Souq.com and Kareem agree on the fertility of the region for e-commerce projects.

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In the e-commerce seminar in Asharqia Chamber.

 
Souq.com and Kareem agree on the fertility of the region for e-commerce projects.
 

            Representatives of Kareem and Souq.com agreed on the fertility of the region for e-commerce projects, especially as it still accounts for 1.4% of the region total market, compared with 15% in the international market.

They also agreed on the importance of applying ideas in the field of e-commerce, in line with the market and society together, and that procedures and regulations, despite their challenges, that could be overcome with greater effort and perseverance.

They stressed that increasing consumer culture is one of the most important tools for project success, and that it is essential for the pioneers when establishing their companies to be managed according to sustainability convictions rather than sales.

The seminar was organized by Asharqia Chamber on Wednesday, 26 April, and was attended by a group of  business pioneers in the Eastern Region. It was  headed by the Creative Content Officer in the channel Sin, Ibrahim Al Qahtani. Kareem in Saudi Arabia moderator, Eng. Hatem Al Kahli, and General Manager of Souq.com in Saudi Arabia, Saleem Hammad.

Hammad said that Souk.com started with a different name, a written auction, but after Yahoo acquisition of Maktoob, we split with Souq.com, a reference to the continued growth of Souq.com and its expansion year after year to the company annual development approach since its launch, referring to the challenges that face the company and how to solve them, such as the challenge of electronic payment by cards, which is often refused to be used by the consumer when buying from the Internet, the solution is to pay on receipt, as well as the challenge of shipping, saying: That challenge was resolved with the experiences of similar e-commerce companies and the world, which ended with Souq.com to establish a shipping company of its own.

Regarding Amazon.com acquisition of Souq.com, Hammad said he holds the key material benefits of market founders. Com, a spread of local Saudi products around the world as a manufacture in Saudi Arabia, indicating that the market. Where at least 3500 employees, including 1500 employees in the Kingdom alone, advised the pioneers to instill values ​​in their companies as they make a difference that always pays off.

Al Kahli stressed the importance of generosity to customers. The unwritten message in Karim is to be generous with customers and employees, as well as the qualities of good management, pointing that Kareem is characterized by planning in the short term, noting that the planning of Kareem is  every three months  with following up trips around the clock, stressing the importance of  the trust between the clients and company.

Al Kahli stressed the importance of the business pioneers to see the challenges as opportunities for growth and starting rather than obstacles in their way. "The absence of legislating regulations should not prevent entering the field," he said, and praised the role of the Ministry of Trade and Investment in its positive interaction with the issues of e-commerce,  urging young people wishing to know about Kareem experience closely  by visit the company website.

At the end of the seminar, Board Member Bandar Al Jabri, Secretary General of the Chamber, Abdulrahman Al Wabel, presented a memorial shield to the representative members of Souk.com and Kareem.