Riyadh leads Saudi delivery sector with around 45 per cent of all orders
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Saudi delivery sector recorded 290m orders in 2024
Riyadh leads the Saudi delivery sector with more than 130m orders in 2024
consumer behaviour
UAE shoppers use Snapchat for buying on social platforms, says new DHL report
The DHL report found that most shoppers, 71 percent in the UAE and 65 percent globally, want to know which delivery provider will handle their order before making a purchase
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Saudi Arabia announces major new rules for delivery drivers; uniforms mandatory, facial recognition plan
Saudi Arabia’s Transport General Authority to introduce new rules for delivery sector
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Dubai’s RTA announces 40 new delivery rider rest stops
RTA will build new rest areas for delivery riders across Dubai
Deliveroo
Deliveroo announces takeaway map of Dubai
Delivery specialists identify most popular dishes in Dubai neighbourhoods
Africa
UPS fires Dubai staff, shuts down ISMEA region HQ
Delivery giant UPS lays off staff in mass restructuring to shift Indian subcontinent, Middle East and Africa operations to Prague
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi bans delivery motorbikes from fast lanes
Abu Dhabi announces new rules for motorcycle delivery drivers
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Dubai Taxi deploys 600 motorbikes to support deliveries
Dubai Taxi Corporation announces 600 motorbike fleet to support delivery sector
Careem
Careem extends controversial ‘Dirhams for Delays’ scheme until end of June
Careem will extend its ‘Dirhams for Delays’ policy until the end of the month, a spokesperson told Arabian Business
Abu Dhabi
Deliveroo announces air-conditioned buses for riders
During the summer, Deliveroo riders will also be scheduled to not work over two hours during midday peak hours
AED1 per minute delay
Careem goes to war with Talabat, slams delivery giant for rider safety, pay, working conditions
“Just a year ago most of Talabat’s riders walked off the job in a dispute over bad working conditions and poor pay, not a single Careem Captain stopped riding,” said Careem’s GM of Food, Alex Golden
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Talabat slams Careem’s controversial refund policy, ‘it hurts the riders’
“We don’t want campaigns like this because at the end of the day I think it just hurts the riders,” said the CEO
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Deliveroo boss says Careem’s controversial AED1 refund per minute delay policy sends the wrong message
Comments come as Deliveroo reports exceptional expansion results over past two years
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Dubai to build rest stops for delivery drivers
Dubai now has 2,891 delivery service companies, 48.3% more than year before
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Saudi startup Jahez delivers 85 percent increase in net profit
Increase in delivery fee and commission revenue seen as major reasons as the online delivery platform’s net profit reaches $14.15 million
Bahrain
Careem and Hala cab drivers, delivery riders gain $352,280 as companies match customer tips
Careem and Hala then matched the amounts tipped, putting both 100 percent of each customer tip and another 100 percent match in each captain’s weekly pay throughout the holy month of Ramadan