Posts By Imad El Fay
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7.6KNewsThe rise of buy now pay later in the Middle East: Overview and predictions
As the world went into lockdown last year, most people turned to online shopping, which accelerated ecommerce adoption and increased its share...
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15.2KNewsFood delivery wars in the Middle East: A breakdown of the industry’s dynamics
As cities worldwide went into lockdown last March, most businesses were forced to shut their doors and forgo revenues for a few...
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10.6KAdviceHow Gymshark used negative cash conversion cycles to build a billion-dollar business
Albert Einstein once said, “Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He, who understands it, earns it, and he, who...
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3.6KEcommerceOpinion: Distribution is everything, outsourcing it could be recipe for disaster
Lord Harold Samuel, a British real estate tycoon, coined the expression: ‘There are three things that matter in real estate: location, location,...
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15.8KInfographicsChart: It costs Uber Eats $43.5 to deliver a $40 food order
Many people assess the attractiveness of a business by looking at the value it creates for consumers. In reality, those two are...
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13.0KAdviceThe curse of VC money and unsustainable growth in consumer startups
Following the global economic meltdown of 2008, central banks around the globe loosened their monetary policies, embarking on a money-printing frenzy and...
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18.4KAdviceEcommerce post-Covid-19: Few winners and many losers
Churchill once said: ‘Never let a good crisis go to waste,’ and Covid-19 was the perfect crisis for ecommerce. Once suffering from...
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5.2KOpinionsOpinion: You don’t need a better product to succeed in direct-to-consumer (D2C)
January has never been my favorite month, but this one was disastrous. Over a billion animals have died in Australia, US-Iranian tension...
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4.8KEcommerceDirect-to-Consumer (D2C) opportunities in MENA: The time is right
Value creation in the consumer-goods industry has historically been centered around economies of scale and high barriers of entry in distribution and...