The journey behind the ecosystem

From identifying commerce opportunities to building the infrastructure that empowers entrepreneurs across borders.

Essa Khan
Essa KhanFounder · United Arab Emirates
Commerce ecosystem builder

Not just operating businesses — building infrastructure.

I've spent 17 years on the hard, operational side of trade and e-commerce: sourcing products, moving them across borders, storing them, selling them online and getting them to the customer's door. Today I lead Deals Arcade Portal LLC, the Dubai-based parent company of our businesses, with subsidiary companies in Oman, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.

01The story

How the ecosystem was built, chapter by chapter.

  1. Chapter 01

    The Beginning

    I started in trade in 2009 with Omeressakhan Ltd, importing cars from the USA and managing their sale. That taught me cross-border sourcing, shipping and selling first-hand. In 2013 I started BusinessArcade.com, and in 2014 established Deals Arcade Portal LLC in Dubai as the company behind it. Today BusinessArcade runs e-commerce and wholesale operations from the UAE.

  2. Chapter 02

    Learning the Supply Chain

    Sourcing from China and the GCC, purchasing, warehousing, fulfilment and last-mile delivery became the foundation of everything that followed.

  3. Chapter 03

    Building Across Markets

    In 2017 I launched Dressfair.com in the UAE and Pakistan (Dressfair.pk); it now sells across the GCC. We entered Oman in 2022 and Saudi Arabia in 2025. Today we run our own offices in Dubai, Riyadh and Muscat, cover the rest of the GCC through partner companies, and have a team office in Rawalpindi.

  4. Chapter 04

    Empowering Sellers

    Most online sellers don't fail because of their product. They fail on operations: stock that arrives late, shipping costs that eat the margin, or no way to grow beyond one country. I solved those problems in my own businesses first. Ecomplug.com, built from 2017 and live since 2021, gives every seller the same infrastructure.

  5. Chapter 05

    Vision for the Future

    One partner for the whole selling journey, so anyone who sells online in the GCC, or wants to start, can grow across borders without building the infrastructure alone.

02Timeline

Key milestones.

  1. 2009 – 2014

    Imported cars from the USA with Omeressakhan Ltd. Started BusinessArcade.com in 2013, and in 2014 established Deals Arcade Portal LLC in Dubai as the company behind the group.

  2. 2017

    Launched Dressfair.com in the UAE and Pakistan (Dressfair.pk), and started building Ecomplug.com.

  3. 2021

    Ecomplug.com went live as an all-in-one platform for e-commerce sellers.

  4. 2022

    Entered the Oman market.

  5. 2025 – Present

    Entered Saudi Arabia. Today Deals Arcade Portal LLC runs offices in Dubai, Riyadh and Muscat, a team office in Rawalpindi, and Dressfair sells across the GCC.

The ecosystem

See how the ventures fit together.