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Notes from the marketplace.

How the food we sell gets to be cheaper, what merchants actually asked us for, why a countdown changes dinner, and what 250 kitchens taught us about the end of service.

shop signs in Arabic and English Cities 3 min

Two languages, one marketplace.

Arabic is not a translation layer bolted onto an English product. It changes layout, typography and rhythm. 01
delivery scooters parked on a street Cities 4 min

Expansion is a supply problem.

Opening a second city is not a marketing exercise. It is signing enough kitchens that the first session works. 02
apartment block windows at night Cities 3 min

Ramadan breaks every assumption.

A month where an entire city eats at the same minute is the hardest test a food marketplace can face. 03
neighbourhood street with small shopfronts Cities 3 min

A marketplace is built street by street.

Citywide coverage is a vanity metric. What matters is whether the feed is full in the four blocks around you. 04
Amman rooftops at dusk Cities 4 min

Why Amman first.

A savings marketplace needs density, habit and price sensitivity in the same place. Amman has all three. 05
Written by the Forsa team, Amman. These pieces are updated as the market moves. For day-to-day changes, follow us on Instagram and Facebook. Back to Forsa