If you are a Manufacturer, wholesaler, distributor, retailer or an Individual seller, then this material helps you to reach your potential customers at a Zero Cost opportunity, while having Souq.com e-commerce experts' support to grow your online business.

1. YOUR GATEWAY TO E-COMMERCE

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15
Year 2014 Year 2020
E-COMMERCE
MARKET SIZE
Billion dollars
47% owns a payment
card
66% of users search the internet for
products before buying it
E-Commerce Trends in the Middle East
110 Million Internet users 40% Annual
Growth Rate
30 Million
Online Shoppers
$1,521M
Travel
$250M
Electronics
$248M
Computers
$222M
Jewelry
$133M
Household
$192M
Sports
$107M
Fashion
WHATAREPEOPLEBUYINGONLINE?

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Top 5 Online Merchants in the Middle East

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32%
19%18%
17%
14%
Better offers
Easy to compare
products
Wide range of products
Can read reviews
More payment
solutions
• In 2014 Egypt came in the 13th global rank in number of internet
users with 40.3M users across the country
• Online shoppers in Egypt are estimated to spend over $450 million
annually between travel, electronics, fashion, among others
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10,000,000
20,000,000
30,000,000
40,000,000
50,000,000
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Growth rate
Internet users
E-Commerce in Egypt
Reasons People Shop Online

5. THIS IS OUR STORY…

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Launched Stores and
fixed price option
Expands into KSA
Expands into Egypt
Launched first auction
service in the Arab world
Launch of new platform
& acquired new fashion
platform Sukar.com
Expands into Kuwait &
started retail operations
Continue to
aggressively
expand operations &
launched Q-TAB
Set up Q Express
(Own logistics
service)
Our Journey
EGYPTTOPSITESRANKING

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Souq.com is a general merchandiser offering more
than 1 Million products across multiple categories
including Electronics, Fashion, Health & Beauty,
Home, etc. to over 20 million visitors and 35 million
page views.
Currently 29% of Souq.com orders in Egypt are made
by customers outside of Cairo & Alex. Souq.com
provides its sellers with full support across all
functions; such as: dedicated account management,
content production, online marketing, technology,
logistics, and customer service.
Our Journey (cont’d)
3rd Party Marketplace
allow 3rd parties to sell
their products
eCommerce Solution
power select strategic
partners online
businesses
Merchant
Retail Operations
First-Party Operations
we source, promote,
fulfill & deliver products
directly to consumers.

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• Smartphone penetration in the Middle
East is currently 73%
• 1 Million users in Egypt are using
Souq.com mobile app every day
• Souq.com mobile app contributes to
30% of Total Sales
Leading in M-Commerce
1 item sold every 5 seconds!
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Our Marketing
SOCIALMEDIACHANNELS
Onsite Merchandizing to 20M visitors
Mobile App Notification to 1M+ users
Email Newsletters to 500K+ users
Google AdWords and GDN
Social Media Channels

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Brand Awareness
Souq.com Activation at IMAX MBC interview at Souq.com Dubai OfficeHe Sale She Sale TV Ad

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"This weekend’s White Friday hopes to be the Middle East’s busiest
online shopping event ever with 10 million daily visitors".
– Arabian Gazette
"Big brands such as Etisalat, Du, Samsung, Microsoft, Huawei, Sony,
HP, Lenovo, Nokia, and MasterCard have confirmed their
participation in the biggest online shopping day being hosted by
“Souq.com”.
– The National
Regional Milestones – WHITE FRIDAY

12. YOUR ONLINE STORE

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Benefit from the reach
of 20 Million visitors!
100,000+ Daily buyers and customers Increased product marketing
for liquidating inventory
A platform to learn and compare
products before shopping
Integrated payment
solutions
Full logistics & fulfillment support
(Managed Marketplace)
Localized
Customer Support
Live dashboard including
detailed sales/customer trends
Why Sell on Souq.com
1 item sold
every 5 seconds!

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Seller Lists
Item on Souq.com
Buyer Places
Order
Courier Picks-up
Item
Courier Ships
Item
Buyer Receives
Order
Seller Gets
Paid
Account Manager
Inventory
Management
& Shipping
Analytics
& Accounting
Content
Support
Marketing
Support
How Marketplace Works
Business Support

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Brand Store (Premium) Brand Store (Basic)
RecommendedforEnterprisesandLargeCorporations
RecommendedforSME’sandSmallRetailers

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Start Selling Now!
Get in touch with your Souq.com representative or
email us directly at egyptseller@souq.com and we
will contact you to help launch your online business!

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