Muscat: Continuing to support the country’s evolving e-commerce landscape, talabat, the GCC’s leading food delivery app, recently welcomed a visit from the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA). The meeting, which was led by Eng. Omar Hamdan al-Ismaili, CEO of TRA and Mohamed Zourob, Managing Director of talabat Oman, highlighted some of talabat Oman’s major initiatives including Omanisation, its role in the growth of e-commerce, as well as potential collaboration between the TRA and talabat to continue to upscale Oman’s rest-tech ecosystem.

Eng. Omar Hamdan al-Ismaili, CEO of Telecommunications Regulatory Authority added, “Oman’s e-commerce sector is rapidly growing and it is important for private and public sector entities to build bridges in order to harness the digital and technological capabilities that are available. talabat has made trailblazing advancements in the growing online food delivery industry and we look forward to working together to leverage its global expertise to provide an environment of growth and further boost the economy.”

Mohamed Zourob, Managing Director of talabat Oman said, “talabat is dedicated to bringing innovative and future-ready online retail services to Oman, while contributing to the social and economic advancement of the country. By partnering with the TRA, we hope to continue opening up paths of growth for the sector and creating an even greater impact for our customers and for Oman.”

As Oman’s largest food delivery and grocery delivery platform, talabat continues to find new ways to use technology to make its customers lives easier and provide them with a unique online experience. Most recently, it has pioneered q-commerce with the launch of talabat Mart, the country’s first dark store. Meanwhile, it continues to support Omanisation with its campaign to offer opportunities for freelance riders, which has so far onboarded over 1,000 drivers.

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About talabat Oman:

talabat was launched in Oman in 2012, and taken over by Delivery Hero in 2016. As Oman’s leading delivery app, it provides its customers with food, groceries, coffee, flowers and much more, right to their doorstep. talabat operates across the Sultanate including Muscat, Salalah, Sur, Suhar, Nizwa, Buraimi, Ibri and Suwaiq, with more areas being added all the time.

With more than 3,000 vendors registered on the app, customers enjoy unlimited choice, fast and reliable service, easy online payment, and exclusive offers right at their fingertips.

About talabat:

talabat is an online ordering and delivery service that helps customers find restaurants and stores in their area, filter by cuisine, browse menus and place their orders with an option of online payment or cash on delivery. Founded in 2004 by a group of young entrepreneurs who took advantage of the online food ordering opportunity that existed in the Kuwait market, a decade later, talabat has become a pioneer in the online ordering service in the GCC region. Based in Kuwait, it operates across seven countries: Kuwait, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar and Jordan. talabat’s main aim is to become and remain the market leader in the MENA region by diversifying its service portfolio and providing best-in-class customer experience.

Services are available on both desktops and mobile apps for iPhone, Android, iPad and windows.

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