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
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Talabat IPO: Delivery Hero announces plans for Dubai stock market listing
The company plans to list talabat on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) in the fourth quarter of 2024
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From burgers to bikes: Careem announces major 2023 highlights
One of the popular features of Careem is its Careem Plus membership, which has enabled customers to save over $19 million in 2023
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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
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
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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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Talabat reveals new hi-tech HQ at Dubai’s City Walk
Spread over 100,000 sq ft and three floors, the new talabat office in the heart of the emirate, the new facility will house over 2,000 employees
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Careem delivers over half a million burgers in 2022
505,856 burgers were delivered for Careem Express clients including Mcdonald’s, Burger King, Hardees and Kitopi
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Dubai announces new rules for food delivery drivers
The move is part of the emirate’s efforts to improve the performance of delivery motorbike riders
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
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How e-commerce is driving Saudi Arabia’s $970m courier and parcel delivery market
The kingdom’s courier, express and parcel market is expected to grow 6.5 percent annually until 2026, new report indicates
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Dubai sets new rules for delivery service firms amid Covid business boom
Roads and Transport Authority issues new regulations to make sector safer as more customers seek services during pandemic