Startups make retail exciting. The GCC governments are placing considerable emphasis to promote regional startups, fostering a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship. Dubai, specifically – ranked 29th globally in the Startup Cities Index, ahead of New York, London and Tokyo – offers a favourable environment for startups.
At RetailME we have always taken a keen interest in featuring and promoting local businesses. Starting October, we have a dedicated column profiling local businesses from the GCC. Let’s support the best ideas to scale up.
The retail startups to look out for in October include Annada (Bahrain), Baembu (UAE), koldpressJUICEko (UAE) and Saudi Sand Souvenir Co (Saudi Arabia).
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