LuLu hopes the sale will entice users to immerse themselves in online grocery shopping – redefining the brand’s presence in the region from being purely a brick-and-mortar business.
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Oman’s Ooredoo connects 77,000 homes with ‘super fast’ fibre broadband
Oman-based telecom provider Ooredoo has provided 77,000 homes across the Muscat region with super fast fibre home broadband from the existing fast home broadband. 0 4702
Volvo to deliver 24,000 cars for Uber’s driverless fleet
Uber Technologies has decided to purchase 24,000 sport utility vehicles from Volvo Cars to create a fleet of driverless autos, …
Bahrain to host inaugural Islamic Finance Innovation Day next month
The event will be held in partnership with the Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) on December 7, and will focus on Islamic fintech.
Souq.com ramps up operations ahead of annual White Friday sale
Ronaldo Mouchawar, CEO and co-founder, SOUQ.com says his team has been working “tirelessly” to prepare for the White Friday sale to ensure an “exciting, seamless shopping journey” for SOUQ’s customers.
Saudi e-commerce market surpasses $8bn: report
The report found that the typical shopper in the Kingdom uses e-commerce channels to spend an average of 4,000 riyals online per annum.
Smart Cities, NEOM to boost GCC construction sector to $2 trillion
Mega-projects such as Expo 2020 Dubai and the technology-infused NEOM City are increasing the demand for technologies to direct traffic, optimise costs and sustainability.
Wärtsilä-built smart power plant inaugurated in Oman
Musandam Independent Power Project (IPP), supplied and built by Finland-based technology group Wärtsilä, was opened in northern Oman this week.
Knowledge Summit 2017 to highlight effects of Fourth Industrial Revolution
The fourth annual Knowledge Summit will be held in Dubai later this week, bearing the theme “Knowledge and the Fourth Industrial Revolution.”
Ajman Bank hosts third annual Smart Life exhibition
The Smart Life conference itself kicks off tomorrow morning, and will feature speakers from SAP MENA, Massar Solutions, Condo Protego, Dell EMC and Oracle.
UAE’s Internet of Things market to hit $35 million by 2019
The UAE’s IoT market is set to more than triple by 2019, hitting a huge $35 million – according to a recent report by research firm MicroMarket Monitor.