E-commerce and retail in the UAE
Sell, track and recover carts on WhatsApp
Shop Assistant connects to Shopify or your own platform; Store Assistant runs click & collect and loyalty for shops and chains. Both answer in the customer’s language.
Where is my order #48213?
21:04
Your order is out for delivery today. Here is the tracking link and the order page.
21:04
What it does
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Shopify, live
Products, orders and abandoned checkouts come in every 30 minutes. Other platforms send them through the HTTP API.
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“Where is my order?”
The order is found by its number or the customer’s phone, with its status and tracking link.
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Cart reminders, politely
Up to three reminders, only to customers who agreed to marketing messages or wrote to you recently, with a weekly limit.
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Click & collect
Store Assistant reserves items per store, holds them for the time you set and reminds the customer.
Good to know in the UAE
- Black Friday, or White Friday, is on 27 November 2026 and the Dubai Shopping Festival runs from 4 December 2026 to 17 January 2027: plan your campaigns for customers who agreed to marketing.
- Shop Assistant respects quiet hours and never messages anyone who said stop.
- Payment links in the chat work with N-Genius, MyFatoorah, Stripe, Tabby, Tamara, Telr, PayTabs, Ziina, Tap, Mamo, HyperPay, Paymob and PayPal.
The apps for this sector
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Shop Assistant
Shows products with a checkout link, answers “where is my order?”, recovers abandoned carts and handles returns, connected to Shopify or your own platform.
For online stores getting ready for White Friday and the Dubai Shopping Festival.
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Store Assistant
Shows stock per store, takes click & collect reservations, tracks orders and runs a loyalty club with points and coupons.
For shops and chains with branches in malls across the Emirates.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Short answers to the questions we hear most.
Does it take payment in the chat?
Shop Assistant sends a link to your shop’s own checkout. Flows can also send payment links through the payment systems listed on the integrations page.
Other sectors
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Real estate
Listings as WhatsApp cards, viewings with reminders, off-plan launches and rent reminders. -
Clinics and aesthetics
Appointments, reminders, aftercare follow-up and a board for international patients. -
Salons and spas
Bookings from DMs and WhatsApp, reminders and rebooking from your own calendar. -
Gyms and boutique studios
Trial classes, waitlists, renewals and win-back, on WhatsApp and Instagram. -
Car rental
Real quotes for the dates asked, licence and ID photos in the chat, pick-up and return reminders. -
Garages and dealers
Showroom enquiries, test drives, service bookings and maintenance reminders.
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