Tag: eCommerce
Walmart begins preparation for Flipkart’s $10bn IPO
Retail giant Walmart has hired Goldman Sachs, the multinational investment bank and financial services company, to explore an initial share sale of its Flipkart...
UAE’s noon to make investments in mother and baby market
UAE’s homegrown eCommerce platform noon.com is planning to make a substantial investment to expand its mother and baby online market, its founder Mohammed Albbar...
UAE’s Ounass and Barakatalan unite to give the best of shopping...
Shoppers at one of the trendiest fashion e-commerce websites in the middle east, Ounass can now save even more with discount codes & offers...
India’s Flipkart acquires homegrown AR startup Scapic; Aims better virtual customer...
In an attempt to boost its immersive shopping experience capabilities for customers, Walmart's Indian subsidiary Flipkart Group has acquired Augmented Reality (AR) startup Scapic.
As...
Asia’s richest man takes on foreign eCommerce giants in India’s festive...
It was by offering $2 data plans and free voice calls that billionaire Mukesh Ambani demolished rivals in India's telecommunications market.
Four years later, to...
WhatsApp adds shopping button to purchase products directly from chat
US-based social media conglomerate, Facebook introduced a new shopping button in its subsidiary messenger app WhatsApp Business globally, which enables users check out available...
CBUAE unveils new regulations to improve digital payments
UAE's apex bank, the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has introduced new regulations for Stored Value Facilities (SVF) in the country's financial landscape.
Stored...
India’s Freshtohome raises $121mn; Plans Middle East expansion
India-based eCommerce platform for meat and fish, Freshtohome has raised $121 million in Series C funding led by investors including Dubai’s sovereign wealth.
The company...
