The two will launch their new partnership model first in Dubai, enabling consumers in the city to order goods with delivery within an hour
GCC e-commerce market
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B2B e-Commerce
Middle East business e-commerce to explode in value, hit $3bn by 2025
The huge growth potential of the sector has caught the attention of investors, with the B2B market in the Middle East already getting close to $500 million in funding in the last two years
digital transformation
Abu Dhabi’s Lyve acquires major stake in Shopini; plans $150 million to fuel expansion
The move is part of the company’s broader plans to expand its global reach, for which it has allocated $150 million “in acquisitions within the next two years”
cashless payment
E-commerce spend rate in UAE surges post-pandemic; posts twice that of POS spend in Jan-March
According to the latest Network International report, the rise in online spending – both debit card and credit card transactions – was led by digital payments in the government sector, followed by restaurants, supermarkets and convenience stores
consumer confidence
Saudi Arabia’s e-commerce council empowers consumers with slew of measures to prevent fraud
Through these measures, the Saudi Ministry of Commerce aims to enhance confidence and integrity in e-commerce transactions
GCC e-commerce market
Q-commerce to garner 7% share of MENA’s $30bn e-commerce market this year
Rising trend is attracting several products across sectors such as electronics, fashion, home, furniture, books and newspapers, toys, gifts and flowers, according to new research
DeVere Forster
Dubai’s dedicated $870m e-commerce hub begins commercial operations
Dubai CommerCity says it has succeeded in leasing 30% of its facilities within a period of only two months
E-commerce
Saudi e-grocery market to pass $2bn in 2025
From being a laggard among other online sectors pre-2020, growth in the e-grocery segment is also predicted to outpace the rest of the e-tail sectors in the kingdom over the next three years, according to latest market research
Dubai CommerCity
How Dubai Commercity aims to grow on back of $148bn regional e-commerce surge
Gulf region witnesses a 214% year-on-year increase in cross-border online sales amid ongoing coronavirus crisis
Dubai CommerCity
Dubai CommerCity launches new facilities amid e-commerce boom
Dedicated e-commerce free zone unveils 470,000 sq ft of new facilities as part of its first phase
Amazon
E-commerce giant Amazon to create 1,500 new jobs in Saudi Arabia
US online retail major reveals major investment to expand its operations across the Gulf kingdom
digital payments
UAE digital payments return to pre-coronavirus levels amid e-commerce surge
Pick-up in tourism in late 2020 also boosts volumes, says Network International