PIF’s Noon launches grocery delivery service in Riyadh

Noon Daily, a dedicated grocery delivery service, has been launched in Riyadh. (Supplied)
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Updated 11 February 2021
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PIF’s Noon launches grocery delivery service in Riyadh

  • The new offering, named Noon Daily, follows in the footsteps of Noon Food, the restaurant delivery service announced earlier this month
  • Noon said it was operating a 100 percent contactless service, in terms of both payment and delivery to customers

RIYADH: Noon, an online platform backed by Saudi sovereign wealth fund the Public Investment Fund (PIF), has launched a grocery delivery service in Riyadh.

The new offering, named Noon Daily, follows in the footsteps of Noon Food, the restaurant delivery service announced earlier this month and set to be rolled out across Saudi Arabia later this year.

“We have launched Noon Daily in Riyadh, Noon’s dedicated grocery platform delivering grocery products across the entire supermarket range, a service that can be made contactless with online payments and doorstep-drop delivery for even more peace of mind,” Maya El Ayach, head of growth and digital strategy at Noon, told Arab News in a statement.

“We have the largest last mile fleet in the region, and three huge customer fulfillment facilities in the Kingdom, all fully operational and working to the recommended health and safety guidelines. We do not expect anything to affect our Noon deliveries. We will continue working with our sellers to ensure they are able to keep selling,” the statement added.

In light of the recent restrictions introduced to combat the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the Kingdom, Noon said it was operating a 100 percent contactless service, in terms of both payment and delivery to customers.

Across the entire platform, El Ayach said Noon had seen a recent spike in home and fitness purchases, while toys and home-learning products had also enjoyed an increase in interest from users stuck at home.


Real Estate Registry signs 10 agreements at forum in Riyadh

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Real Estate Registry signs 10 agreements at forum in Riyadh

RIYADH: The Real Estate Registry concluded its participation in the Real Estate Future 2026, as a partner of the forum, with a distinguished presence that included the launch of its business portal, the signing of 10 agreements and memoranda of understanding with entities from the public and private sectors, the organization of specialized workshops, and the awarding of the Gold Award at the Real Estate Excellence Awards.

During his participation in the forum, the CEO of the firm, Mohammed Al-Sulaiman, reviewed the latest developments in real estate registration in the Kingdom in a keynote speech, highlighting the pivotal role of the Real Estate Registry in building a unified and reliable system for data. He also announced the launch of the national blockchain infrastructure, which aims to enable the microcoding of real estate assets, enhance transparency, expand investment opportunities, and support innovative ownership models within a reliable regulatory framework.

On the sidelines of the forum, Al-Sulaiman met with Nigeria’s Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa. During the meeting, they discussed areas of joint cooperation, exchanged experiences and advice on shaping the future of the real estate sector, and reviewed best practices in implementing real estate registration systems that enhance reliability and improve the efficiency of property registration.
efficiency of property registration systems.

The Real Estate Registry’s participation included organizing three specialized workshops that focused on the role of geospatial technologies in identifying ownership, enhancing transparency, and improving the quality of real estate data. 

The workshop “Empowering the Real Estate Registry for the Business Sector” reviewed digital solutions that enable the business sector to manage its real estate assets more efficiently and enhance governance and technical integration. The workshop “From Off-Plan Sales to Title Deed” focused on the journey of documenting real estate ownership and the role of the registry in linking the stages of development and documentation within an integrated digital system.

On the sidelines of the forum, the Real Estate Registry signed 10 agreements and memorandums of understanding, including a deal with Yasmina Information Technology Co. to utilize real estate data in developing smarter insurance solutions that support the real estate sector and enhance service reliability. 

Partnerships were also signed with Haseel, NewTech, and Sahl, as well as HissaTech and Droub, to develop innovative digital solutions in property ownership, fractional ownership, and asset tokenization, as well as real estate finance and investment within a trusted regulatory framework.

Further collaborations included an MoU with ROSHN Group, an agreement with the Saudi Water Authority to enable data integration and quality enhancement, an agreement with the Saudi National Bank, and a partnership with Saudi Post to link the national address with the property registry as a unified geospatial identifier supporting data accuracy and integration.

The registry’s participation was crowned with the Golden Award at the Real Estate Excellence Awards in the category of Excellence in Property Documentation, in recognition of its role in building a model based on transparency, accuracy, and speed, as well as advanced digital technologies and specialized legal expertise, contributing to rights protection and increasing the sector’s attractiveness.

The Real Estate Registry emphasized that its participation reflects its continued role as a key enabler of the real estate sector, a trusted data source, and an active partner in driving digital transformation, enhancing market efficiency, and building investor and financier confidence, in line with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 objectives for a fully integrated and sustainable digital real estate ecosystem.