{"id":24148,"date":"2023-09-15T13:23:50","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T13:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/?p=24148"},"modified":"2023-09-15T14:37:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T14:37:45","slug":"noon-and-dubai-chamber-of-commerce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/2023\/09\/15\/noon-and-dubai-chamber-of-commerce\/","title":{"rendered":"Noon advises Dubai SMEs on value of online sales"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- VideographyWP Plugin Message: Automatic video embedding prevented by plugin options. --><br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dubaichamber.com\/en\/home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dubai Chamber of Commerce<\/a> has partnered with Saudi e-commerce giant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/2023\/05\/24\/noon-partners-with-gulf-international-bank-to-facilitate-its-namshi-acquisition\/\">Noon<\/a> to host a webinar that raised awareness among local SMEs about the benefits of developing an online presence.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This initiative seeks to support the growth of e-commerce sales and expand the digital presence of Dubai-based businesses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">More than 200 companies attended the session, including representatives from Noon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">President and CEO of Dubai Chambers, Mohammad Ali Rashed Lootah, commented: \u201cIn today&#8217;s digital age, having a strong online presence is crucial for business growth and sustainability.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;Dubai Chamber of Commerce is committed to supporting the growth of businesses by underlining the importance of e-commerce and developing a strong online presence in our increasingly connected world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cThe business community in Dubai benefits from an advanced digital infrastructure that enables the private sector to enhance its competitiveness by developing a strong online presence. We will continue to organise events and initiatives aimed at encouraging companies to leverage digital channels as a key pillar of their strategies for growth and sustainable success.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Established in 1965, Dubai Chamber of Commerce represents and protects the interests of the business community in Dubai, striving to create a stimulating business environment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In February, it organised its sixth episode of a series of digital industry workshops focusing on the e-commerce market.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Mena e-commerce market reached about $37 billion in 2022 as the use of\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/business\/banking\/2023\/03\/23\/uae-central-bank-starts-implementing-digital-dirham-strategy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">digital channels<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0expanded, a report from EZDubai has found.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The figure is 16 per cent higher than the $31.7 billion recorded in 2021 and is forecast to hit $57 billion by 2026, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 11 per cent, according to Euromonitor International.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi digital marketplace Noon has taken part in an e-commerce webinar, hosted by Dubai Chamber of Commerce to highlight the importance of enhancing an online presence for SMEs<\/p>\n<p>This initiative seeks to support the growth of e-commerce sales and expand the digital presence of Dubai-based businesses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":21109,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[154,1,4106],"tags":[1507,4780,3966],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24148"}],"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\/40"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24148"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24148\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24154,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24148\/revisions\/24154"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}