Klart: Amazon köper e-handelsbolaget Souq.com
Amazon har gått med på att köpa det mellanösternbaserade e-handelsbolaget Souq.com, skriver flera medier. Några detaljer om affären har inte offentliggjorts. Enligt Bloomberg lyckades man uppenbarligen ge ett högre bud än shoppingcentergiganten Emaar Malls PJSC, som erbjöd 800 miljoner dollar.
”Amazon och Souq.com har samma DNA – vi drivs båda av kunder, innovationer och långsiktigt tänkande”, skriver Amazonchefen Russ Grandinetti i ett uttalande enligt nyhetsbyrån.
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Souq.com har beskrivits som ”Mellanösterns Amazon”
Wikipedia (en)
Souq.com is an English-Arabic language e-commerce platform, often described as the Amazon of the Middle East. It is the largest e-commerce platform in the Arab world. Souq.com attracts over 24 million unique visits per month and is fast growing as more consumers shop online in the Arab world. The website was founded by Ronaldo Mouchawar in 2005 as an auction site linked to internet portal Maktoob. In 2011 Souq.com changed its model to an online shopping site similar to Amazon with a marketplace and retail items for sale on its platform. As of 2014, Souq.com had raised $150 million, the largest amount raised by any internet-based business in the Middle East. The company is backed by Tiger Global Management.
The site currently delivers to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Egypt, Bahrain, Oman, and Qatar. It has semi-automated modern fulfillment centers in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Egypt, measuring a total of 35,000 square meters. The company currently employs around 2,500 employees in engineering, retail, customer support, fulfillment and last mile delivery sections .
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