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Dubai: The Dubai branch of Marks & Spencer (M&S) has no plans to follow in the footsteps of its UK counterpart and start charging customers for plastic bags.
The famous British retailer, which has stores at Dubai Festival City, Deira and Sharjah, will charge shoppers five pence (36 fils) for plastic carrier bags in all of its UK stores from May 6 in a bid to raise money for environmental projects.
The Dubai branch has no plans to adopt such a charge but it does plan to introduce organic bags in the next couple of months, a scheme M&S' UK stores had in place before announcing the 5p charge.
Natasha Tulsi, Marketing Manager for M&S in the Gulf, said: "The organic bags will allow customers the choice to say 'yes' or 'no'. They will also allow shoppers to use the same bag every time they come back to the store, similar to the bags currently available in Carrefour.
"We don't plan to charge for plastic bags at any of our stores in the Gulf ... and aim to increase awareness of the environment via different methods."
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