Sixty-five to 75 per cent of established businesses’ workloads rely on legacy mainframe backends. This year they must move to the cloud and re-factor their digital offerings into cloud-native microservices to achieve the scale, agility, and reliability required for always-on digital experiences that can compete with digital disruptors like Amazon.ae In 2022, as with the […]
Slide, a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform for GCC, has raised $1.75 million in funding to accelerate its regional expansion following its beta launch in December 2021. This round of funding saw participation from Unifonic through its investment arm “UnifonicX”, alongside a number of strategic angel investors from the region. Slide provides businesses with […]
Due to changes in customers’ needs following the pandemic, the business model once proven for the region is no longer relevant. Announcing the launch of its comprehensive new report, written in collaboration with NielsenIQ, an Advent International portfolio company, Bain & Company Middle East highlights how companies operating in the Gulf Cooperating Council (GCC) have […]
Consumer intelligence platform, D/A released a report demonstrating that the GCC remains relatively immune to the key issues affecting consumer sentiment According to the latest research by consumer intelligence platform, D/A, owners of Sila, an Arabic-native, AI-enabled consumer intelligence platform, despite a general decline in net positivity across all global markets, the GCC’s Arabic speakers […]
Shorages, a UAE-based eCommerce fulfilment startup, announced that it has raised a seed round of $700,000 to enable international eCommerce brands to tap into the GCC market. Shorages, which launched its fulfilment services in December 2019, offers brands the digital, regulatory and warehouse infrastructure needed to unlock online sales in the GCC. Its fulfilment centres […]
In the past 18 months or so, our lives have been turned upside down. Whether it’s our social interactions, work or shopping habits, we’ve had to reevaluate and redesign our environments to fall in line with the new norms thrust upon us. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) ensured that effective actions were taken quickly by […]
The Advertising Business Group (ABG) and Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB GCC) have partnered with the Trustworthy Accountability Group (TAG) – a cross-industry self-regulatory initiative to fight criminal activity and promote brand safety in the digital advertising supply chain – to launch TAG’s international standards in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region of the Middle East. Companies in the region are […]
L’Oréal Middle East has selected Accenture to help the beauty group across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) use data and advanced technologies to deliver a more authentic and human-centred consumer experience across its brands. Accenture Interactive will leverage its expertise in data-driven marketing transformation to provide L’Oréal Middle East a more precise and connected approach […]
GoBazzar announced the launch of its services in Saudi Arabia and is set to expand in the GCC by December 2021. Redefining how consumers shop, GoBazzar’s services will enable shoppers to compare, review and have access to the best products at competitive prices. Mahmoud Akrin, CEO of GoBazzar said, “At present, we are pleased to […]
Dubai CommerCity has partnered with Creative971 to support the growth of the eCommerce market in the GCC and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region by helping businesses establish their own online stores or digitally transform their business. Dubai CommerCity’s 360-degree on-site guidance for eCommerce businesses supported by Creative971’s expertise in eCommerce website UI/UX […]
