodation rate the quality
and brand name of home appliances as a top priority in their selection
process, after location and price.
"In the UAE, consumers are smart and brand savvy. If they
don't know the brand and are unable to associate it with
reliability, long-term savings, style, or dependability, then they
won't buy it," said Ajai Kumar Dayal, General Manager - Retail
and Marketing, Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group (ESAG).
Better Life, part of the ESAG Group, is the distributor for
Siemens, Electrolux, Fisher and Paykel, Zanussi, Terim, Siemens Gigaset,
ALNO kitchens, Ufesa, Vestfrost, Wolf Power and Forbes, and will be one
of the key exhibitors taking part in next week's Hometech 2008
exhibition in Dubai.
"We have built our portfolio of brands around regional
consumer preferences. If they weren't demanding the best, then we
wouldn't be able to sell them in such great quantities with
increasing growth percentages each year," added Ajai Kumar Dayal.
Better Life has experienced consistent year-on-year growth since
its inception in 2003. Now with five stores across the UAE and Oman,
Better Life's unique concept of providing consumers with a
specialised retail experience has become a preferred choice for those
shopping for the finer things in life.
Hometech 2008 provides buyers and sellers with an opportunity to
see the latest products from the world's leading brands and a
strategic platform to conduct direct business.
Hometech showcases the latest home appliances, entertainment, and
automation, electrical, and white goods from leading manufacturers,
distributors, and international suppliers.
Better Life products will be on show at Hometech 2008 and sales
advisors will be available throughout the event to provide a detailed
overview of Better Life's brands and services.
About Better Life:
Better Life - part of the Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group - is a
distributor of high-quality home appliances in the UAE. The
company's exclusive portfolio of world-class brands include:
Siemens, Electrolux, Fisher & Paykel, Forbes, Terim, Ufesa,
Vestfrost, Wolf Power and Zanussi.
Better Life also offers an extensive range of personalised kitchens
from ALNO - one of the world's most respected designers and
manufacturers of luxury kitchen environments.
Today the Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group is associated with over 20
brands such as Unilever, Dunlop Tyres, United Colours of Benetton, ID
Design, Leigh's Paints, and Burmah-Castrol.
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