Dubai, April 23, 2015: Doha Bank, the leading private commercial bank in Qatar, has announced the re-launch of its next-generation e-commerce hub, Doha Sooq. Qatar's first e-mall welcomes visitors to a brand new, state-of-the-art online shopping experience. This unique initiative continues to demonstrate Doha Bank's leadership in progressing digital payments in the country.

The advanced e-mall opens the doors to contemporary looks, an exhaustive product suite and a number of the latest e-commerce features that will appeal to shoppers and merchants alike.

Visitors to www.dohasooq.com will be able to shop from a wide variety of product categories like mobile phones, TVs, laptops, refrigerators, handbags, sunglasses, shoes, flowers, cakes, sweets, electronics, luxury watches, perfumes, cosmetics, body care products, and fashion accessories apart from booking tickets for special events.

This e-mall is open around the clock for online shopping. Doha Sooq is designed to make shopping a hassle-free and customer-friendly experience by bringing it to the customers' fingertips. Visitors can enjoy arguably the most competitive prices on available products, review and compare these online and place orders which are delivered to their doorsteps at no extra charge. This fast, convenient and reliable marketplace is easy to join for both shoppers and merchants.

Doha Sooq partner merchants and potential shoppers will be particularly impressed with the advent of a section on "Hot Deals" where discounted products are featured on a weekly basis. This gives merchants an ideal platform to showcase new product launches, promotional products or even bargain items!

The events section is another new feature that aims at providing merchants with additional value should they wish to showcase any upcoming product launch or event.

Doha Sooq does not actually stock products. It serves as a portal for accepting payments for its merchants through a Doha Bank-powered gateway, allowing any credit cardholder to make purchases on the portal.

Doha Sooq not only aims at attracting shoppers from within the country but also encourages buyers located in other countries, who have friends or relatives living here in Qatar, to use Doha Sooq for gifting on special occasions like anniversaries, birthdays and other festivals.

Merchants willing to sell their products online through Doha Sooq can set up their virtual store at this e-mall without incurring rental costs, labor and inventory costs. Doha Sooq e-mall offers a 24/7 access to customers and a steady stream of opportunities for merchants

to list their products for free. Doha Sooq will also provide flexibility to merchants to run quick promotions on their products. Merchants can also have access to a large and loyal customer

base including thousands of social media followers of Doha Sooq for promoting their products at no extra cost.

As Qatar is rapidly progressing towards urbanization with infrastructure projects worth billions of Riyals, roads are bound to get busy. So why not beat the traffic and shop on www.dohasooq.com!

About Doha Bank
Doha Bank is the largest private commercial bank in the State of Qatar. It was incorporated in 1978 and commenced its banking business (including its International Banking services) in Doha, Qatar on March 15, 1979.

As one of Qatar's leading financial services company, Doha Bank is committed to making banking work for customers and clients like it never has before. Through innovative technologies and the ingenuity of its people, Doha Bank provides individuals and commercial, corporate and institutional clients across Qatar and even internationally, new and better ways to manage their financial lives. The company enables customers to do their banking and investing whenever, wherever and however they choose through an extensive network, and multiple access channels.

The Dubai branch of Doha Bank was opened in 2008.

For further information, please contact:
Ms. Tasneem Raza
Watermelon PR
Dubai, UAE
Tel: +971-4-2833655
Email: tasneem@watermelonme.com

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