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Michele Benjamin Jewelry is now available in Dubai as one of the first US businesses to expand into the United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪 on Amazon.AE

Her nature inspired and activist jewelry has found a new niche in one of the highest online shopping markets worldwide.

At 46 percent, Dubai has the highest number of online shoppers in the U.A.E., according to a survey by AWOK.com.  A separate study by Network International found that 34 percent of U.A.E. residents make online purchases between one and five times a week.  The product categories that produce the most revenue in online sales in the region are consumer electronics, computers, and jewelry (including watches).  Online shopping for clothing also has begun to gain in popularity. The most important factors for online shoppers in the U.A.E. were price, customer service, and ease of use. 

In addition to increased internet and mobile penetration, another enabling factor that should propel e-commerce throughout the region is the recent Amazon-souq.com deal.  In March 2017, Amazon acquired Souq.com for an undisclosed sum (estimated to be nearly $600 million).  Quote source:  https://www.export.gov/article?id=United-Arab-Emirates-ECommerce