MEA

2021: The year Crtl C + Ctrl V won’t work
newsletters | Jan, 2021
Social media penetration stands at 99% in UAE and 72% in KSA.

White Friday – The Evolution of Consumer Sentiment
newsletters | Dec, 2020
An interesting factor is that an overwhelmingly large proportion of consumers believe that discounts during the white/yellow friday period are higher online than they are...

Dark Kitchens – The Bright Future of Food Services
newsletters | Nov, 2020
Pre-COVID estimates of $16bn, the food services market is now estimated at $9bn in UAE as lockdown restrictions suppressed the sector....

The Power of Exclusive Sales – Amazon Prime Day UAE 2020
newsletters | Nov, 2020
Consumers took advantage of the ~3000 deals on Amazon UAE during Prime Day which offered an average discount of 25-30%.

“Add to Cart” || Anticipations of Festive Sales in UAE
newsletters | Nov, 2020
Q4 Festive sales to reach ~$1.5 Bn at a 65% y-o-y growth rate

e-Grocery in UAE & KSA: Q3 Update Report Pre-view
newsletters | Oct, 2020
MENA e-Grocery GMV had been growing in double digits YoY until 2019, and was expected to grow at ~60%. However, Covid-19 has more than doubled the eGrocery markets in UAE...

Retail-Tech – The next start-up opportunity
newsletters | Jul, 2020
This is reflected in the ~15-25% increase in online shoppers in the first few weeks of lockdown. ~30-50% of the customers increased their online purchase for the essentia...

Retail-Tech – The next start-up opportunity
reports | Jul, 2020
~30-50% of the customers increased their online purchase for the essential categories. This behavior is not just a one-time trend, a significant portion of these online m...

Hypergrowth in eGrocery – The new-age digital playing field
newsletters | Jun, 2020
This increase in eGrocery purchases was propelled in part by a significant number of first-time users of online grocery platforms. What is interesting is that consumers d...

How MENA is shopping post COVID-19?
newsletters | May, 2020
Lockdown measures have led to growth for e-tail. The growth rate during the lockdown has been ~20% by order volume and ~40% by value resulting in annualized GMV of $11 Bn...

How will MENA order online post COVID-19?
reports | Apr, 2020
UAE's internet penetration rose to 99% in 2019, while for KSA it touched 99% in 2019.

COVID-19 Pandemic; E-tail the lifeline of MENA
newsletters | Apr, 2020
Grocery is the hottest category with 300%+ jump in daily order volume

Ramadan and Covid-19 Pandemic; an ordeal for retail
newsletters | Apr, 2020
E-tailers generate ~25% of their annual GMV during Ramadan time, which when compared with White/Yellow Friday sale, stands at ~5%. Brands also realize the importance of R...

Venture Studios – Innovations in start-up building in MENA
newsletters | Mar, 2020
Venture Studio - A new business model is emerging to support the start-up building space globally

Home delivery of Food-tainment
reports | Feb, 2020
UAE's internet penetration rose to 99% in 2019, while for KSA it touched 99% in 2019.

MENA gearing up for Ramadan – Fashion insights
newsletters | Jan, 2020
1. Fashion shopping in Ramadan peaks during Eid week Fashion is the most exciting retail category, when it comes to Ramadan shopping in MENA. Excitement levels for clothi...

Middle East Online Retail comes of age (Part 2)
newsletters | Jan, 2020
1: Niche models gain traction Noon and Amazon have emerged as the key players in the online marketplace in the region. However, niche players have also emerged who eith...

Middle East Online Retail comes of age in 2019
newsletters | Jan, 2020
Insight 1: Fast-paced etailing market growth in 2019 Online retail market grew at a fast pace this year compared to last few years – greater than 35% this year compared...

November Online Festive Sales Expected to Soar
newsletters | Nov, 2019
There are four key insights that we want to highlight from our study: Published on: Nov 2019 Customer excitement for the November sales season in both UAE and KSA is at i...

The 3A’s shaping the food service market of UAE
newsletters | Nov, 2019
Published on: Nov 2019 Food service market of UAE is ~$ 15 Bn in size. The market took a hit in revenues during early 2018 due to implementation of VAT, but the sector is...

Retail Technology – The Next Frontier
reports | Oct, 2019
Middle East is a cluster of regions: GCC, Levant and North Africa. This region is bound by a common language but is different demographically and economically...

Innovation in business model helping improve online deliveries perform...
newsletters | Sep, 2019
Buy Full Report Logistics is driving eCommerce in GCC; the two key sectors of Etail and online food deliveries stand at ~$11 Bn, expected to grow ~3X in next five years P...

GCC – World’s first omni-channel superapp?
newsletters | Aug, 2019
GCC – a unique market showing characteristics of both developed and developing markets GCC countries have most of their population concentrated in urban centres. This h...

Can MENA Have A Superapp?
newsletters | Jul, 2019
Globally, apps are taking superapp journey by adding services to its offering and increasing per-customer revenue Published on: Jul 2019 A country/region becomes superapp...

How Consumers in MENA are planning their CPG shopping this Ramadan
reports | May, 2019
Preparation for Ramadan starts one month in advance and celebration continues 2 weeks post Eid, making it the longest celebrated festival globally...

How consumers in MENA are planning their Fashion shopping this Ramadan...
reports | May, 2019
Preparation for Ramadan starts one month in advance and celebration continues 2 weeks post Eid, making it the longest celebrated festival globally...

How consumers in MENA are planning their Electronics shopping this Ram...
reports | May, 2019
Preparation for Ramadan starts one month in advance and celebration continues 2 weeks post Eid, making it the longest celebrated festival globally...

Online Grocery Market Updates | Middle-East
newsletters | Jan, 2019
Buy Full Report Share of organized grocery retail in UAE+KSA is expected to increase to 80% by 2022, from current 60%; Unorganized grocery retail to shrink Published on: ...

The Rise of E-Commerce in MENA
articles | Dec, 2018
Buy Full Report Published on: Dec 2018 The Middle East e-commerce market is heating up with the increasing competition, driven primarily by the UAE and Saudi Arabia. Acco...

Fintech Insights | Middle-East
newsletters | Oct, 2018
1. Fintech: Funding in MENA fintech is led by lending and payment focused start-ups Published on: Oct 2018 Fintech based start-ups in the MENA region are seeing a lot of ...

Cab Aggregation Insights | Middle-East
newsletters | Sep, 2018
1. Cab: After a first wave of rapid growth, MENA’s cab hailing market is ready for the next wave of expansion into smaller cities and realize its huge potential Publish...

LED Lighting Systems – The New Normal for Lighting in Middle Eas...
reports | Aug, 2018
INTRODUCTION – Evolution of Lighting Systems The global lighting industry has seen a huge evolution right from incandescent to the light emitting diodes (LED...

Middle East Facility Management Market – Going Smart to Sustain ...
reports | Aug, 2018
INTRODUCTION – Evolution of FM Service Facility Management (FM) has been one of the prominent sector longing for complete recognition over a long period of t...

KSA BUDGET – Fostering Diversification From Oil Dependency
reports | Jan, 2018
INTRODUCTION An aggressive budget by Saudi Arabia to lessen dependency on oil The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is on a spending spree to decrease their dependence on oi...

Smart Solutions Market: Focus Qatar
articles | Oct, 2017
Buy Full Report In today’s fast-changing world, smart solutions such as self-sufficient energy homes, efficient utility services, self-driving cars, smart healthcare ba...

Online retail in MENA – Ready to roar
articles | Oct, 2017
Buy Full Report This document is an article which covers the expected growth of online retail industry in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) by 2020. A Watershed Moment ...

2018 – A tipping point for online retail in the Middle East
articles | Oct, 2017
As highlighted in our previous paper, “Understanding the inflection point for Online Retail”, indexing from the year when online share crossed 0.5% of total retail, w...

Yellow Pages Going Online In Middle East
Case studies | Oct, 2017
The goal of the project was to develop a comprehensive market strategy for an online classifieds player in the Middle East. The firm wanted to expand to a new geography a...