The 'metaverse e-commerce' segment is poised for significant expansion, with a projected growth of 37 percent from 2024 to 2030. Image: Shutterstock The online shopping segment in the UAE is projected ...

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The number of shoppers in the Middle East who make online purchases at least once per day has jumped 80 percent over the past four years. Image: Shutterstock Monthly online shopping among UAE ...

Meal plan services, perfumes successfully adapt to changing customer needs Personalisation is a major influencer for online shopping trends in the UAE Shutterstock Online shopping has rapidly ...

Around two million, or 20% of the UAE population have shifted to online shopping during the last few years – raising the online shopping population from 4.5 million in 2019 to 6.5 million in 2023.

Consumers in the UAE are increasingly turning to online shopping, with a 140 per cent increase in monthly e-commerce shoppers since 2020., a recent study showed. Confidence in digital commerce ...

The UAE is the first country in the world to allow tourists to claim Value Added Tax (VAT) refunds on their online shopping transactions. The initiative, launched last year by the Federal Tax ...

Dubai: UAE consumers’ enthusiasm for shopping during Eid Al Fitr has increased, with over 40 per cent spending more than last year, according to a recent study. And a major chunk of that shopping is ...

Said to be a world first, FTA's move to raise UAE's 'digital competitiveness' Tourists already have full VAT refunds when they engage in physical shopping in the UAE. Now, they can expect the same ...