SleekFlow debuts WhatsApp retail-tech solutions in UAE through L’Occitane ME’s first Accelerator Program

  • Date: 11-Jul-2023
  • Source: Gulf News
  • Sector:Retail
  • Country:UAE
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SleekFlow debuts WhatsApp retail-tech solutions in UAE through L’Occitane ME’s first Accelerator Program

, APAC’s leading SaaS omnichannel social commerce platform backed by Tiger Global, is proud to announce the launch of its omnichannel social commerce platform in the UAE. The market expansion kicks off with SleekFlow joining L’Occitane ME’s first Accelerator Program, powered by The Greenhouse, Chalhoub Group’s space for innovation and entrepreneurship. In August 2022, SleekFlow was one of 4 out of 180 global retail-tech startups chosen to implement its solutions in the Middle East, as well as the potential of developing tailored solutions catered to beauty and luxury sectors for the L'Occitane brand. This partnership with Chalhoub Group, the region’s largest retailer, is a testament to SleekFlow’s potential to enhance the region’s rapidly growing luxury retail sector. Since 2019, SleekFlow has achieved 2-3 times YoY revenue growth and successfully expanded from Hong Kong, to Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Brazil. Serving clients from SMEs and enterprises, the company has identified the UAE market as an ideal location for expansion based on strong buying behaviour through WhatsApp, the communication channel that 80 per cent of UAE consumers use daily. As the first Asian company to participate in the Microsoft Pegasus program, SleekFlow’s ongoing partnership with Microsoft enables the platform to leverage GPT-4