... to investigate the impact of COVID-19 on food shopping habits in four countries of the Near East sub-region, namely, Lebanon, the Palestinian territories, Oman and Qatar. Design/methodology/approach The research is based on an online survey conducted on 1,456 subjects using a snowball sampling technique...

... and materialism was investigated on the ethical consumption behaviour of Muslim consumers. Design/methodology/approach A research framework was put together after consulting relevant literature, Islamic scholars and Islamic marketers. The developed research framework was tested in the Islamic State of Qatar...

.... In the affluent country of Qatar, consumers initially prefer relationship QoL over materialistic QoL. After they have surpassed the basic necessity QoL, only then they would go for materialistic QoL and be inclined to go for luxury products/services. Practical implications – This study has found...

...). The perception of multidimensional framework of branding was named by Gad (2003, p. 187) as “Brand Mind Space” to support the idea that “unless you keep on stretching your brand it will implode and eventually vanish in people's minds”. Islam Higher education Brands Qatar Kuwait United Arab...

...Rana Sobh; Russell Belk Purpose The purpose of this paper is to report findings of an ethnographic study of homes in the Arab Gulf country of Qatar. The authors' analysis and contribution focuses on resolving the tension between privacy and hospitality in Qatari homes in the context of identity...