Dubai - 20th June 2006: Global Management Consultant, Middle East's premier business consulting firm recently announced the launch of Footfall Retail and Mall Management Consultants business initiative, a new one stop outsourcing shop, delivering services in Strategy & Operations, Marketing and Human Resource Management, to retail and mall organisations across the Middle East.

The move is the first of its kind in retail industry, Footfall Retail and Mall Management expands its services in strategic consulting, product strategy, direct marketing, customer strategy and events. Footfall Retail and Mall Management Consultants help companies establishes immedite and long range goals, direct in implementing plans and policies, with a promise for better performance, high bottom line returns and above all increased footfall.

" It was necessary for Global Management Consultants to firmly post its flag as retail experts, as in last nine years we have consistently accumulated retail based clients and successfully completed retail projects."  Said Saira Akbar, CEO Global Management Consultants, and founder of Footfall Retail & Mall Management Consultants. "Given the growth in middle east retail sector,we felt that the market needs a retail expert firm which can address client's business needs seamlessly.  We offer outsourcing or consulting services in operations, strategy, human resource, brand management, training to distribution or loyalty programs." Akbar further added.

Footfall Retail and Mall Management Consultants also closely monitors the current mall or retail businesses' brand positioning and pricing strategies, review of customer service standards through surveys, mystery shopping, market research and retail trends studies, and help companies in implementing local and international benchmarks.

Helping retail companies harness HR is one of Footfall Retail & Mall Management Consultants' leading services.  For instance the company can appoint entire mall or organizational management team, to place HR processes in place, to even provide HR management team to the organizations until such time that the company can manage HR on its own.

Training and development as well as mystery shopping is its flagship product line.  Unlike other companies Footfall Retail & Mall Management Consultants offers development programs which are customized in-house training programs spread over several workshops and work-based project assignments.  "What makes these programs unique is the fact that we 'guarantee' results, which is unheard of in the training field.  Our formulas are designed to impact positively the bottom-line of the company.  Some of our retail clients who have benefited from our training development programs are Benetton, Fine Tissue, Giordano, Nine West, Visa, ID Design, Axiom Telecom, Fono Nokia, i2 Itsalat and many more", said Akbar.

-Ends-

About Global Management Consultants:
Regional consultancy firm based out of Dubai, Global Management Consultants provides inside-out outsourcing services to companies in the area such as HR, training and development, customer service and marketing.

For more information, please contact:
Susan Wei - Marketing Manager
Footfall Retail and Mall Consultants
Tel: (971-4) 331-7789
Website: www.global-dubai.com
Email : info@foot-fall.com

© Press Release 2006