Truck parts distributor reduces sales order processing time by 30 per cent. Cloud company Infor announced that Midwest Wheel Companies, truck parts distributors in the Midwestern U.S., is using Infor Coleman AI-driven parts recommendations to boost customer service — reducing sales order processing time by 30 per cent and helping customers save money by ordering […]
Spotify rounded up some of the top artists and songs streamed during Eid Al Fitr breaks in 2019 and 2020 in the UAE. Spotify has been taking particular interest in building a sense of community on and offline in the Middle East. In 2018, Spotify was officially launched in a range of countries across the […]
Cybersecurity company Sophos has identified a stash of 167 counterfeit Android and iOS apps that attackers are using to steal money from people who believe they have installed a financial trading, banking or cryptocurrency app from a well-known and trusted organization. A report on the findings, Fake Android and iOS apps disguised as trading and […]
Snap Inc. has launched its new entertainment platform Spotlight in markets across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), enabling its audience of approximately 75 million users in the region to now shine a light on the most entertaining Snaps created by the Snapchat community. With around 5 billion Snaps created each day on average, […]
eCommerce and Retail Media advertising agency Channel Bakers announced it will partner with Profitero, a global SaaS company providing eCommerce insights to 4,000 consumer brands. According to Joshua Kreitzer, agency Founder and CEO, Profitero also has named Channel Bakers a “Certified Profitero Pro Partner” that can combine these analytics with advertising, content and supply chain […]
FusionIQ, an investment research and technology provider, announced the addition of more than 30 alternative investment products to its workstation through integration with Galaxy Plus. Alongside equities and fixed income products, FusionIQ customers can now analyse and invest in a variety of alternative investment strategies. Recent macroeconomic and industry events have highlighted important consideration for […]
Knight Frank has strengthened its Middle East Research team with the appointment of Faisal Durrani as Head of Middle East Research to cement its position in the region as the go-to source for property market intelligence. Faisal brings a wealth of in-depth local market knowledge to the Middle East Research team. He will be working […]
Retail giant Walmart announced it’s acquiring Tel Aviv-based startup Zeekit, which allows consumers to virtually “try on” clothing when shopping online. The company leverages a combination of real-time image processing, computer vision, deep learning and other AI technology to show shoppers how they would look in an item by way of a simulation that takes […]
Deloitte Digital and Snap Inc. have conducted a report to understand the potential of Augmented Reality (AR) details of which find a place in their report entitled Consumer Augmented Reality. The report, which evaluated responses from 15,000 consumers, including users from the US, UAE, KSA, shows that AR has the power to impact a business’ […]
Within the first year, C³ has plans to launch 150 brand locations across UAE. C3 (Creating Culinary Communities), the tech-enabled food and beverage platform founded by Sam Nazarian announced planned expansion into the global marketplace through a partnership with cloud kitchen platform Kitopi. As part of the initial launch, C3 will license 10 of its […]
