Amazon (previously Souq.com) is considered the largest electronic store in the Arab world, as it includes more than 400 thousand products of all categories and rankings. It also provides the ability to sell new or used products to customers and benefit from the huge number of visitors who enter the site daily. The start of Souq.com dates back to the year 2005, and was one of the first websites to enter the midst of electronic commerce in the Arab world.
Souq UAE has gone through several phases of acquisitions and stock sale, the most recent of which was the Amazon US acquisition of the majority of shares in March of 2017. The number of visitors to Amazon UAE reaches more than 23 million visitors per month and the site grows every day due to the increased demand for shopping from the Internet due to its ease and great advantages. The site recorded more than 8 million sales in 2016 alone.
Customers in the Arab Gulf and the Middle East prefer shopping through Amazon’s online shopping platform, due to the many advantages it provides, including fast delivery to Abu Dhabi, Dubai,Sharjah, Al Ain, Ras al Khaimah...etc, simplicity of searching and finding products, product quality and competitive prices, in addition to the amazing Amazon UAE deals and offers that reach up to 75% off on a selection of products when applying the Amazon discount code 2024.