Build · Cinematic web
Ecommerce websites built for the UAE.
Althea Growth builds ecommerce websites for brands in Dubai and across the UAE: a store that looks like the brand, checks out in dirhams with the payment methods UAE shoppers expect, runs in Arabic and English, and issues the invoices your accountant needs. The platform is chosen for your catalogue and checkout, and you own the store.
01 · Checkout
Payment the way UAE shoppers pay
A UAE checkout usually offers cards through a local or international payment gateway, wallets such as Apple Pay, and often cash on delivery or instalments through a buy now, pay later provider. Which gateway fits depends on your licence, your bank and the categories you sell. We integrate the one you open an account with and test every path before launch.
02 · Arabic
Two languages, one catalogue
Arabic is not a translated layer. Product names, filters, search, checkout and order emails need their own copy and a right to left layout that reads well on a phone. We run both languages from one catalogue, so stock and prices stay in step.
03 · VAT and invoices
Invoices that follow the rules
VAT registered sellers in the UAE charge VAT at the standard 5 percent on most goods and issue tax invoices that meet Federal Tax Authority requirements. The store can show VAT at checkout and produce invoices with the fields your accountant specifies. The UAE is introducing e-invoicing in phases, so your tax adviser signs off the setup.
04 · Delivery
Shipping across the Emirates and beyond
Delivery zones, same day slots, rates by emirate, returns and tracking messages on WhatsApp are rules in the store, connected to the courier you use. Shipping to other Gulf countries brings duties and different rules, so we scope it as its own step.
05 · Marketplaces
Your store beside Amazon.ae and noon
Many UAE brands also sell on Amazon.ae and noon. Your own store is where the brand lives and the customer relationship stays yours. Where your marketplace accounts allow a feed or an API connection, the catalogue and stock can be kept in step from one source.
Questions, answered.
How much does an ecommerce website cost in the UAE?
It depends on the catalogue, the checkout, the languages and the integrations. Our cost guide collects published market ranges from UAE agencies, with sources. We do not publish our own prices: each store is priced once in a written proposal.
Which payment gateways do you work with?
The one that fits your licence, bank and product categories. We integrate and test it, and the merchant account is yours.
Can the store run in Arabic and English?
Yes, with a right to left Arabic layout, its own copy and search in both languages.
Do we own the store?
Yes. The store, the domain, the customer data and the accounts are yours from day one.
Start with a brief.
Tell us what you want to build or fix. We reply within one working day.