bidorbuy launches aggregated shipping service
bidorbuy is extending its shipping offering with a facility that will source quotes from leading courier companies and offer the most competitive rate at the time of shipping. The platform, called bidorbuy Shipping, is made possible through a partnership with...
Ensure online shopping is safe and responsible this Black Friday
This year's Black Friday is no ordinary Black Friday: More South Africans than ever before will be shopping, and paying, online. According to a recent McKinsey & Company consumer sentiment survey, 40% of consumers intend to continue online shopping spend even when...
SA’s e-commerce appetite is growing
As Black Friday looms, rethinking and filling 'holes' in existing e-commerce platforms will be critical, writes Gareth Hawkey, CEO of redPanda Group. In South Africa, and indeed, worldwide, e-commerce has been turbo-charged by the newfound reliance on technology and...
Secure your safety while shopping online
With the start of lockdown now over six months ago, certain behavioral and shopping trends have started to become clear. The extreme regulations necessary in Level 5 significantly contributed to an increased uptake in online shopping, and put e-commerce into the focal...
Skynet partners with Droppa
Global courier services company SkyNet Worldwide Express has partnered with Droppa, an on-demand courier and fleet hire e-hailing app company. Droppa launched its e-hailing app that enables clients to request a bakkie or truck to move goods or furniture from one...
Regulation the biggest obstacle to e-commerce innovation
E-commerce is a digital marketplace with its own rules for procuring goods and services. Craig Duggan, head of commercial at Transaction Junction, says the need to ensure confidence in the security and privacy of these transactions has resulted in legislation that...
Netstar expands customer experience
As consumers increasingly do business remotely, Netstar has launched its services on efficient, new e-commerce platforms that cut service times and boost effectiveness. The Altron subsidiary has introduced a new e-commerce platform on its website to enhance digital...
Telkom products available on Takealot
Telkom has expanded its product offering and distribution through a strategic partnership with e-commerce retailer Takealot.com. The new partnership will bring superior service and convenience to new and already existing Telkom customers. "This partnership with...
SA’s top-ranked alcohol delivery app scales up
When your business is based on the nationwide delivery of alcohol to homes, the banning of liquor sales, for several months, during the Covid-19 pandemic, should signal the death of your enterprise. To emerge from a reality like this, with more than 160 000 new...
Mastercard boosts online security
As digital commerce continues to accelerate owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, Mastercard will offer tokenisation services to merchants with app, e-commerce, and recurring billing card-on-file program in South Africa. Mastercard Digital Enablement Service (MDES) for...
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...
What to expect when a parcel arrives at the door
The courier industry was thrust into the spotlight recently after eNCA reported that a jogger had discovered hundreds of Covid-19 test kits dumped on the N2 in the Eastern Cape. The company transporting the goods was prosecuted, and found to be negligent for putting...