Recurrent Ventures announced that it has acquired independent digital media company Donut Media. Donut is renowned for its massive YouTube channel, which garners millions of views every week on a wide variety of automotive entertainment videos. This acquisition marks Recurrent’s first acquisition in the video space, representing gains in social, video, and eCommerce capabilities, and […]
Trade enabler, DP World, announced the launch of its global wholesale eCommerce platform DUBUY.com in Kenya. This latest expansion of DUBUY.com follows its successful launch in Rwanda earlier this year, where the platform has become a major gateway for trade in the East Africa region. The move into Kenya demonstrates DUBUY.com’s commitment to supporting the […]
Selfdrive.om, a car rental application which is an entity of Pinewoods Technology Services, has launched its services in Oman with the aim of expanding their presence beyond UAE. Selfdrive.om is an eCommerce platform that leverages technology to cater to the ever-increasing needs of the modern customer for convenient mobility. The car rental app will offer […]
On shopping carts and abandonment issues… Cart abandonment is pretty high up on the list of things that keep marketers up at night. And with good reason. According to a report from SaleCycle the average rate at which a consumer abandons their shopping cart before making a purchase is over 84 per cent. The travel […]
PARCLL, a global eCommerce logistics solutions provider and DesktopShipper, a shipping software solutions provider, have announced a partnership that enables domestic and cross-border sellers to access PARCLL’s extensive last-mile delivery services on the DesktopShipper platform. Through DesktopShipper, eCommerce fulfillment companies will have easy access to PARCLL’s wide range of domestic and cross-border last-mile delivery services […]
Capiter, a Cairo-based B2B eCommerce marketplace that brings together Manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers on one platform, announced the opening of its new office in Dubai, UAE. The announcement marks the first step in the company’s plan for regional expansion and penetration of Arab markets, and a few weeks after raising an investment of $33 million […]
Aleran Software announced the launch of its Stripe integration capability for its Unified Commerce Platform. The Stripe integration will allow payment processing for online orders across Aleran’s B2B, DTC, and B2C eCommerce solutions. “Now manufacturers and sales agencies who already have an account with Stripe or are interested in Stripe’s payment processing will have a […]
A couple of years ago, email was the most popular B2B medium, followed by eCommerce, and then phone orders. Today, the top two have switched places. And unfortunately, B2B suppliers are failing buyers. New research has found that 52 per cent of eCommerce sites are not fully meeting expectations. As more purchasing has moved online, […]
Emakina MENA has announced its strategic alliance with Elastic Path, an eCommerce software provider for brands leveraging composable Commerce. This partnership accelerates Emakina’s move towards consolidating composable Commerce with their user-centric strategy, design and technical capabilities. “Emakina is a partner-first organisation. I’ve worked with them for many years throughout my career and they are well […]
Sustainability and authentication can’t be ignored in the luxury resale economy. How do resale marketers make their case for customer trust? Luxury apparels worth trillions sit in closets, and probably half of them are collecting dust. The most basic solution would be resale. With the Kardashians and Bollywood star Deepika Padukone endorsing pre-owned luxury items, […]
