Increasingly sophisticated ways of incorporating intelligent technology into grocery retail are driving the sector deeper into the digital transformation. This reality is not simply changing the industry but revolutionising it entirely. The fusion of digital and physical experiences is expected to accelerate further, according to Deloitte’s 2022 retail industry outlook report. The research identified retail industry leaders (respondents with aggregate scores in the top 25%) and industry laggards (those in the bottom 25%).

commercetools, the global provider of next-generation digital commerce solutions and the inventor of headless commerce, has introduced its robust, future-ready, and highly scalable business-to-consumer (B2C), business-to-business (B2B), and direct-to-consumer (D2C) digital commerce solutions to the Middle East in order to accelerate business growth and foster major digital transformation in the region.

talabat, a local tech platform, recently launched its first eSports award show, the Great Gamer Awards, in the Gulf region, Egypt, Iraq, and Jordan. The Great Gamer Awards, hosted by popular gaming host Kayyali, were a success, with a number of eSports enthusiasts being highlighted across various categories. The event’s jury, comprised of Klaus Kajetski, Kemuda, Starfall, BigBird, and Luciano Rahal, chose 26 nominees across five categories.

According to a study by the University of Oxford, money is a transmission route for bacteria, up to 26,000 per banknote. In many areas, the fear that banknotes or coins are a vehicle for the transmission of infection has caused some establishments or services to prohibit it. Many US restaurants have gone cashless and are using QR codes for menus.

When we initially started planning for TEXUB, we noticed that wherever we saw a B2B marketplace, they were either a general B2B marketplace, which means they sold anything and everything.