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High Noon.com: new battle for Saudi e-commerce market

Saudi Arabia is a kingdom where postal codes are rarely used, most people pay in cash and shopping is done in giant air-conditioned malls. But, as Lucy Fielding reports, two powerfully-backed companies are trying to build an online retail businenss, betting on a young, tech-savvy population.