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Qatar Airways Cargo and Cainiao Strengthen Partnership to Meet Global E-Commerce Demand

News Desk 1 05/12/2024 0

Qatar Airways Cargo, the world’s leading air cargo carrier, and Cainiao, a global leader in e-commerce logistics, agree to strengthen their existing partnership, aiming to support the growth of cross-border e-commerce and enhance consumer experiences worldwide. Cainiao, with its deep e-commerce

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Al Masaood Automobiles Opens Bookings and E-Commerce Purchases for the All-New 2025 INFINITI QX80

News Desk 1 16/10/2024 0

Ahead of the much-anticipated upcoming arrival of the all-new INFINITI QX80 2025 to the Middle East, Al Masaood Automobiles, the authorised distributor of INFINITI in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, and the Western Region, opens its doors for bookings and e-commerce purchases of the brand new model. The all-new INFINITI QX80 was first unveiled at a […]

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H.E. Bin Touq & his Chilean counterpart explore means to strengthen collaboration in new economy

News Desk 2 30/07/2024

H.E. Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy, held a bilateral meeting with H.E. Nicolás Grau, the Minister of Economy, Development, and Tourism of Chile, to explore new avenues to strengthen economic ties between the two countries in the fields of new economy, tourism, aviation, entrepreneurship, e-commerce, renewable energy, technology, and agriculture. H.E. Bin

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H-E-B Opens Additional E-Commerce Fulfillment Center Featuring Swisslog Automation

News Desk 2 06/06/2024

H-E-B recently announced the opening of a new e-commerce fulfillment center in Cibolo, Texas, to support curbside and home delivery orders throughout Cibolo, New Braunfels and surrounding cities around the San Antonio area. The 55,000-square-foot facility marks H-E-B’s eighth e-commerce fulfillment center the company has opened since 2018 and features AutoStore empowered

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Visa Issues 10 Billionth Token, Generating $40 Billion in Incremental E-commerce Globally

News Desk 2 04/06/2024

Visa today announced a significant milestone achieved by its tokenization technology, revealing that Visa tokens have generated more than $40 billion1 in incremental ecommerce revenue for businesses globally and saved $650 million2 in fraud in the last year. Visa also announced it has issued more than 10 billion tokens since the technology’s launch in 2014. Over

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EZDUBAI: E-COMMERCE VALUE IN THE UAE REACHED AED 27.5 BILLION IN 2023

News Desk 2 17/05/2024

EZDubai, the fully dedicated e-commerce zone in Dubai South, has launched the fourth edition of its ‘E-Commerce Report in the MENA Region 2023’ in collaboration with Euromonitor International, the world’s leading provider for global business intelligence, market analysis and consumer insights. The report revealed that the UAE’s total e-commerce market size reached AED 27.5

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Mouawad strategically enhances its customer experience for e-commerce with FeatureMind’s omnichannel expertise

News Desk 2 14/05/2024

FeatureMind, a leading provider of  digital retail solutions based in the United Arab Emirates and Türkiye, today announces the e-commerce expansion for their customer, Mouawad, an international luxury jewellery and watchmaking brand. With FeatureMind’s omnichannel expertise, Mouawad has launched into the digital sphere in the United Arab Emirates, Kingdom of Saudi

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E-Commerce market in Saudi Arabia poised to reach US$25 bn by 2029

News Desk 2 11/05/2024

Dubai-based E-commerce leader WebCastle Technologies, which has recently entered the Saudi Arabian market, has been bestowed upon the prestigious Best E-Commerce Agency Award – KSA 2024 for its outstanding performance at the 6th Middle East Retail & E-Commerce Summit and Awards KSA held at the Marriott Hotel in Riyadh on May 1, 2024. Mr Jabir […]

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Yango to showcase latest technologies for logistics and e-commerce optimization at Seamless Middle East 2024

News Desk 2 10/05/2024

Yango, a global tech company, is set to showcase its latest solutions for business process optimization at Seamless 2024 in Dubai. The event will feature autonomous last-mile delivery robots, a comprehensive tech stack for e-grocery businesses, and the debut of Yango’s robotic pick-and-place platform and other solutions to streamline warehouse automation. All these

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Ramadan Shop Mixes Traditional and Modern Touches Across a Curated Range of Apparel, Home Décor, and Accessories

News Desk 1 21/03/2024

Those looking for Ramadan gifts that go beyond one-time-use, conventional designs, then Ramadan Shop is the new go-to online shopping destination. Conceptualized with a love for celebrating the Holy Month, the UAE-based e-commerce platform was built on the premise of getting into the spirit, sharing, and spreading cheer during the period and beyond whether one […]

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Flextock; Rapidly Emerging E-Commerce Enabler Bolsters Regional Presence

News Desk 1 05/12/2023

Flextock, a leading e-commerce enabler in the Middle East, is solidifying its presence in the region. Co-founded by CEO, Mohamed Mossaad and COO, Enas Siam, the start-up launched in January 2021 and witnessed remarkable results shortly after expanding into Saudi Arabia. This enabled the tech-centric company to 10x its Year-over-Year (YoY) net revenues last year […]

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Introducing Shiplifier, A Unified Platform Set to Streamline E-Commerce Shipping & Logistics 

News Desk 1 20/11/2023

Shiplifier, a homegrown platform providing seamless shipping solutions under one dashboard, has formally launched operations, coming in as a key solution to ecommerce businesses to secure reduced shipping rates from multiple shipping companies.  At the North Star’s Supernova Competition held at GITEX in 2022, Shiplifier were a finalist for its Top 10 Startup of the

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Lineage Acquires Warehousing and e-Commerce Assets of Burris Logistics

News Desk 1 06/10/2023

Lineage Logistics (“Lineage” or the “Company”), one of the world’s leading temperature-controlled industrial REITs and integrated solutions providers, today announced the acquisition of eight facilities from Burris Logistics (“Burris”), a leading temperature-controlled food distribution company. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Shopping Business GCC UAE

49% of UAE residents use e-commerce apps to shop online

Arnold Pinto 01/09/2023 0

Latest YouGov survey reveals mobile-centric revolution in progress According to the latest YouGov survey of retail shopping trends in the UAE, 49% of UAE-based shoppers use e-commerce apps as their preferred online shopping option. The study also confirms that 40% of UAE-based residents rely on social media e-shops, 36% prefer web browsers on smartphones, and […]

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Saudi Arabia’s Entrepreneurial Space Boosted By Surge In Ramadan E-Commerce

News Editor 08/05/2023 0

Saudi Arabia’s Entrepreneurial Space Boosted By Surge In Ramadan E-Commerce: The surge in e-commerce during the holy month of Ramadan presents an ample opportunity for the entrepreneurship environment in Saudi Arabia. Despite the global price hikes and economic instability seen across the world, Saudi citizens were expected to spend more in Ramadan 2023 than they

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Internet Commerce Summit 2023

News Desk 2 15/03/2023

More than 150 experts will address a gathering of over 500 delegates belonging to 300 companies on the phenomenal growth of the E-commerce sector that is expected to generate US$11.78 billion annual revenue in the UAE and US$32.85 billion in the GCC region this year and the factors behind the growth – at the first […]

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Economic Integration Committee meeting discusses draft law

News Desk 2 01/03/2023

Abu Dhabi, 1 March 2023: The Economic Integration Committee held its second meeting for the year 2023, chaired by H.E. Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy. The meeting was attended by Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, and representatives of local economic development departments from all emirates […]

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E-Commerce specialist HOD partners with Tamil Mart in a joint venture E-commerce platform

News Desk 2 06/01/2023

Date: Dubai, January 6, 2023 News Highlights: Tamil Mart is the first dedicated physical and digital store for Tamil and South Indian products in the Gulf Region; Tamil population currently is estimated to be around 90 million across the world, including 76 million living in India, five million in Sri Lanka with the rest spread […]