Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Emirates bucks online shopping trend

More people in the UAE shop online using mobile phones than via personal computers, bucking the global trend in the e-commerce industry, estimated to be worth US$680 billion (Dh2.49 trillion) this year.

About 29 percent of internet users in the Emirates have bought goods or services using smartphones, compared with 26 percent using PCs, according to a study by the research firm TNS Global.

"Mobile shopping is likely to play a bigger role than PC-based online shopping in future," according to the TNS report entitled Digital Life, making reference to the Africa and Middle East (AME) market
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Source: http://www.albawaba.com/emirates-bucks-online-shopping-trend-401958

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