The emergence of new online shipping e-commerce business in Africa: African countries have a lot of e-commerce opportunities, but businesses need to quickly solve problems with infrastructure, logistics, and financial inclusion if they want to make the most of them. African markets have embraced the e-commerce revolution since 2020. One of the developing sectors in […]
The mission of a successful courier service is to collect and deliver packages in the quickest time possible Here is a list of South African courier companies that can calculate and display real-time shipping rates in a shopping cart at the time when a user checks out the product from the online store. What is […]
Making the big leap and starting your own online business? Maybe the idea of leaving your comfortable 9-5 job and striking out on your own appeals to you. But, you’re not sure how to go about it. Maybe you’re interested in starting a business but have no idea where to begin. Or, maybe you’re already […]
Social Commerce: Leveraging Social Media Platforms for Seamless Shopping Experiences Social commerce entails brands posting product images on social media networks together with information about features, availability, and pricing. Customers can pay and check out without ever leaving a social commerce platform. Brands may benefit from social media content to promote and sell their products. […]
Subscription boxes are perfect gifts for hard-to-shop-for people: Every interest is covered, and your giftee gets to test items that would be far too costly for you to buy individually. We think three months is the best gift since they'll get that warm joyful feeling repeatedly. Subscription eCommerce businesses allow customers to acquire what they […]
Empowering SMEs: Free Masterclass by Mastercard & PayFast In response to the pandemic, Mastercard has partnered with online payment gateway PayFast to host "Empowering Every Business SME Masterclass" – a free virtual webinar designed to help entrepreneurs future-proof their e-commerce businesses in an increasingly digital world. The masterclass, themed 'The New Age of Digital Entrepreneurs: […]
Delivery as a Service (DaaS) B2B on-demand delivery network: Some retailers are using (Daas) for last-mile logistics, and how one retailer is using it to reduce the number of returns they receive, book driver hours based on your forecasted demand and access shared network of drivers Today, the local e-commerce business has exploded as tight […]
Most of the debate about slow online shopping uptake and e-commerce development in South Africa concentrates on customers. But the main glitches may be on the supply side. e-Commerce is a giant industry. The 2019 e-Commerce Report from World Wide Worx reported in November 2018 that total revenue from e-commerce sales in South Africa will […]
TEN of South Africa’s most visited online retailers are based in Cape Town. AP Cape Town - The city is leading the e-commerce space in South Africa with 10 of the most visited online retailers based in the City. Online retail is big business and is due to surpass the R14 billion mark by the […]