Ecommerce news in the Middle East

An overview of news, trends and research in Ecommerce consulting in the Middle East:

Saudi e-commerce platform makes debut on Tadawul stock exchange In the second listing this year on Saudi Arabia’s stock exchange, Nice One has gone public, with its market cap jumping notably on its first day of trading.
08 January 2025
Middle East retail hotspots rise in global Kearney development index The MENA region is well positioned to become one of retailing’s next big hot spots, according to the Global Retail Development Index (GRDI) from Kearney, with 8 of the top 40 slots in the index held
28 February 2024
Ramadan consumers in UAE and KSA to celebrate in different ways The blessed month of Ramadan is soon among us.
18 February 2024
Majority of GCC consumers participate in sales promotion events In a sign of high consumer spending linked with robust economic growth, consumers in the UAE have been shown to be participating at very high levels in special sales promotions.
15 December 2023
How SMEs can embrace technologies to thrive By embracing technological advancements, SMEs can not only survive, but also thrive in the modern business landscape, writes Fadi Dole, associate partner in the Riyadh office of Acuvon Consulting.
24 November 2023
UAE and KSA consumers re-purposing their spending habits Consumers in Saudi Arabia and the UAE are re-purposing their spending habits in response to the current economic climate, although they remain notably more upbeat than their global peers on the outlo
14 November 2023
Saudi Seasons cannibalising revenue from non-season period The Saudi Seasons initiative has been designed to boost tourism revenue and get people spending, but new research shows that the initiative might backfire on non-season periods.
10 August 2023
Booming Saudi e-commerce market shifting to homegrown players Saudi Arabia’s e-commerce market has largely depended on international marketplaces to fulfil the needs of its consumers.
07 August 2023
How Ramadan impacts the consumer behaviour of Saudis As the 2023 edition of Ramadan takes places, new research by Strategic Gears has found that consumer behaviour during the holy month will differ (markedly) from other periods of the year.
05 April 2023
Khaleej Digital helps LG refresh its online channels for Iraq LG Electronics has refreshed its online footprint for Iraqi customers, with the revamped website developed in conjunction with Khaleej Digital.
22 July 2022
Holy month of Ramadan to drive $6.2 billion e-commerce feast in MENA The holy month of Ramadan began this weekend, a period of togetherness and joy for Muslims all over the world.
04 April 2022
Makram Debbas and Sami Darouni on navigating the future of retail As consumers change, GCC retailers must do more than keep pace.
22 March 2022
Saudi Arabia’s e-commerce market to hit SAR 50 billion by 2025 Saudi Arabia’s e-commerce market has witnessed rapid growth in recent years, with sales increasing by more than 30 percent on average annually, according to a report by Boston Consulting Group and Me
02 March 2022
Will Saudi Arabia's booming e-commerce transform supply chains? As Saudi Arabia’s economy continues its re-emergence from the Covid-19 pandemic, companies and industries are operating in environments fundamentally different from the pre-outbreak timeline.
16 February 2022
Saudi and UAE lead in Kearney’s emerging markets retail index Global management consulting firm Kearney has released the latest edition of its Global Retail Development Index, a bi-annual study into the market attractiveness and maturity of retail markets in em
03 January 2022
7 charts on Black Friday trends in the Middle East and North Africa The 2021 edition of Black Friday is – as anticipated – the largest ever in the Middle East. Seven charts on key consumer trends.
07 December 2021
E-commerce with rapid delivery is taking off: $20 billion by 2024 Quick commerce (q-commerce) – delivery within two hours of ordering – in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is set to touch $20 billion in market value by 2024, powered primarily by the food deliver
09 August 2021
MENA’s digital economy surging ahead to $100 billion barrier MENA’s consumer digital economy is set to double in the coming three years to reach $100 billion, according to a new report by RedSeer.
05 July 2021
Deloitte, AWS and SAP launch e-commerce program for Saudi youths Deloitte has teamed up with technology giants AWS and SAP to launch a new e-commerce program for Saudi youths, with the aim of grooming them for a career in the rapidly growing field.
05 July 2021
Dogma Alares helps home retailer enhance its customer service Strategy and design consultancy Dogma Alares has helped retail company Karaca ramp up its online customer experience to meet current trends – successfully cutting 30% of the latter’s customer complai
07 June 2021
Retailers prepare for record online sales during Ramadan Today Ramadan kicks off, and retailers are set to benefit from the festive optimism unfolding across the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
13 April 2021
Most KSA and UAE consumers will spend during Black Friday Over three quarters of consumers in Saudi Arabia and the UAE is planning to buy something this weekend, when the Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping craze unfolds.
27 November 2020
Online grocery sales in KSA and UAE doubles during Covid-19 Once among the slowest ecommerce segments in the Middle East, e-groceries have been thrown into the spotlight due to the Covid-19 crisis.
29 October 2020
GCC's e-commerce sector surging ahead thanks to Covid-19 Covid-19 and all the resultant market conditions have proved a catalyst for the GCC’s e-commerce market, which was already building up steam over the last years.
09 October 2020
Middle East consumer behaviour changing and shifting online Despite feeling the financial strain from Covid-19, consumers across the Middle East are still willing to spend more in the near future, although patterns of consumption are likely to change.
24 July 2020
Slow growing Middle East ecommerce market sees positive signs The digital revolution is underway among Middle Eastern youth – at least with respect to online shopping.
27 May 2019
GCC sharing economy reaches $10 billion mark, but challenges remain The GCC sharing-economy has cracked the $10 billion mark in consumer spending, but will need tailored national measures to overcome key challenges and unlock its full potential according to a report
08 January 2018

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