Trends in IT and e-commerce

Another interesting year in the IT and e-commerce world has passed and 2018 promises to be even more eventful. Sven Hammar, chief strategy officer of Apica, identified what he thiks will be the three strongest trends in IT and e-commerce next year.   GDPR will affect...

The safe online shopping guide

Online retailers are gearing up for the biggest shopping day of the year. With more consumers doing their holiday shopping online, additional compute resources and warehouses bulging with inventory ensure that shoppers won’t experience any delays in finding what they...

Retailers’ systems need to handle the pressure

This year’s shopping season ‘officially’ kicked off with a staggering 348 transactions per minute taking place on Black Friday (24 November), and 201 transactions per minute on Cyber Monday (27 November). And that’s just the beginning –...

Black Friday isn’t that great for retailers

Black Friday isn’t yet as important to all sellers as you might expect. This is the message being relayed by the experts from Optiseller, which used this year’s Black Friday as an opportunity to look at how some of the largest sellers on eBay UK performed...

Shopping online is a big deal

Increasingly, South Africans are enjoying the convenience of shopping online. And at this time of year, when the jingly tunes and bright baubles joyfully adorn the tangible aisles of brick-and-mortar shops, e-commerce retailers are on high alert to strengthen their...

Optimise your credit card this Black Friday

The most anticipated shopping day of the year is fast approaching. Originally a US tradition, most stores — online and off — now offer huge savings and discounts on almost all products ranging from make-up and toiletries to big-ticket items like TVs and...