E-commerce Portals in the MENA Region

Arab Advisors Group

Strategic Research Service

December 2010

Analyst: Alaa Numair Tareq Masarweh

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E-commerce Portals in the MENA Region

 

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Table of Contents Section I: Executive Summary............................................................................1

Section II: Analysis on selected portals .............................................................4

Section III: E-commerce trends in the Arab World...........................................12

Section III: Profiles of e-commerce portals .....................................................17

Souq.com ........................................................................................................... 17

Bdutyfree.com..................................................................................................... 19

Aldoukan.com ..................................................................................................... 20

Nefsak.com......................................................................................................... 21

Nahel.com .......................................................................................................... 22

Cellcamshop.com................................................................................................. 23

Shopgates.com.................................................................................................... 24

Buylebanese.com................................................................................................. 25

Dubaiitoffers.com................................................................................................. 26

Homy.com.sa ...................................................................................................... 27

Indiagiftbasket.com.............................................................................................. 28

Jennyflowers.com ................................................................................................ 29

Taiba.ae ............................................................................................................. 30

Egypttalks.com.................................................................................................... 31

Bebasata.com ..................................................................................................... 32

Exotica.com.lb..................................................................................................... 33

Lebanonmart.com................................................................................................ 34

Getforless.com .................................................................................................... 35

Jackys.com ......................................................................................................... 36

Alhediya.com ...................................................................................................... 37

kuwaitflower.com................................................................................................. 38

Maliks.com.......................................................................................................... 39

Egyptpresents.com .............................................................................................. 40

Flowerskuwait.com............................................................................................... 41

Booksarabia.com ................................................................................................. 42

Arabianbazaar.com .............................................................................................. 43

Uaegiftbasket.com ............................................................................................... 44

Flowersuae.com................................................................................................... 45

Agcshop.com....................................................................................................... 46

BazaarInEgypt.com .............................................................................................. 47

Nextdoorgifts.com................................................................................................ 48

Judeelala.com ..................................................................................................... 49

Lamercato.com.................................................................................................... 50

Polkalicious.com .................................................................................................. 51

Dala3allaiale.com................................................................................................. 52

Gogomool.com .................................................................................................... 53

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Areejalalam.com.................................................................................................. 54

Kentessa.com...................................................................................................... 55

Jelbab.com ......................................................................................................... 56

Alrifai.com .......................................................................................................... 57

Alobetaqat.com ................................................................................................... 58

Bashitistores.com ................................................................................................ 59

Castanianuts.com ................................................................................................ 61

Sindbadmall.com ................................................................................................. 62

Samra.com ......................................................................................................... 63

Ellamart.com....................................................................................................... 64

Shopgates.com.................................................................................................... 65

Taufeer.com........................................................................................................ 66

Ejilbab.com......................................................................................................... 67

Bigwigvoucher.com .............................................................................................. 68

Mydamas.com and Damasjewellery.com.................................................................. 70

E3050.com ......................................................................................................... 71

Wonderfuleditions.com ......................................................................................... 72

Emedsupplier.com................................................................................................ 73

Bogzy.com.......................................................................................................... 74

Essoog.com ........................................................................................................ 75

Princessmool.com ................................................................................................ 76

Labiella.com........................................................................................................ 77

Egycot.com......................................................................................................... 78

Flowersdubai.com ................................................................................................ 79

Diabetic-care.com................................................................................................ 80

Showtech-eg.com ................................................................................................ 80

2t-shop.com........................................................................................................ 81

E-stylebh.com ..................................................................................................... 83

Perfumes-world.com............................................................................................. 84

Dreamdays.ae ..................................................................................................... 85

Splstore.com....................................................................................................... 86

Jumeirahcollection.com......................................................................................... 87

Flowerstolebanon.com .......................................................................................... 88

Alibabamall.com .................................................................................................. 89

1000mazad.com .................................................................................................. 90

Oleanaboutique.com............................................................................................. 91

Neelwafurat.com.................................................................................................. 92

Tabac4u.com....................................................................................................... 93

Yaqubystores.com................................................................................................ 94

Bahherbalife.com................................................................................................. 95

Bahrainmalls.com ................................................................................................ 96

Advantionline.com ............................................................................................... 97

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Eshopbahrain.com ............................................................................................... 98

Alwasat4pc.com................................................................................................... 99

Etasawuq.com....................................................................................................100

Xpstores.com .....................................................................................................101

Aswaklibya.com..................................................................................................102

Masterdz.com.....................................................................................................103

Bazaardjibouti.com .............................................................................................104

Bustanbooks.com................................................................................................105

Mataager.com ....................................................................................................106

gojiboutique.com ................................................................................................107

fashionaddicts.net...............................................................................................108

LaMerletto.com...................................................................................................109

temple.com.kw...................................................................................................110

LebanonPath.com ...............................................................................................111

HadayaLebanon.com ...........................................................................................112

OtlobWard.com...................................................................................................113

ilakta.com..........................................................................................................114

Maachla.com......................................................................................................115

Shoppingtreat.com..............................................................................................116

Alfarooqtrading.com............................................................................................117

Mzuntuae.com....................................................................................................118

Remana-gifts.com...............................................................................................119

IC4UAE.com.......................................................................................................120

Sharafdg.com.....................................................................................................121

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List of Exhibits Exhibit 1: Portals traffic statistics according to Alexa and whoismark.com........1 Exhibit 2: Accepted methods of payment ...........................................................4 Exhibit 3: Summary of accepted methods of payment........................................6 Exhibit 4: Languages used by portals .................................................................7 Exhibit 5: Summary of languages used by portals..............................................9 Exhibit 6: Locations of headquarters (by portal) ..............................................10 Exhibit 7: Locations of headquarters (by country) ...........................................11 Exhibit 8: E-commerce methods of payment in Jordan.....................................12 Exhibit 9: Types of products bought online in Jordan.......................................13 Exhibit 10: E-commerce methods of payment in Egypt.....................................14 Exhibit 11: E-commerce usage frequency in Egypt ...........................................14 Exhibit 12: E-commerce methods of payment in Oman ....................................15