In recent years, retailers have started to leverage the Metaverse to create new, innovative shopping experiences that are immersive, personalized, and convenient.

This year’s holiday shopping season is expected to set new records as buyers take advantage of increasingly attractive deals across many platforms.

An innovator at the front line of business with solutions and partners that deliver a performance edge has introduced the TC15 mobile computer in Africa to help empower businesses in logistics, retail and field industries with a durable connectivity solution.

In the run-up to Black Friday, a key shopping day for many retailers across the region, TikTok has announced the launch of a podcast series titled ‘The Future of Retail.’ The podcast will be hosted by Aref Yehia, Head of Retail & E-Commerce Business Partnerships at TikTok MENA, and will feature discussions with some of the retail industry’s heavy hitters. TikTok channels will have full-length episodes available for both audio and video streaming. Although there have never been more opportunities in the business world, there has also never been more competition.

Microsoft announced that Majid Al Futtaim Retail, the operator of the Carrefour retail brand in 16 countries across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia, has transformed its financial planning and analysis (FP&A) capabilities by leveraging the power of the Microsoft Azure Data Platform. The finance team at Majid Al Futtaim Retail used the Azure Analytics Platform to fully automate financial and operational reporting and create a single source of truth for decision-makers. Data silos posed a significant challenge for Majid Al Futtaim Retail.