Regional President of Virgin Megastores, said the retailer is set to open the first in a series of basic-needs stores in select residential communities across Dubai, Gulf News has reported. The new stores will only offer essentials, such as batteries, chargers and emergency gifts, she said. 'We wouldn't sell laptops, we would sell more covers, more batteries, more chargers, toners, things that people need every day and can just come in and get it,' the retailer's regional president, Nisreen Shocair, told the daily. The first of these stores will be launched within six months.

Regional President of Virgin Megastores, said the retailer is set to open the first in a series of basic-needs stores in select residential communities across Dubai, Gulf News has reported. The new stores will only offer essentials, such as batteries, chargers and emergency gifts, she said. 'We wouldn't sell laptops, we would sell more covers, more batteries, more chargers, toners, things that people need every day and can just come in and get it,' the retailer's regional president, Nisreen Shocair, told the daily. The first of these stores will be launched within six months.