U.A.E Emaar Malls acquires 51% stake of online fashion retailer Namshi for $151M Global Fashion Group (GFG), an international online fashion destination, announced today a strategic partnership with Emaar Malls, the... Rana Freifer • 24 May, 2017 Namshi Emaar Malls Mohamed Alabbar
U.A.E Jadopado is acquired by Mohamed Alabbar Editor's note: this story has been update May 11 to include the acquirers of Jadopado and a comment from Omar Kassim. In a statement... Wamda • 02 May, 2017 JadoPado uae noon.com
Global Startup Watch: startup civil wars, rich Arabs, and Egypt's illicit entrepreneurs The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your... Rachel Williamson • 20 April, 2017 Startup Watch investors fake news
Global You created a store within a marketplace. Now what? [Opinion] A very common approach for brands and retailers that want to start selling online is to set up a ‘shop-in-shop’, or a branded... Yorgos Kleivokiotis • 23 February, 2017 ecommerce marketplace Souq.com
Saudi Arabia Saudi ecommerce set to soar [Infographic] The Saudi ecommerce market is growing fast. (Image via Wamda) There are very good reasons why Saudi Arabia is a country of... Rachel Williamson • 20 December, 2015 Go Gulf JadoPado ksa
Regional Egypt’s Noongam wins top prize at The Entrepreneur Day Egyptian comic book publishers, Noongam, have snagged the biggest prize at DSOA’s The Entrepreneur Day with their platform Magnoon. Founder ... Pamela Kesrouani • 17 December, 2015 Mea 360 Just Mop Guiddoo World
Regional Is COD still the only way for ecommerce? As the ecommerce market in MENA continues to grow by more than 40 percent annually, so does the urge to challenge the dominance of cash on... Maysaa Ajjan • 02 December, 2015 JadoPado online payment MENA
U.A.E UAE's JadoPado raises $4M Series A JadoPado CEO Omar Kassim. (Image via ResellerME.com) Online marketplace JadoPado has sold a 14.8 percent equity stake for $4 million,... Rachel Williamson • 02 November, 2015 JadoPado acquisition Series A