E-Commerce Development for Dubai and the UAE
Polished online shops that take cards and digital wallets through Checkout.com, price in dirhams and work in Arabic and English — built and looked after by one team.
Built for Shoppers Who Expect the Best
Customers in the UAE compare your store with the world’s biggest brands. They expect pages that load instantly, prices in dirhams, delivery they can track and a checkout that accepts the way they want to pay. Many of them are international residents, so English matters as much as Arabic.
We build and run online shops for brands selling in and from the UAE: Checkout.com payments, which we have integrated as an official partner, Arabic and English storefronts, and international selling in several currencies for customers across the Gulf and beyond.
Checkout.com
Cards, wallets and fraud screening in one integration, from an official partner.
Dirhams and More
AED prices for local shoppers and their own currency for visitors from abroad.
Arabic & English
Right-to-left Arabic storefronts and an English version sharing one catalogue.
Luxury Experience
Large imagery, careful typography and a checkout that feels as considered as your products.
E-Commerce Services in the UAE
For UAE brands growing online and for international retailers opening their store to the Emirates.
E-Commerce Development
A complete online shop for Dubai and the wider UAE, from the first product page to delivery and returns.
See how we do itShopify in the UAE
Shopify stores with Arabic and English themes, dirham pricing and Checkout.com or Shopify Payments.
See how we do itMagento in the UAE
Magento for large catalogues, several storefronts across the Gulf, or trade customers with their own prices.
See how we do itCheckout.com Integration
Cards and digital wallets, fraud screening, refunds and reports connected properly, from an official partner.
See how we do itInternational Luxury E-Commerce
One store that sells across currencies and languages, with the polish luxury customers expect.
See how we do itCustom Business Software
Order management, customer portals and integrations built around how your UAE business works.
See how we do itCheckout.com, Set Up Properly
A checkout that fails or feels unfamiliar is where UAE shoppers give up. As an official checkout.com partner we have integrated it for clients, bringing cards, digital wallets, fraud screening and refunds into one checkout with one set of reports.
Buy now, pay later services such as Tabby and Tamara can be added where they suit your products, and local delivery and returns rules are set up alongside payment, so customers see the full cost before they pay.
More about payment integration
Official checkout.com Partner
Direct access to their technical team, passed on to the stores we build and run.
Arabic E-Commerce Development
In the UAE your store needs to work just as well for Emirati customers reading Arabic as for residents browsing in English.
Designed right-to-left
Navigation, filters, forms and product galleries laid out for Arabic readers, not a flipped copy of the English site.
One catalogue, two languages
Product names, sizes and descriptions managed side by side, so neither version falls behind the other.
Easy to switch
Customers change language on any page and land on the same product, with their basket intact.
Your words, displayed correctly
Your team or a translator you trust writes the Arabic. We make sure it displays and reads correctly on every screen.
What to Plan Before You Launch
VAT and invoicing
Prices and receipts that show 5% VAT correctly, and a store that can connect to your accounting system as the UAE brings in e-invoicing.
Fast delivery and easy returns
Delivery options and costs shown before checkout, tracking customers can follow, and returns that are simple to start.
Customer data
Personal data collected, stored and hosted with the UAE’s data protection law in mind, and card details kept off your servers entirely.
Busy seasons
Hosting and checkout ready for Ramadan, Eid, White Friday and the Dubai Shopping Festival, when traffic can jump overnight.
International Luxury E-Commerce
GINA — one store in English, Arabic and Chinese
For the London luxury footwear brand GINA, we built storefronts in English, Arabic and Chinese that recognise each visitor’s country and show prices in their own currency, including dirhams and riyals. We still run and improve the platform today.
Read the full storyA UK Team That Works to Your Hours
We are based in the UK, three to four hours behind Dubai, so our mornings overlap with your afternoons. Projects run on video calls and a shared plan you can see at any time, and the same team that builds your store hosts it, keeps it secure and improves it after launch — there is no hand-over to somebody new.
Questions We’re Often Asked
Can you integrate Checkout.com?
Yes. We are an official checkout.com partner and have integrated it for clients, covering cards, digital wallets, fraud screening and refunds.
Should we use Shopify or Magento in the UAE?
Shopify suits most brands that want to launch quickly with predictable running costs. Magento suits large catalogues, several storefronts or trade pricing. We recommend one after looking at your products, volumes and plans.
Do you build Arabic and English stores?
Yes. We design Arabic storefronts right-to-left from the start and run them alongside English, as we did for GINA.
Can you work with our team in Dubai?
Yes. We work by video call and a shared project plan. The UAE is three to four hours ahead of the UK, so our mornings overlap with your afternoons.
How much does an e-commerce website in the UAE cost?
It depends on the platform, the size of your catalogue and the integrations you need. After a short call we give you a clear quote for the first phase.
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