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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 have reached R14 billion. According to market research company Statista South Africa will have as many as 21,5-million online shoppers in 2019, that’s almost 40% of the population. But even though online shopping is beginning to go mainstream in South Africa, online retailers still make ... Read more

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 end of the year as e-commerce goes mainstream. This was the key finding from the Online Retail in South Africa 2019 study by technology research organisation World Wide Worx. Head of World Wide Worx Arthur Goldstuck presented the findings this week and said online retail ... Read more

How big is the Online Beauty and Personal Care Products market in South Africa in 2024? The worldwide market for Online Beauty and Personal Care Products is expected to grow at a CAGR of roughly 19.5% over the next five years, and will reach 74800 million US$ in 2023, from 25700 million US$ in 2017. consumers prefer shopping online at discounted rates and therefore increasingly adopt online shopping. Hair conditioners, styling gels, bath gels, and shower products are the most commonly purchased beauty and personal care products online. Additionally, the wide range of products available on online platforms and the ... Read more

Marketplaces, e-commerce sites and classifieds will all gain momentum in 2019 This, according to Silvertree Internet Holdings Co-founder and MD, Manuel Koser. Having invested in and grown a number of highly successful South African brands, Silvertree’s management team sees several business opportunities set to grow exponentially over the coming decade. Business opportunities in 2019: Indigenous and ethical: personal and home care products: 2019 sees growing potential for personal care products – ‘Those with local and indigenous ingredients, ethical sourcing which is kind to nature and the body,’ Koser explains. ‘There is a lot of room to play in the African ... Read more

Online tracking tool, Narratiive, has released its South African eCommerce report for 2018. The data is based on a survey of 7,909 South Africans between July and August 2018, with respondents asked questions focusing on their online purchasing frequency, their most commonly purchased products, and what stops them from shopping online. The data showed that online shopping continues on an upward trend in the country, with 44% of offline shopper survey respondents saying that they anticipate making an online purchase in the next 12 months. In addition, 73% of online shoppers say that they’ve either maintained or increased their online ... Read more

There are a number of ways eCommerce startups can grow exponentially: 1. By providing an original and cutting-edge good or service that helps people or businesses. 2. By giving them a first-rate experience that encourages repeat business. 3. By identifying new opportunities and improving marketing and operations utilising data and analytics. There is a general conception in South Africa that TV campaigns can only be used by big brands wanting to embark on expensive brand-building campaigns. Businesses in South Africa have a natural tendency to look to online media for their marketing as it is measurable. But online marketing can ... Read more

The "Online Retail in South Africa 2019" report: Local online retail goes mainstream and is set to pass the R14-billion mark this year, marking 1.4% of total retail Online retail in South Africa is due to pass the R14-billion mark in 2018 as e-commerce begins to go mainstream. This is a key finding of the Online Retail in South Africa 2019 study. The 2018 figure, which represents 25% growth over 2017, comes as a surprise, given predictions that online retail growth would slow down to below 20% by 2018. Forecasts have been beaten as a result of massive investments in ... Read more

According to Efi Dahan, who serves as the General Manager for Russia, Turkey, the Middle East, and Africa at the international online payment business PayPal, it is anticipated that South Africa will spend approximately R63 billion online. Recently, Dahan made a trip to South Africa in order to deliver a lecture as the keynote speaker at the Seamless Africa conference, which took place in Cape Town the week before last. During an exclusive interview with ITWeb Africa, he stated that the reason the country is witnessing a tremendous surge in the number of people making transactions online is because many ... Read more

No‚ say South African online retailers‚ who claim they are ready to fend off system overloads and crashes when thousands of shoppers look for bargains on November 24. Last year shoppers using Takealot.com ran into problems in the checkout process. This year‚ the online retail giant says it has prepared for five times the average payday traffic. "Our checkout process ran into problems on last year's Black Friday because the banks' payment gateway fell over from the surge of online shoppers across the country. The combination of all the retailers running Black Friday sales meant that they simply couldn't handle ... Read more