Norman Goodfellows extends delivery capacity

Norman Goodfellows has partnered with Picup to build fully integrated on-demand delivery into its e-commerce platform. The entire solution was implemented within three days and can now handle hundreds of deliveries daily. The wine and spirits merchant engaged with...

Picup endorses non-contact deliveries

Picup has placed the wellbeing of its drivers and customers as its priority by introducing non-contact and sanitised deliveries. The crowdsource delivery and technology company is already seeing an increase in deliveries with many businesses forcing their staff to...

De Beers opts for Oracle in-store

Luxury retailer De Beers Jewellers is adopting modern Oracle Xstore technology to enhance its customers’ shopping experience. Each of De Beers’ 33 stores, located in 15 countries, are equipped with the proprietary De Beers Iris technology that allows...

GoDaddy, WooCommerce make e-commerce easier

GoDaddy has announced an integration with WooCommerce, the most popular and powerful eCommerce engine available for WordPress. The integration, now available in South Africa, reduces the typical four-step set-up process into a single easy step, so GoDaddy WordPress...

Meals are always on time with Picup

Online meal kit provider UCOOK has scaled from 24 meals in its first delivery five years ago, to thousands every week now. The mise en place for this scalability was Picup’s disruptive logistics solution. UCOOK provides high-quality ingredients, well-written...

FNB expects spike in Black Friday purchases

FNB debit and credit card holders made over R2,5-billion worth of purchases during last year’s Black Friday. FNB retail chief executive Raj Makanjee says: “We expect the value of Black Friday transactions to rise by 16% this year. When comparing typical...