30/03/2015
Organized by East Chamber mid-April under the auspices of the provincial governor
Minister of Trade and Industry interviewing businessmen in "East Commercial Forum 2015"
6 working papers looking future of the retail sector and the prospects for e-commerce
The Commerce and Industry Minister Dr. Tawfiq Al Rabiah Interview businessmen in open dialogue session within the opening of the "Oriental Commercial Forum 2015" held by the East Chamber sponsored by the Governor of Eastern Province, His Royal Highness Prince Saud bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz, Wednesday April 16, 2015 that its headquarters in Dammam.
The Secretary General of the Chamber of Abdul Rahman bin Abdullah Alwabil said that the minister meeting who illustrate the trends and initiatives of the ministry will be in it is a valuable opportunity for the employees of the sector to participate with the first man in the ministry and discuss the future of the retail sector, and the prospects for e-commerce expected to be a meeting date for many of the solutions to the most prominent sector challenges what is knownthe minister of positive and fast delivery and provide initiatives.
Alwabil said that specialists viewing during the sessions the most important global changes and new transformations of two axes, offering 6 working papers of the new explains in the two sectors, offering under the title (the future of the retail sector in the light of the global variables) Jarir marketing department Chairman Mohammad Aqeel review the first worksheet title (global effectsin the kingdom) the retail sector as CEO of the retail sector offers Savola Group Mowaffak Jammal present the second worksheet titled (new trends in the retail sector), speaks CEO of IKEA Saud Al Sulaiman about the meeting address through paper the third work entitled (the challenges facing the retail sectorKingdom).
Alwabil said that the fourth work paper address (the reality of e-commerce and its advantages in the Kingdom) provided business development Beaufort company director Metab Alobeioa under the headline (the reality and prospects of e-commerce in the Kingdom), while the head of the digital wave Company Khalid Thawadi present a paper fifth work entitled (international trendsand regional and national e-commerce), and in the sixth paper speaks Undersecretary of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and the rules and regulations of Dr. Fahd Abu Himd through a working paper entitled (Organization for electronic commerce legislation).
Forum discussions, as evidenced by the prominent names involved specializing in retail and e-commerce sectors will contribute to the clarification of the most important technical aspects of the two sectors, through the long and deep experience in this area.
ALwabil said that the real added value of the forum is the active participation of specialists and speakers also participate requests witnessed by the Forum by supporters.
Alwabil said that the forum offers the most prominent solutions to the most important challenges facing the sector through the realistic point of view provided by specialists and is a valuable opportunity for those interested in investing or even develop their investments in these areas to attend and participate and ask questions that are looking for solutions to them.
He stressed that Alwabil scientific sessions witnessing seminars for dialogue with regard to sectors and put the most prominent views that contribute to finding plans to participate in the development through optimum use of the possibilities available.
For his part, President of the Chamber Commercial Committee Muhammad Algarian said that the Forum witness participation of a number of the most important names in the region in particular and the kingdom in general, where they discuss legislation regulating the retail and e-commerce, noting that the economists in the commercial sector involved in the sessions of the forum through the working papers reflectimportance of the subject.
Algarian retail sector is the backbone of the internal trade, has seen a steady growth over the past years, and many faces many challenges, requiring that we stop for research and discussion to address these challenges.This is what will be the focus of discussions in this forum, which is organized by the Chamber of Commerce Committee.
Algarian pointed out that e-commerce has achieved record levels and have proved themselves through statistics that showed the volume of transactions through them, stressing that the present time is the age of information technology is no longer one of us does not deal with these techniques that are managed daily life through them, and commercial activity of the leading sectorsthat interacted with this information mutations witnessed by the world.
