Jumia, Amadeus launch Flight Marketplace
In commemoration of World Tourism Day 2018, Jumia is is partnering with Amadeus on a new flights marketplace. The platform aims at enabling travel agents, airlines, and travel websites to bring all flight content online, to offer customers the best available prices...
A Black Friday dress rehearsal
For any major production, whether it be theatre, a musical concert or a wedding, a 'dress rehearsal' is important to make sure things run smoothly on the big day. It's the ideal way to put everyone through the paces and deal with any possible problems or hiccups....
Increase online sales with personalisation
Personalisation is a key part of the customer experience and it should be a top priority for modern businesses. It's the answer to successful marketing and it enables businesses to create relevant and unique experiences through intelligent use of customer data. Modern...
Rush launches Upgrade My SME campaign
Rush business customers with an existing store or online store now qualify for a free, custom developed, e-commerce store. "We have decided to take this unprecedented step to support our SME customers and help them grow their business online," says Serema Tshesane, MD...
Take advantage of Black Friday
According to Google Trends, last year South Africa registered the largest 'Black Friday' search interest of any country, even ahead of the US where the retail mega-event was conceived. "South African retailers first began promoting the Thanksgiving weekend double bill...
MyGate by Wirecard launches secureEFT
Merchants who receive payments from consumers via electronic funds transfer (EFT) can now get instant notification of successful settlement, significantly speeding up transactions. secureEFT, an instant EFT payment service that allows customers to make secure online...
The future for SMEs is online
Research by the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) found that small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) who have invested in digital technologies showed more growth than those that did not. In addition, studies found that technology improved management,...
Omni-channel essential for e-commerce survival
Deseré Orrill, CEO of the Ole! Media Group and MD of HoneyKome, weighs in on why the omni-channel is vital for etailers. By the end of 2017, 2-billion people globally used their mobile devices to shop online. While not all online shoppers make purchases with their...
SA Florist helps transform township businesses
Using marketplace technology, SA Florist has launched a programme to on-board township florists through an ecosystem that has been established to assist entrepreneurs to launch sustainable businesses. It plans to attract, upskill and support at least 30 entrepreneurs...
M-Pesa now good for Google Play Store
Global mobile commerce enabler, Docomo Digital has partnered with Safaricom to give customers the option to pay for content on the Google Play Store using M-Pesa. The integration, which is powered by Docomo Digital's mobile commerce enabling platform using Google...
Long live the brick and mortar store
Online shopping has never been easier or more intuitive. You're at work or at home, and with a simple click of the mouse you can book a dream vacation or the latest curved smart television, or your weekly groceries can be delivered to your doorstep. And even better,...
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...