Foodonclick enters Saudi and Lebanon. Can they replicate their success in Turkey and UAE? Who will own online food delivery in Saudi Arabia? With Foodonclick, the Arab arm of Turkish giant Yemeksepeti, announcing expansion into... Aline Mayard • 22 October, 2013 Food delivery Food & Beverage
BusinessPulse's workshop about the latest trends in e-commerce and trading BusinessPulse, an online portal that provides advice and support to SMEs in the region, is organizing a workshop on the 28th of October in... Wamda • 16 October, 2013 Dubai Workshops
Is Algeria ready for an online supermarket? Despite significant challenges for e-commerce sites in Algeria – including the fact that only 14% of Algerians are internet users – t... Aline Mayard • 20 October, 2013 algeria
Jordan Can Jordan's Voga Closet scale its e-commerce store without offering cash-on-delivery? [Update: Voga Closet is now offering Cash on Delivery] Needless to say, online payment is a serious issue for e-commerce websites in... Reine Farhat • 06 October, 2013 cash-on-delivery Shipping Payment Gateways
Aramex, Google, PayPal, and ShopGo launch EZStore.me to help offline retailers go online With 30 million people shopping online today in the Middle East and North Africa, in a market expected to reach $15 billion by 2015,... Nina Curley • 07 October, 2013 E-commerce
How to reduce cash-on-delivery in Middle East e-commerce At a roundtable hosted by PayPal last week, representatives from some of the region’s biggest e-commerce players gathered to discuss the r... Kia Davis • 29 September, 2013 cash-on-delivery Payment Gateways E-commerce
How Dubai media machine AWI is turning traffic into transactions with new car portal ArabsTurbo In classifieds, Egypt has become a highly competitive market, with companies like the revamped Waseet, Dubizzle, and Avito’s Bekam duking i... Glen Dalakian II • 29 September, 2013 classified Content Portals
How e-commerce site Kahenas overcame local challenges to sell stunning Moroccan designs Preserving national heritage is a concern for many cultures today, as globalization causes the production and consumption of similar items... Wiem Melki • 26 September, 2013 Art E-commerce
What did startups learn at Astrolabs' recent workshop in Amman? After their first Scaling Online Startups (SOS) workshop in Dubai this past May, and subsequent workshops in Riyadh and Beirut,... Glen Dalakian II • 24 September, 2013 Astrolabs Workshops Marketing
What are the most surprising e-commerce trends in the Middle East this year? After PayPal released its Insights report yesterday, which details trends in e-commerce in the Middle East, we chatted with Elias Ghanem,... Nina Curley • 24 September, 2013 PayPal Payment Gateways E-commerce
PayPal Insights: E-commerce in the Middle East [Report] A new report by PayPal takes a comprehensive look at statistics and trends in e-commerce in the Middle East, specifically the UAE, Saudi... Wamda • 23 September, 2013 M-commerce Mobile Penetration PayPal
PayPal Insights e-commerce report reveals trends in mobile, travel in the Middle East The idea that mobile is the future of e-commerce isn’t new, but it may surprise some to learn that shoppers in the Gulf already p... Nina Curley • 23 September, 2013 Mobile Penetration Travel Mobile
Jordan Can e-commerce site Cazamoda overcome the challenges of family business? As a market for e-commerce builds in the region, many offline retailers are considering going online to launch their own e-commerce... Reine Farhat • 22 September, 2013 Challenges Logistics Namshi
Empowering Moroccan artisans to sell on Etsy and Ebay With the success of Etsy and Ebay, artisans can now become entrepreneurs more easily and market their products to a large global... Aline Mayard • 17 September, 2013 Social Entrepreneurship
Edgy streetwear brand challenges sedate Egyptian fashion market Young Egyptian streetwear brand Krak Baby has successfully brought 1990s-revival trucker hats and graphic t-shirts to the local fashion... Ahmed Gabr • 08 October, 2013
How ArabHardware built a strong community in Egypt and pivoted into e-commerce It’s not every day that a forum gains enough of a following to turn into an e-commerce store. But this is what Egypt’s ArabHardware has... Glen Dalakian II • 03 September, 2013 Hardware Content Portals Arabic Content
The Future of E-Commerce panel in Dubai Dubai Internet City will be hosting a panel discussion on the transformation of the e-commerce industry in the Middle East and the need... Wamda • 30 August, 2013 E-commerce
Mumzworld seeks investment from 'empowered' women angels; how it's persuading moms to buy online Mumzworld, the Dubai-based e-commerce portal for goods related to mothers, children, and babies, has announced that it’s open for a new r... Nina Curley • 28 August, 2013 Angel Investment E-commerce Women
How the Arab startup ecosystem grew in 2012 [Videographic] In the past year, the startup ecosystem in the Arab region took a leap forward, with several new launches, a few major acquisitions, and a ... Maya Rahal • 29 August, 2013 Acquisitions Investment
How Namshi is doubling down on operations as it goes from startup to scaleup “I can't stress how much we're trying to break away from the bubble and hype around our funding rounds, and see ourselves as a startup t... Glen Dalakian II • 25 August, 2013 Logistics Dubai Shipping
UAE eCommerce Summit The UAE eCommerce Summit is the first installment of a new annual event that seeks to highlight the latest innovations in the eCommerce... Wamda • 26 August, 2013 E-commerce
ShopGo makes it easier for any e-commerce company to manage logistics with Aramex This month, e-commerce solution ShopGo (a Wamda portfolio company) has released Aramex Suite, a new module that allows e-commerce stores to... Nina Curley • 18 August, 2013 Logistics E-commerce
Maghreb 3 ways Moroccan online gift retailer Mescadeaux is acquiring customers When Youssef Hassar got married last year, there was only one problem: he and his wife couldn’t agree on the wedding list. His wife w... Aline Mayard • 25 August, 2013 Gifts Lean Methodology E-commerce
How CashU spinoff PayFort is trying to improve Cash on Delivery The region’s newest payment gateway is pioneering some interesting new options for consumers to buy online. Launched in Dubai in late ... Glen Dalakian II • 14 August, 2013 Payment Gateways E-commerce