Sections
| Title | Starting Page | Number of Pages |
|---|
| Cover Page | 1 | 1 |
| List of Contents and Tables | 2 | 1 |
| Table/Chart: Tabular Data Analysis | 2 | 1 |
| RETAIL E-COMMERCE IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 3 | 1 |
| Consumer Context | 3 | 1 |
| Retail E-Commerce in the United Arab Emirates - Category Analysis | 4 | 1 |
| Key Data Insights | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 Developments | 4 | 1 |
| Retail e-commerce summary | 4 | 1 |
| Key Industry Trends | 4 | 1 |
| RETAIL E-COMMERCE IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 5 | 1 |
| NextGen AI Storefronts | 5 | 1 |
| Smart Fulfilment | 5 | 1 |
| Industry Performance | 5 | 1 |
| Amazon launches rapid delivery as spending shifts online | 5 | 1 |
| Marketplace e-commerce grows as digital adoption accelerates | 5 | 1 |
| RETAIL E-COMMERCE IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 6 | 1 |
| Mastercard drives adoption of ai-powered payments for seamless shopping | 6 | 1 |
| Graph - Chart 2 Mastercard Unveils World'S First Ai Payment System | 6 | 1 |
| RETAIL E-COMMERCE IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 7 | 1 |
| Graph - Sales of Retail E-Commerce Retail rsp ex VAT AED million current | 7 | 1 |
| Graph - Chart 4 Value Sales by Category 2025 | 7 | 1 |
| RETAIL E-COMMERCE IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 8 | 1 |
| Sales of Retail E-Commerce by Category | 8 | 1 |
| Graph - Retail rsp ex VAT AED million current | 8 | 1 |
| What's Next? | 8 | 1 |
| Marketplace platforms sustain lead as new entrants fuel competition | 8 | 1 |
| RETAIL E-COMMERCE IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 9 | 1 |
| Ai-powered personalisation transforms shopper engagement and pricing dynamics | 9 | 1 |
| Graph - Chart 5 Forecast Value Sales 2020-2030 | 9 | 1 |
| RETAIL E-COMMERCE IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 10 | 1 |
| Graph - Chart 6 Forecast Value Sales by Category 2025-2030 | 10 | 1 |
| Competitive Landscape | 10 | 1 |
| RETAIL E-COMMERCE IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 11 | 1 |
| Graph - Chart 8 Company Shares 2025 | 11 | 1 |
| RETAIL E-COMMERCE IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 12 | 1 |
| Graph - Chart 9 Brand Shares 2025 | 12 | 1 |
| Table/Chart: Company Shares of Retail E-Commerce % Share (GBO) - Retail Value RSP ex VAT - 2025 | 12 | 1 |
| Table/Chart: Tabular Data Analysis | 12 | 1 |
| RETAIL E-COMMERCE IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 13 | 1 |
| Economic Context | 13 | 1 |
| Table/Chart: Brand Shares of Retail E-Commerce % Share (LBN) - Retail ex VAT Value RSP. 2025 | 13 | 1 |
| Table/Chart: Tabular Data Analysis | 13 | 1 |
| RETAIL E-COMMERCE IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 14 | 1 |
| Political | 14 | 1 |
| Graph - Economic | 14 | 1 |
| Technological | 14 | 1 |
| Graph - Chart 11 Real Gdp Growth 2020-2030 | 14 | 1 |
| RETAIL E-COMMERCE IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 15 | 1 |
| Chart 12 Inflation 2020-2030 | 15 | 1 |
| Graph - Annual Rates of Inflation % | 15 | 1 |
| Consumer Context | 15 | 1 |
| Population | 15 | 1 |
| Graph - Chart 13 Consumer Context for Retail E-Commerce | 15 | 1 |
| Income and Expenditure | 15 | 1 |
| Lifestyles | 15 | 1 |
| RETAIL E-COMMERCE IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 16 | 1 |
| Graph - Chart 14 Population 2020-2030 | 16 | 1 |
| Graph - Chart 15 Population by Generation 2025 | 16 | 1 |
| RETAIL E-COMMERCE IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 17 | 1 |
| Country Reports Disclaimer | 17 | 1 |
| Graph - Report closing date: 9 April 2026 | 17 | 1 |
| Retail in the United Arab Emirates - Industry Overview | 18 | 1 |
| Executive Summary | 18 | 1 |
| 2025 developments | 18 | 1 |
| Key Data Insights | 18 | 1 |
| Key Industry Trends | 18 | 1 |
| RETAIL E-COMMERCE IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 19 | 1 |
| Allure of Discount Retail | 19 | 1 |
| Al in Retail | 19 | 1 |
| Industry Performance | 19 | 1 |
| Retail e-commerce and apparel and footwear specialists lead value creation | 19 | 1 |
| RETAIL E-COMMERCE IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 20 | 1 |
| Graph - Chart 17 Mastercard and Majid Al Futtaim Unveil Agent Pay, the World's First Ai Payment System | 20 | 1 |
| Discounters attract budget-focused consumers with private label ranges | 20 | 1 |
| RETAIL E-COMMERCE IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 21 | 1 |
| Graph - Sales of Retail Retail rsp ex VAT AED million current | 21 | 1 |
| RETAIL E-COMMERCE IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 22 | 1 |
| Graph - Sales of Retail by Category Retail rsp ex VAT AED million current | 22 | 1 |
| RETAIL E-COMMERCE IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 23 | 1 |
| Viva expands discount retail format as price sensitivity fuels private label innovation | 23 | 1 |
| Luxury brands enhance experiential retail to attract affluent consumers | 23 | 1 |
| RETAIL E-COMMERCE IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 24 | 1 |
| Graph - Forecast Sales of Retail Retail rsp ex VAT AED million current % Y-O-Y Growth | 24 | 1 |
| RETAIL E-COMMERCE IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 25 | 1 |
| Forecast Sales of Retail by Category | 25 | 1 |
| Graph - Retail ex VAT AED million current Value RSP CAGR 2025-2030 | 25 | 1 |
| Competitive Landscape | 25 | 1 |
| RETAIL E-COMMERCE IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 26 | 1 |
| Graph - Chart 23 Chalhoub Group Launches Proprietary Generative Ai Engine | 26 | 1 |
| Graph - RETAIL E-COMMERCE IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 27 | 1 |
| Graph - Chart 24 Company Shares 2025 | 27 | 1 |
| RETAIL E-COMMERCE IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 28 | 1 |
| Company Shares of Retail | 28 | 1 |
| Graph - Chart 25 Brand Shares 2025 | 28 | 1 |
| Table/Chart: % Share (GBO) - Retail Value RSP ex VAT - 2025 | 28 | 1 |
| Table/Chart: Tabular Data Analysis | 28 | 1 |
| RETAIL E-COMMERCE IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 29 | 1 |
| Operating Environment | 29 | 1 |
| Informal retail | 29 | 1 |
| Table/Chart: Brand Shares of Retail % Share (LBN) - Retail ex VAT Value RSP 2025 | 29 | 1 |
| Table/Chart: Tabular Data Analysis | 29 | 1 |
| RETAIL E-COMMERCE IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 30 | 1 |
| Opening hours for physical retail | 30 | 1 |
| Seasonality | 30 | 1 |
| Table/Chart: Chart 26 Standard Opening Hours by Channel Type 2025 | 30 | 1 |
| Table/Chart: Tabular Data Analysis | 30 | 1 |
| RETAIL E-COMMERCE IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 31 | 1 |
| RETAIL E-COMMERCE IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 32 | 1 |
| White Friday | 32 | 1 |
| Economic Context | 32 | 1 |
| Political | 32 | 1 |
| Graph - Economic | 32 | 1 |
| Technological | 32 | 1 |
| RETAIL E-COMMERCE IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 33 | 1 |
| Graph - Real GDP Growth Real GDP Growth % | 33 | 1 |
| Graph - Chart 29 Inflation 2020-2030 | 33 | 1 |
| RETAIL E-COMMERCE IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 34 | 1 |
| Graph - Income and Expenditure | 34 | 1 |
| Lifestyles | 34 | 1 |
| Graph - Chart 31 Population 2020-2030 | 34 | 1 |
| RETAIL E-COMMERCE IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 35 | 1 |
| Graph - Population by Generation Share of total population % | 35 | 1 |
| Country Reports Disclaimer | 35 | 1 |
