Mall v internet: Mid East goes online

16 January 2012 Last updated at 19:00 ET Help

Online shopping has been slow to take off in the Middle East compared to Europe and the US.

Recent figures show that is expected to change. But can ecommerce really take the place of the giant malls that are so popular in many Gulf states?

Philip Hampsheir reports from Dubai.

Special report: The Technology of Business

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