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Quiqup: Transforming Saudi Arabia’s E-Commerce Infrastructure
By 2030, e-commerce will account for 46% of Saudi Arabia’s retail sector. This surge in e-commerce activity is unlocking fresh opportunities across the logistics and fulfillment landscape. With a rising demand for convenience and faster service, e-commerce firms are speeding up their delivery times, and quick commerce is expanding beyond everyday essentials. Several regional and global players have chosen to set up a business in Saudi Arabia to support the market’s growth trajectory and meet its evolving demands. One noteworthy […]
Lenskart: Gaining First-Mover Advantage in the Saudi Eyewear Market
Saudi Arabia offers the largest consumer market in the Gulf region, with a population exceeding 32 million. A rapidly expanding economy, paired with population growth and a subsequent rise in consumer demand, lays a sturdy foundation for the growth of the retail and e-commerce markets. The retail sector, in particular, is a significant economic construct, forecast to be worth SAR159 billion ($42 billion) in 2024, with its share of non-oil GDP at 22.8% in the third quarter of 2022. Vision […]
Saudi Arabia Champions E-commerce: SMEs take the digital challenge with PepsiCo Scale Up Accelerator
The digital space of today has grown to innovate for all types of businesses. Thanks to the accessibility of tech and digital solutions, more and more SMEs are making the shift towards a data-driven and digitally-savvy mode of operation. A prominent aspect of this transition is the uptick in e-commerce in Saudi Arabia that the world has seen in the past few years, during which the pandemic has accelerated at an unexpected rate. Saudi Arabia remains a prime environment for […]
Celebrating 10 years of Pioneers: el Grocer, on the power of long-lasting relationships
Contributed by: Nader Amiri, founder of el Grocer “MENA, especially UAE, is a great place to start, and the pandemic proved that. No one did better than the UAE in turning a global problem into an opportunity. The vision, the determination, the openness to ideas, action orientation, and risk-taking: we see this nowhere else in the world.” They say, “you can’t predict the future. You have to create it.” There are certainly trends to follow, but ultimately it is about […]