Souq.com, an online retail and marketplace website in the Arab region, has launched its White Friday sale, its biggest online shopping event, with more deals than ever.

From the November 20 to 24, customers across the GCC and Egypt can choose from more than two million deals and offers, with discounts of up to 70 per cent, a statement said.

This year’s White Friday will be the biggest event ever, offering more than two million deals on the widest variety of products. Keeping with Souq.com’s customer obsession, deals will be customised for UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, providing customers with the products and brands that they are most looking forward to, at great prices. There will also be top Spotlight deals that will be exclusive to Souq.com.

Ronaldo Mouchawar, CEO & co-founder, Souq.com, said: “Since we launched White Friday on Souq.com in 2014, customers have told us how much they like this deals event, so we are happy to be back this year with more deals and more choice than ever. We are also glad that hundreds of small and medium sized businesses are joining White Friday this year, after the positive sales uplift they saw in previous years.”

Shoppers across the GCC and Egypt can make huge savings with discounts of up to 70 percent across many categories. Customers can enjoy price drop deals, where they will be alerted immediately after prices drop on certain goods. The biggest ever White Friday sale on Souq.com will feature deals on products from many local and global brands. Hundreds of small and medium-sized business, including craftsmen from across the region, will offer deals on Souq.com.

Souq.com’s banking partners in Saudi Arabia, UAE and Egypt will offer monthly instalments with 0 per cent interest for purchases on the site (subject to terms and conditions).

Souq.com brought White Friday to the Middle East in 2014 as a regional version of the global ‘Black Friday’, re-naming it as a mark of respect to the day of worship in the region. It is held during the weekend after Thanksgiving every year and this year, will run from November 20 to 24.

Since its first year, White Friday has become a much-awaited shopping bonanza across the region, attracting first-time online shoppers, as well as veteran shoppers. – TradeArabia News Service