Abu Dhabi real estate developer Aldar Properties on Monday launched for sale a 260-unit residential community in its latest addition to the Yas Island master plan.
The Cedars comprises units with three and four-bedroom townhouses and semi-detached villas. The community will have one of the two schools planned to open at Yas Acres and a waterfront component of Abu Dhabi's Yas Island that will feature 1,315 townhouses and villas when complete.
The Cedars neighbourhood will also have a leisure club with gym and swimming pool and other facilities.
Both the school plots have been acquired by an unnamed local investment company, Aldar said.
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Yas Island is home to the Yas Marina Circuit - where the Etihad Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix is held every year - as well as the Ferrari World, Warner Bros and Yas Waterworld theme parks, Yas Mall and Yas Links Golf & Country Club.
Aldar said it will waive the five-year community service charge and 2 per cent Abu Dhabi municipality fee to incentivise property purchases across Yas Acres. It will also offer customers a payment plan under which 20 per cent of the purchase price is payable during construction and the remaining 80 per cent upon handover.
Construction is under way on three launched phases of Yas Acres, and handovers of the first 652 homes is on track to commence in 2019, Aldar added. Prices for three to six-bedroom homes start at Dh3 million.
What drives subscription retailing?
Once the domain of newspaper home deliveries, subscription model retailing has combined with e-commerce to permeate myriad products and services.
The concept has grown tremendously around the world and is forecast to thrive further, according to UnivDatos Market Insights’ report on recent and predicted trends in the sector.
The global subscription e-commerce market was valued at $13.2 billion (Dh48.5bn) in 2018. It is forecast to touch $478.2bn in 2025, and include the entertainment, fitness, food, cosmetics, baby care and fashion sectors.
The report says subscription-based services currently constitute “a small trend within e-commerce”. The US hosts almost 70 per cent of recurring plan firms, including leaders Dollar Shave Club, Hello Fresh and Netflix. Walmart and Sephora are among longer established retailers entering the space.
UnivDatos cites younger and affluent urbanites as prime subscription targets, with women currently the largest share of end-users.
That’s expected to remain unchanged until 2025, when women will represent a $246.6bn market share, owing to increasing numbers of start-ups targeting women.
Personal care and beauty occupy the largest chunk of the worldwide subscription e-commerce market, with changing lifestyles, work schedules, customisation and convenience among the chief future drivers.
COMPANY PROFILE
Name: HyperSpace
Started: 2020
Founders: Alexander Heller, Rama Allen and Desi Gonzalez
Based: Dubai, UAE
Sector: Entertainment
Number of staff: 210
Investment raised: $75 million from investors including Galaxy Interactive, Riyadh Season, Sega Ventures and Apis Venture Partners
Emergency
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The Sand Castle
Director: Matty Brown
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Results
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COMPANY PROFILE
Founders: Alhaan Ahmed, Alyina Ahmed and Maximo Tettamanzi
Total funding: Self funded
The specs
Engine: Dual 180kW and 300kW front and rear motors
Power: 480kW
Torque: 850Nm
Transmission: Single-speed automatic
Price: From Dh359,900 ($98,000)
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Electoral College Victory
Trump has so far secured 295 Electoral College votes, according to the Associated Press, exceeding the 270 needed to win. Only Nevada and Arizona remain to be called, and both swing states are leaning Republican. Trump swept all five remaining swing states, North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, sealing his path to victory and giving him a strong mandate.
Popular Vote Tally
The count is ongoing, but Trump currently leads with nearly 51 per cent of the popular vote to Harris’s 47.6 per cent. Trump has over 72.2 million votes, while Harris trails with approximately 67.4 million.
