Tag: eCommerce
COVID-19 Crisis Accelerates Shift to Online Retail
Over the past 20 years, e-commerce has steadily risen in size and reach. According to Statista’s Digital Market Outlook, more than 250 million Americans...
Dubai Economy, noon.com Create Online Programme to Support Emirati DED Trader...
Dubai Economy has partnered with noon.com, the region’s leading homegrown digital marketplace, to connect local startups that have a Dubai Economy’s DED Trader license...
Dubai Sees 179% Increase in DED Trader Licences in Q1 2020
‘DED Trader’ licence sees strong interest with online business and e-Commerce growing
5,353 DED Traders already conducting diverse businesses online and on social...
Retail Reels from Covid-19 – Sharp Decline in Sales; Online Groceries...
Online groceries sales surge 40%, luxury and fashion sales down by 50%KPMG Lower Gulf’s latest report, ‘Navigating the pandemic,’ has revealed a mixed...
How Global Buying Habits Are Changing due to COVID-19 Pandemic
Salesforce announced its Q1 Shopping Index, powered by Commerce Cloud, which analyzes data from the activity of over 1 billion global shoppers. The following...
Middle East Retailers Relying on Data-driven Retail Models to Woo Digital...
MENA the fastest growing region globally for e-Commerce with an annual growth rate of 25 per cent
Optimizing Customer Experience & implementing OmniChannels...
1 in 5 UAE residents are likely to buy a new...
Men are more likely to buy a car online as compared to women
A fifth of UAE residents are likely to buy a first-hand car...
Five Tips on Entrepreneurial Success for Emerging Millennials
With young and female entrepreneurship on the rise, it’s no surprise that digitally savvy millennials are excelling in the eCommerce space. Millennials are turning...
Most Essential 2018 Internet Trends Report
Legendary venture capitalist and analyst with Morgan Stanley Mary Meeker has just released the 2018 version of her famous Internet Trends report. It covers...
eCommerce Tracker: Most Popular Choice amongst Online Shoppers in UAE, KSA
Fresh research into attitudes and behavior towards e-commerce in the UAE and Saudi Arabia has found that 51% of UAE consumers and 52% of...
Amazon Nike Collaboration Twists Brands Perspectives
An official Amazon Nike collaboration is set to open doors for more brands to offer their products to wider consumer audiences through a global...
Retail Disruption – What’s The Outlook for Middle East?
Will the development and advancement of online retail surpass traditional retail and transform the region’s consumers’ shopping experience? According to PwC Middle East’s latest...
Amazon to Acquire SOUQ.com
Amazon (Nasdaq:AMZN) today announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire SOUQ.com, an e-commerce leader in the Middle East. Joining the Amazon family...
Dubai launches ‘e-Trader’ to license business activities across social
Initiative will allow UAE nationals and GCC citizens to leverage social media for business growth
Aimed to promote and facilitate doing business in...
Dubai closes down 8,894 social network accounts for peddling counterfeits
Accounts displaying counterfeits were found to have over 94.5 million followers
Round-the-clock vigil to eliminate counterfeiting and ensure electronic compliance
Part of safeguarding...
Prices and digitalization: “Racing a carriage against a car”
In the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), digitalization strongly influences how consumers spend their time and access products and services. While many companies acknowledge the...
Amazon Payments Launches Global Partner Program
Amazon announced the launch of the Amazon Payments Partner Program, a new global program designed to help ecommerce platform providers and developers extend the...
Bricks and Mortar Retail in UAE will Survive Only with Digital...
A digital customer experience revolution will rejuvenate bricks-and-mortar retailing, but stores must start on the back foot
In-store retailing has been under rising pressure from...