Dubai: Did that online order you were expecting by February 14 fail to turn up? You may not be the only one to be disappointed. UAE shoppers are finding their orders are getting...

Dubai: Jeff Bezos met top film stars, Shahrukh Khan being among them, and made promises of spending $1 billion in India to take the Amazon story forward. But it is who he did not ...

These entities free up entrepreneurs to focus on their core roles Successful start-ups solve pressing problems for which consumers are willing to pay. In the process, they more of...

Ecommerce has been the buzz in the UAE business community for some time now. After all, there is the high smartphone penetration, relatively high disposable incomes, and a signif...

By Sandeep Ganediwalla and Anuj Kumar, Special to Gulf News The internet has led to hyper-growth across industries — watching movies or TV series on web streaming is no except...

Dubai: The UAE’s online shopping universe is far from being a two-horse race between Amazon and noon. The two dominate when it comes to marketplaces, but in individual categories...

Consumer shopping behaviour has been evolving rapidly. Earlier, consumers flocked to mom-and-pop stores that typically catered to a single category, then came high-street stores, w...

Highlights As much as $1.5 billion is spent by UAE shoppers at online portals outside of the UAE. It comes down to price: Buying from an overseas site would still be cheape...

Online retail in the Middle East and North Africa is expected to cross $10 billion in the coming year. A key enabler to online retail is the strength of the logistics sector, as th...

A true omnichannel approach that puts power into the hands of shoppers is what is going to strengthen the UAE and GCC region's retail sector, experts at the 2019 Middle East Retail...