Fashion
Which GCC country accounts for the largest share of the aspirational luxury fashion market FY23?
UAE
Which brand has the largest value share of the makeup category in the GCC FY23?
What does GLS stand for?
GCC Luxury Sentiment Tracker
According to Planet Payment, what is the top foreign nationality shopping for fashion in the UAE?
Russia 14.8%
How many native languages do we have in ISGBD?
14 languages
What is the leading luxury fashion brand in the GCC, by value share?
Louis Vuitton
What was the fastest growing beauty category FY23?
Skincare (+30%)
What do consumers claim is the number one driver for luxury fashion purchases?
Quality (43%)
According to the IMF, which GCC country is expected to grow the most in 2024 in terms of GDP?
UAE (+4.0%)
In which area of Dubai can you find the most ISGBD members outside the office?
Creek Harbour
What is the largest retail channel for high end fashion YTD?
Monobrand stores
Which beauty brand gained largest share of market in FY23?
Charlotte Tilbury (+1.1ppts)
There’s a number of reasons that consumers claim to shop internationally. Name one of the top 2 reasons.
A. Fun activity (17.3%), Wider product availability (17.0%)
Arrivals to HIA airport in Doha increased +23% in 2023. What was the top nationality traveling to Qatar in 2023?
KSA: 25% (Forwardkeys)
How many ISGBD birthdays have we celebrated so far this year?
Which top 15 brand gained the most market share in high end fashion FY23?
Loro Piana (+1.7ppts)
Which is the only GCC country to see sales decline YTD Feb '24 vs YA?
Kuwait (-7% vs YA)
According to the Niche Fragrance consumer study, how many different (body) fragrances do consumers in the GCC own, on average?
7 fragrances
In the GCC prestige beauty FY 2023 Report, we saw 6 factors that shaped the prestige beauty market. Can you name 2?
1. Makeup normalization & skincare acceleration
2. Standalone stores impact
3. Newness and limited distribution brands
4. Changing ecom landscape
5. Macro environment
6. Social media encouraging trial and experimentation)
Who in this team previously worked as a wedding photographer?
Juan
What market share do the top 15 high end fashion brands account for FY23?
79%
Which beauty brand opened the highest number of standalone physical stores in 2023? (excluding kiosks and podiums)
Guerlain (5 new openings)
What % of consumers claim their VAT back on international purchases?
63%
According to the latest Macro deck, what percentage of the GCC population is below 30 years of age?
47%
If you add up all of the ages in the team, how old is ISGBD?
821