How to Deal with Saturated E-Commerce Marketplaces from Overseas? The first generation of e-commerce ventures was quite lucky. They got to work in marketplaces that were not brimming with competition. Now, when e-commerce has become a trillion-dollar global industry, it is virtually impossible to find any market niche that is working with only a handful of vendors. Saturation has actually become a permanent state of the e-commerce marketplace. New e-commerce setups have to accept this reality that they have to work in an environment filled with cut-throat competition. They also need to strateg ..read more

Major Challenges of Ready-Made Garment/Fashion Shipping and Dealing with Them! Ready-made garment manufacturing and shipping have both benefits and shortcomings. On the one hand, it let you expand your retail clientele more rapidly. You can also cut down the role of the middle player to maximize your own profits if you make and sell ready-made garments. On the other hand, expanding large-scale ready-made garment business to overseas markets is one hell of a task. Getting your ready-made garment products to an overseas market is not just about taking care of basic apparel shipping measures. The ..read more

4 Things to Know Before Importing to Saudi Arabia KSA SAUDI ARABIA KSA has been the world’s biggest exporter of crude oil for decades. However, the Kingdom hasn’t been able to become a large economic hub despite such a prominent exporting portfolio. However, things are getting better, encouraging foreign investors to venture into the Saudi market for various reasons. On the one hand, the de-facto young ruler of the Kingdom has set off a series of economic reforms on the lines of the UAE to make the country attractive to investors. On the other hand, expert e-commerce Importers of Record has ma ..read more

Fashion shipping has always been a major headache for all those apparel businesses catering to the European and American markets. You need to make sure the shipping items reach their destination without a scratch due to the strict distribution compliances of those markets. Many times businesses have to bear the brunt of product recall just because of botched-up shipping work. If you are running a Fashion business in Egypt or Jordan, you may want to reach out to the overseas market. However, the logistical nightmare of shipping and the risk of canceled contracts due to messed up consignments co ..read more

Trade and retail analysts are in agreement that the Internet has made the world one big market. The unprecedented and phenomenal success of Amazon is clear proof of this assertion. The global retail market is further divided on the loose basis of regions from e-commerce’s standpoint. For instance, there is an Asia Pacific market, and then there is this MENA (the Middle East and North Africa) region. The best thing about the ongoing e-commerce boom is that its benefits are not limited to an elite club of conglomerates. Even online ventures operated by individual sellers can sell their products ..read more

Benefits of Outsourcing Garment / Fashion Shipping Logistics to Professionals The Internet has opened the doors of endless opportunities for entrepreneurs working in any market and business niche. If we particularly talk about the garment/fashion industry, then it has experienced exponential growth in the retail sector due to the Internet and connectivity. It won’t be wrong to say that there now exists a consolidated global garment marketplace where people can shop from all over the world. There are still some areas and kinks that need to be addressed. For instance, garment manufacturers and a ..read more

“The world is at your fingertips”— this phrase is often quoted in the same breath as any mention of the current, precipitous growth of technologically, especially the kind related to the Internet. This is no hyperbole. With smartphones in our hands, it is true that we are everywhere at once. The same global and ubiquitous phenomenon of technology and connectivity has also spilled into the business landscape. As a proprietor, you are not bound by physical constraints anymore. Initiatives, like the Amazon Global Selling program, have changed the game altogether. Now, a small-scale individual sel ..read more

Fashion Shipping out of Jordan & Egypt to the US Egypt and Jordan have always been the hubs of fashion / garment manufacturing in the MENA region. However, this potential hasn’t turned into a large-scale fashion shipping regime. Jordanian and Egyptian fashion manufacturers are importing their goods but not in proportion to the capability of the local manufacturing industry. Many factors have hindered the growth of both these countries as global fashion exporters. But let’s not just get into this discussion. The good news is things are getting better. Egypt is slowly recovering on the econo ..read more

The European apparel landscape is one of the trickiest consolidated markets for overseas businesses. It is highly segmented, works with strict compliance measures, and doesn’t have a steady supply-demand equation all the time. Therefore, it has never been easy for Asian garment exporters to introduce their goods to Europe. If you are a MENA-based garment manufacturer and looking to get your products to the European markets, then you have to do some groundwork first to make your entry smooth and gainful. Randomly venturing into any European market with your apparel shipping can prove to be a co ..read more

Barring the occasional setbacks, the UAE is one of the strongest economies in the MENA/GCC region. Emirati consumers have a high purchasing power and are willing to splurge on luxury goods. Even the buyers who are looking for reasonable price tags don’t compromise on the quality just because of high rates. This makes the UAE the most suitable place to get into for e-commerce ventures operating anywhere in the world like Amazon UAE. If you are managing a local e-commerce enterprise and looking for new markets to explore, but without undergoing logistical and operational hardships and resources ..read more