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How to Ensure Your Goods Clear GCC Customs
The customs clearance process at international borders is the most complex part of your parcel’s journey. Unless you take the tim...
How to Reduce International Shipping Expenses
International shipping costs have skyrocketed due to a sharp reduction in capacity caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Challenges of Delivering FMCGs in the GCC
Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCGs) are moving faster than ever, especially in the Gulf States. The Covid-19 pandemic has wrought ...
DDP or DDU – Which Incoterm Works Best for You?
Sara was eagerly awaiting the delivery of a new pair of designer shoes, ordered online from an international retailer. When her d...
How Packaging Optimization can Impact the Supply Chain
Packaging optimization in the supply chain refers to much more than presenting the consumer with a product in an attractive box o...
Solutions for Retail Logistics Management
Moving goods from manufacturer to consumer is a long and involved process. On the surface, it may appear straightforward—package ...
The Post Purchase Customer Journey and Why Ecommerce Businesses Should Op...
The Covid-driven growth in global ecommerce of the past 18 months is here to stay. Businesses in 2021 need to prepare for increas...
Retail Logistics
The retail industry has witnessed unprecedented growth in recent years, even during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The High End of Retail Fashion and Luxury Delivery in the GCC
Until fairly recently, luxury brands had largely spurned online retail, considering it to be a platform for the sale and distribu...
The Essentials of Same-Day Delivery in the GCC
It’s a sign of the pandemic times: Consumers in 2021 expect—not hope—to receive deliveries on the very same day that they place t...
Artificial Intelligence: The Digital Brains Driving Ecommerce Success
The holy grail of all ecommerce data analysts is the ability to predict the future behavior of online consumers and, therefore, a...
Logistics Optimization: Retail Supply Chain Best Practices
Working with the many moving pieces of a supply chain is one of the most complicated aspects of being a successful retailer.
How to Improve Ecommerce Order Management in the GCC
When your online sales business is small, your ecommerce fulfillment is simple and you can easily manage it.....
Pharmaceutical Products’ Deliveries in the GCC
Pharmaceutical products’ deliveries are risky anywhere in the world, but even more so in the GCC where temperatures can soar to a...
A Quick Guide to Payment Gateways in the GCC
For any ecommerce enterprise today, the need for a secure online solution is paramount for customer confidence and to safeguard a...
How the Pandemic has Boosted Doorstep Delivery for Banks
Doorstep delivery has been around for so long in most parts of the world it is now taken for granted that you can pick up a phone...
Dark Stores With Delivery Services: Neo-Retail in the GCC
Are you exploring ways to change your business to adapt to life in a pandemic, like many retailers and other sales organizations ...
Evolution of the Delivery Service and its Post-COVID Future
Delivery services per se are nothing new. Logistics providers have been serving brand owners for many years, ensuring that buyers...
Social Commerce
Let’s start with a short social commerce definition: it’s using social media channels to sell goods and services directly.
Ecommerce Returns Rates and How to Reduce Them
Many online sellers consider parcel returns the bane of ecommerce retail. After all, it is hard to manage them efficiently, rever...
