New functionality within the platform to be launched in cooperation with government entities in the UAE and Saudi Arabia
Noon.com
E-commerce
Last minute Valentine’s Day gifts
Brand View: Shop easily and quickly for loved ones with Noon.com, which offers quick same and next day delivery
E-commerce
Noon.com introduces daily flash sales
Sale is a ‘thank you’ gesture to customers for their strong response to the new digital marketplace, says Saudi-backed e-commerce platform
Amazon Global Store
Opinion: regional e-comms just got more competitive
Souq launched the Amazon Global Store a day before Noon went live in Saudi, as both retail players compete in the fast-growing industry
E-commerce
E-commerce platform Noon.com goes live in Saudi Arabia
Founder Mohamed Alabbar said the platform also offers Saudi entrepreneurs and start-ups a chance to be part of a growing digital ecosystem
Consumer Electronics
E-commerce platform Noon inks partnership with Saudi’s eXtra
Deal establishes Saudi electronics giant as Noon’s exclusive partner for consumer electronics, home appliances
Middle East e-commerce
Alabbar’s Noon.com eyes Saudi roll-out by end-2017
$1bn e-commerce venture will spur ‘new era in youth entrepreneurship’, says founder
Dubai
Noon.com to sell Etisalat products
Recharge cards and mobile devices now available on regional e-commerce site
Bitcoin
Virtual realty: JadoPado founder Omar Kassim
JadoPado founder Omar Kassim plans to be at the forefront of digitising the region’s real estate market using blockchain technology with his new venture Esanjo. He is adamant that this will happen sooner, rather than later
Amazon
Amazon-backed Souq.com slashes prices following Noon launch
Prices dropped to rival Mohamed Alabbar’s new venture following launch this week
Amazon.com
Noon.com set to trigger ‘price war’ in MidEast e-commerce market
Analyst says e-commerce competition ‘will help change the culture of shopping in the region’
E-commerce
$1bn e-commerce platform Noon.com now live in the UAE
Mohamed Alabbar founded digital marketplace is a joint venture between Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and a group of prominent Gulf investors
E-commerce
Kuwait’s Alshaya invests in Alabbar’s e-commerce platform Noon
Retail franchise operator acquires stake in soon to be launched online marketplace
Dubai
E-commerce platform Noon appoints Faraz Khalid as CEO
$1 billion e-commerce joint venture founded by Mohamed Alabbar is set for launch later this year
Amazon
Amazon, Souq.com ‘building Whatsapp-style messaging app’
E-commerce giant said to be working with Silicon Valley tech firm to create app
