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Our mission

Why we built Local Souq

Local Souq was built on a frustration every UAE resident knows: you walk past an incredible little shop, never think to look it up, and then it's gone six months later — replaced by another franchise. We set out to change that.

"Every neighbourhood has shops worth knowing about. We just make sure people can find them."

Local Souq gives local businesses a full digital toolkit — product listings, loyalty programmes, staff profiles, live offers, and real-time discoverability — all in one place. We started in Dubai and we're just getting started.

Community first

Every feature starts with one question: does this help local shops grow?

Real loyalty

Points that stack across shops, tracked automatically, redeemable on your next visit.

Always improving

We ship new features constantly based on what our community tells us they need.

How we work

The Local Souq approach

We map the neighbourhood

Our team on-boards and verifies local shops in Dubai so what you find is real and up to date.

We put it in your pocket

Browse shops, products, and offers near you — and earn loyalty points with every visit.

We reward loyalty

Every visit earns you points — not locked to one shop, redeemable across the network.

We keep growing

More shops, more features, more emirates — we're expanding constantly based on what our community needs.

What we offer

One app, every local need

Hyper-local shop discovery

Dubai shops sorted by real distance — retail, salons, cafés, and more. No ads, no noise.

Products & live offers

Browse real prices, offer prices, and photos across every shop in our network.

Events across the UAE

Discover exhibitions, pop-ups, and local events happening across all emirates — not just Dubai.

Discover local places

Find hidden gems and places to visit with family and friends — listed across the UAE.

Loyalty that travels

Earn at one Dubai shop, spend at another. Points work across the whole network.

Where we are

Shops in Dubai · Events & places across the UAE

Live now

Shops in Dubai

Our shop listings, loyalty programme, and product discovery are live across Dubai — from Deira and Karama to JBR and Business Bay.

Deira Karama Bur Dubai JBR Business Bay Downtown + more

Available UAE-wide

Events & places across UAE

Discover local events, exhibitions, and places to explore across all seven emirates — not just Dubai.

🏙️ Dubai 🕌 Abu Dhabi 🌆 Sharjah ⛰️ RAK 🌊 Ajman 🏔️ Fujairah 🌴 UAQ

🚀 Shop listings expanding to more emirates soon.

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Discover Dubai's best local shops and earn rewards every time you visit.

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Dubai's local marketplace,built for real communities.

Dubai's local marketplace,
built for real communities.