While the global e-commerce market continues to grow, today’s consumers still like to visit brick-and-mortar stores regularly and retailers must rethink their business model in order to stay ahead of the curve.
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Telecom subscribers in UAE rise to 24 million: TRA
The number of subscribers to telecommunications services in the UAE, whether through mobile phones, landlines and the internet, rose to around 24 million during the first five months of 2018.1 6234
Middle East firm uses AI to help you land your dream job
With the aim to revolutions job hunting and recruitment in the Middle East and North Africa region, Bayt.com has launched a series of artificial intelligence-powered features onto its platform.
Middle East retail brand introduces “visual search” tech
The Landmark Group has reportedly launched a visual search ‘snap-to-buy’ technology across 10 of its most successful brands.
Unlocking the full potential of the digital workplace
Technology has innumerable benefits for business. The explosive growth of devices, applications and networks have not only changed our personal lives, but our working lives too.
This new app can help SMEs calculate VAT
Businessmentals, the e-commerce venture that provides professional support and business know-how to small business owners, has launched the first in a series of mobile applications.
Digital not analogue: German firm puts car keys onto smartphones
German engineering firm Bosch has launched an app Perfectly Keyless, which enables the smartphone to replace the analogue vehicle key.
Google’s YouTube to add more non-skippable ads
Google-owned Youtube is reportedly expanding the concept of non-skippable advertisements on its platform for the creators to monetise their content and earn more revenue.
Email users spend 6.4 hours per day in their inboxes: study
One in six people check their mail inbox even while watching TV, according to Adobe’s 2018 Consumer Email Survey.
UAE first in the world to offer fully digitised mortgage services
Abu Dhabi City Municipality (ADM) has issued the first digital mortgage certificate worldwide making the UAE the first country in the world to offer digital real estate services through a smart services hub.
Saudi Arabia cybersecurity skills to get a boost
The Trend Micro Saudi Academy for Cybersecurity, offered exclusively for Saudi nationals, aims to address the shortage of local expertise needed to keep KSA’s digital space secure.