The RetailDirect blog
Insight for the independent trade
Product updates, market analysis and practical thinking for shops, suppliers and manufacturers across the UAE.
UAE Retail
Why the baqala is the most underestimated retail channel in the Gulf
Independent grocery still moves a huge share of everyday goods in the UAE — and almost none of it is digitised. Here is what that means for suppliers.
Product
One cart, many suppliers: how the checkout split works
A single basket becomes a clean, separate order for every supplier — each with its own items, payment terms and…
AI & Technology
Voice ordering in four languages: what we learned
Shopkeepers do not want to type. Building an ordering system around speech in Arabic, English, Hindi and Urdu…