Mark Fitz
This article showcases our top picks for the best Arab World based Retail companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Retail industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
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Top Arab World Retail Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
Retailo Technologies
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Retailo Technologies is an online B2B marketplace that aims to technologically supercharge retail supply chain in the MENAP region.
Dukkantek
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Dukkantek provides digital transformation services to improve business processes.
Opontia
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Opontia provides a fast and fair way for small e-commerce business owners to sell their companies.
Brimore
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Brimore is the leading social commerce and parallel Go To Market solution in Africa
Souq
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Souq owns and operates an online retail e-commerce website.
Eyewa
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Eyewa offers prescription contact lenses, color contact lenses, sunglasses, and eyeglasses.
Chefaa
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Chefaa is a GPS-enabled pharmacy benefits platform
Zid زد
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Zid is an e-commerce in a box – solution that any retailer can use to start their eRetail.
AHOY Holding
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SaaS, PaaS, e-commerce solutions, logistics, lastmile, mobility, spatial planning, IoT
Chari
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Chari is a B2B e-commerce and fintech platform for traditional proximity stores in French Speaking Africa.
The Luxury Closet
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The Luxury Closet is an online marketplace for buying, selling, and consigning pre-owned luxury items at discounted prices.
Emirates National Oil Company
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ENOC a wholly-owned entity of the Dubai Government
WafR
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WafR helps retail brands to deliver promotions to grocers to increase their market share.
B.TECH
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B.TECH is Egypt’s household appliances and consumer electronics retailer.
GoodsMart
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GoodsMart is a premium household shopping and delivery app for groceries, personal care, and home care products.
Qawafel
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Qawafel is an online marketplace that offers food products.
Omniful
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Omniful offers a SaaS for brick-and-mortar retailers to prepare and ship online orders directly from the store.
Tawfeer Market
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Tawfeer offers daily groceries at the best prices to the middle class through its mobile application backed by its fulfillment centers.
Mashkor
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Mashkor is a new revolutionary app in Kuwait, and it is transforming the way local shopping & local courier happens in the region.
Floranow
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Global online B2B marketplace connecting flower and plant growers to buyers using innovative technology and optimized cool chain solutions
zip24
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zip24 is an on-demand software or “Software-as-a-Service” (SaaS) startup that streamlines operations management functionalities for e-commerce businesses.
Saudi Automotive Services
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Saudi Automotive Services is a Saudi public shareholding company.
Marn
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Marn provides easy-to-use cloud POS solutions to clients who manage SMEs to get you all they want, to manage their store, and more.
ZON
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ZON is a decentralized mobile-only e-commerce network.
Jamalon
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Jamalon is an online bookstore in the Middle East offering Arabic and English titles with home delivery and customized payment methods.
DokkanAfkar
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DokkanAfkar.com was created by a group of passionate guys who love and appreciate creativity, design and ideas.
FabricAID
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FabricAID collects, sorts and redistributes second hand clothes at micro prices to marginalized communities reducing fabric waste.
Mazadat
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At the intersection of social commerce, digital transformation and blockchain, Mazadat is MEA’s first X2C auctioning & ecommerce marketplace
Jazp
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The fastest growing online shopping site in GCC with 5,00,000 + customers across UAE, Oman, Qatar, KSA, India.
Znap – Cash Rewards, Voucher, Payments & Deals
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Znap is a platform for brands to interact with consumers and for consumers to get rewarded to interact with the brands.
Spare Payments
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Spare is an electronic payments business helping school campuses become cash-free.
ON Market
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E-grocery marketplace allows customers to order from their favorite retailers while empowering retailers to build & sustain online commerce
YZ Buyer
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YZ Buyer: The e-commerce brand with the highest quality leather products and footwear at factory pricing. Be a YZ (wise) Buyer!
Prexle
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Prexle provides cloud-based point of sale (POS) services for retailers.
Conektr
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Conektr is a digital platform that bridges the gap between brands and the end consumers.
Mr. Draper
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Mr. Draper offers curated shopping services for men.
Clip the Deal
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Mobile App for Grocery Deals, Targeted Sampling, Product Ratings & Reviews
1Trolley
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1Trolley is an end to end solution that empowers retailers by digitising their last mile and helping them transition to online ordering.
Opio
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Opio is an Egyptian clothing brand that promises effortless chic look.
Ubuy
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An international shopping portal, provides its services in 180+ countries. Browse millions of products from global brands from its 7 stores.
Faylasof
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Faylsaof based book advisor online bookstore offering arabic and english book
Savola Group
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Savola Group is an investment company focused on food and retail.
Avokado
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Avokado is a fruit and vegetable delivery app that delivers and provides fresh vegetables and fruits to the door of the house.
Jobedu
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Jobedu designs, manufactures, and retails apparel and accessories.
Dale Ventures
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Dale Ventures invests in companies where it can provide strategic and analytic resources.
Profitech
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We are a company specialised in retail technology, our aim is to increase the stores sales using technology.
InstaShop
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InstaShop is an online marketplace for supermarkets, pharmacies, pet shops, and other businesses.
Furnwish
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Furnwish is an AR app empowering retailers & design professionals in better showcasing their products & services.
Plantshop.ae
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Plantshop.ae is an entirely new & unique online experience.
Drowzy
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Drowzy offers an extensive range of Egyptian furniture & home accessories that are practical, trendy and affordable products.
Source Beauty
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Source Beauty is an informed beauty e-commerce platform that seeks out the best skincare, makeup, fragrances, and health products.
Baza Bazaar
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Baza Bazaar – The UAE’s #1 luxury marketplace for authentic rare and exclusive streetwear and sneakers. Yallah! Get Baza
Thobi
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Thobi is an online retailer of traditional Saudi clothes.
ProCart office supplies Marketplace
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B2B E-commerce Web App for all office supplies and consumables
Rkoba.com
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Rkoba.com is an automotive online shop that offers accessories, spare parts, tuning and performance parts in Egypt.
Farm Trust
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Farm Trust is an E-commerce platform for fruits and vegetables that provide traceability through blockchain.
Bab Makkah
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Bab Makkah provides services in the retail sector through its online platform.
Gulf Marketing Group
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Gulf Marketing Group operates across the GCC with a diverse portfolio of brands, retail outlets and services.
Landmark Group
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Landmark Group has successfully grown into one of the largest and most successful retail and hospitality conglomerates in the Middle East.
Desertcart
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Desertcart is an online e-commerce site that sells different varieties of retails products across the country.
Bookends
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Bookends in an online portal for buying & selling second hand books at the most affordable prices.
Mrayti
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Mrayti is Jordan’s first specialized mobile beauty salon.
Western International Group
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Western International Group is a multifaceted holding group comprising of several verticals and businesses.
SEEDRA
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An early-stage VC firm branching out of Riyadh, KSA and focused on cultivating disruptive innovations and trends across the region.
Alalali
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Al alali is a provider of consumer food products like canned food, vegetables, fruits, dairy products etc.,.
Dealat
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Dealat encourages people to try a different store each day by offering special deals and discounted prices.
The Entertainer
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The Entertainer provides of two-for-one incentive offers and other discounts across the Middle East, Asia, South Africa & Europe.
Arabian Oud
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Arabian Oud is a retailer specialized in oriental, incense, and oil perfumes manufacturing.
Emirates NBD
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Emirates NBD is a leading retail banking franchise in UAE offering personal banking, private banking, corporate banking
Souqmama.com
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Leading Online Baby Store in the Middle East
Faggala.com
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Faggala.com is the 1st SaaS-enabled marketplace to connect customers with stationery retails.
Algameya
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Algameya is online store offering electronics and accessories original from Turkey at an affordable price.
AutoPlus
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AutoPlus is operates an automotive aftermarket retail and service chain.
Like Card
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LikeCard is a leading platform in providing wide choices of pre-paid cards from almost all online services cards from various sources.
Seventail
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SEVEN delivers groceries and home essentials from a variety of local stores in less than half an hour.
Al Hokair Fashion Retail
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Al Hokair Fashion Retail is a franchise retailer that engages in wholesale and retail trading of ready-made cloth for customers.
M.H. Alshaya Co.
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M.H. Alshaya Co. owns and operates retail stores.
Majid Al Futtaim Holdings LLC.
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Majid Al Futtaim is an Emirati holding company based in Dubai.
Winshot
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The digital platform for frontline field workforce
Abdullah Al Othaim Markets Co.
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Abdullah Al Othaim Markets Co. is a company that operates commercial wholesale and retail sales centers and supermarkets.
Ms. Marion
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Ms. Marion is a ready-to-wear label for women working in a formal workspace.
MarkaVIP
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Markavıp is an exclusive, invitation-only online shopping community focused on the Middle Eastern market.
Zawwali
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Zawwali, based in Algeria, is an online e-commerce site offering Tech & Fashion brands.
Masry Market
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Masry Market is an online store that retails housewares, personal care, food products, detergents and paper products.
KFB Holding Group
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KFB Holding Group is a holding company with companies across the manufacturing, electrical, trading, and contracting sectors.
Idealz Enterprises
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Idealz Enterprises is an e-commerce business that offers buyers a chance to win luxury prizes once they purchase a product.
Boutique Muscat
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Visionary retail brand, e-commerce launched in 2009 introducing retail online in Oman and the GCC.
iSagha
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isagha.com is the First Online marketplace and Gold & Silver Price Check for jeweler and precious metal investors in the MENA Region
El-Dokan
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El-Dokan is an enterprise e-commerce software designed for large and growing retail stores in MENA.
Fortbel Telecom FZCO
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Fortbel Telecom is a wholesale phone distributor that aims to reduce the hassle of bulk ordering.
BulkWhiz
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BulkWhiz is the first ecommerce consumer platform for bulk grocery and home staples powered by next generation AI technology.
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