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E-commerce Portals in the MENA
Region
Arab Advisors Group
Strategic Research Service
December 2010
Analyst: Alaa Numair
Tareq Masarweh
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2. E-commerce Portals in the MENA Region
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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5. E-commerce Portals in the MENA Region
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
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