{"id":18234,"date":"2022-08-19T12:26:06","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T12:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/?p=18234"},"modified":"2022-08-22T19:26:31","modified_gmt":"2022-08-22T19:26:31","slug":"last-mile-delivery-demand-up-in-gcc-says-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/2022\/08\/19\/last-mile-delivery-demand-up-in-gcc-says-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Last-mile delivery\u00a0demand\u00a0up\u00a0in\u00a0GCC,\u00a0says\u00a0report\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- VideographyWP Plugin Message: Automatic video embedding prevented by plugin options. --><br \/>\nThe demand for last-mile delivery \u2013 the point at which deliveries arrive at shoppers&#8217; doors \u2013 is increasing across the GCC.<\/p>\n<p>Sixty-four per cent of shoppers in the GCC place shop <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/2022\/08\/17\/reverse-logistics-platform-cartlow-acquires-marketplace-melltoo\/\">online<\/a> at least once a week, exceeding the global average by 20 per cent, according to a report by global cultural agency CRTKL.<\/p>\n<p>The Covid-19 pandemic fuelled this growth, alongside the region\u2019s growing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/2022\/08\/10\/uae-retail-economy-grows-by-16-per-cent-from-last-year-says-report\/\">retail landscape<\/a>, said the report.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe region is perfectly positioned for last-mile delivery due to rapid urbanisation and excellent road infrastructure in the radius of retail,\u201d said Paul Firth, associate principal at CRTKL.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs hybrid shopping centres\u00a0move\u00a0towards experiences, certain areas can be reused as fulfillment centers for online sales with an increased emphasis on flexibility as health and wellness become increasingly important.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The rapid progress in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/2022\/08\/08\/e-commerce-solutions-platform-commercetools-enters-middle-east-market\/\">software engineering<\/a> for online delivery options and innovations in urban logistics and infrastructure have significantly enhanced speedy delivery options.<\/p>\n<p>Taking advantage of cutting-edge logistical technologies, such as smart logistics management platforms, can cut last-mile delivery costs by 14 per cent and allocate 13 per cent more deliveries to each driver, CRTKL said.<\/p>\n<p>Sustainability issues are also gaining momentum among GCC shoppers, with 83 per cent of UAE residents mindful of the environmental footprint of shopping policies,\u00a0according to\u00a0the report.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are committed to planet-positive design and enhancing connectivity with the implementation of innovative last-mile solutions key to an enhanced and convenient retail experience,\u201d\u00a0Mr\u00a0Firth\u00a0said.<\/p>\n<p>The retail mobile-commerce market in\u00a0the\u00a0UAE is\u00a0set\u00a0to\u00a0grow with a compound annual growth rate\u00a0of 18.9\u00a0per cent\u00a0until 2025, with more startups\u00a0eyeing\u00a0last-mile delivery\u00a0solutions, as per\u00a0Euromonitor\u2019s data.<\/p>\n<p>To date, approximately 51 last-mile delivery startups are located in the GCC, with 22 headquartered in the UAE and 16 in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With e-commerce and demand for last-mile delivery gaining traction across the region, companies must integrate advanced technology. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":17790,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[154,1],"tags":[4278,4277,3988],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18234"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18234"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18234\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18249,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18234\/revisions\/18249"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}