The UAE Online Retail sector has gained significant traction over the last 2 years. This is due to an increase in spending on Internet Marketing campaigns in the region.
However, online retail prices are still high relative to other countries. Considering that the UAE is a region free of VAT, the high prices seems to be artificially inflated. However, at a closer glance, the main barriers to reducing online retail prices are the disorganized address system and inefficient national postal service.
Here is an interesting article comparing online retail prices in the UAE to those in the US.
My friend and I were recently talking about technology, and how integrated it has become to our daily lives. Reading this post makes me think back to that debate we had, and just how inseparable from electronics we have all become.I don’t mean this in a bad way, of course! Ethical concerns aside… I just hope that as technology further develops, the possibility of uploading our memories onto a digital medium becomes a true reality. It’s one of the things I really wish I could experience in my lifetime.(Posted on R4Net for R4i Nintendo DS.)