YouDEAL, Syncrony grow mobile shopping
Syncrony, a national provider of web design, content management services and custom web development, has provided its client the OnTheInternet Group (which operates YouDEAL.co.za), with a responsive mobi site. The new YouDEAL.mobi Web site will meet a growing...
Simplified PCI DSS compliance
Card payments are not just something that e-commerce websites and banks have to be concerned about. No matter what kind of business users have, if they accept or process any kind of credit or debit card payment online or offline; or even just collect, transmit and...
Europcar’s B2B portal addresses demand
Europcar South Africa’s business-to-business (B2B) booking Web site will provide its corporate Web site users with improved ease of use, facilitation control and report accessibility. “Europcar harnesses technology to deliver world-class solutions, letting technology...
Gemalto releases 2013 Netsize Guide
Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, has released the new 2013 Gemalto Netsize Guide, for those interested in how mobile payments are changing the way people shop, transact and bank. The new guide is the 11th edition since it was first published and is aimed...
Retailers urged to practice e-commerce
The number of consumers in South Africa making use of online shopping platforms is likely to increase over the next few years, due to the escalating cost of transport, as well as the rise of mobile phones used to make purchases. This is according to Fatima Sullivan of...
Dis-Chem launches e-store with iGroup
iGroup, the innovative technology-driven digital solutions company and provider of e-business solutions, recently announced that Dis-Chem, the South African pharmacy, health and beauty retailer, has launched a new online store running on iGroup’s zeroPoint enterprise...
E-commerce reaches tipping point in SA
As South African e-commerce gains momentum, retailers can expand their reach significantly by adding online and mobile channels and picking the right technology and fulfilment partners for the journey. Digital participation curve According to a 2012 report by...
TAKEALOT.com rolls out daily deals
If the launch of their brand-new mobile shopping app wasn’t exciting enough, the team at TAKEALOT.com have just introduced a new initiative offering customers even bigger savings on selected products on a daily, first-come-first-serve basis. SAVEALOT Daily Deals...
eBucks launches online booking engine
eBucks, the rewards programme offered by FNB and RMB Private Bank, recently launched its new Online Travel Booking Engine, increasing its offering to include more travel service providers and travel products. “Travel remains one of the favourite redemption categories...
Gemgem appoints Fontera as online partner
Fontera Digital Works, one of South Africa’s only independent development houses with an international footprint, has signed a partnership agreement with Gemgem, an online-based sample box marketer for new and expectant moms. The partnership sees Fontera developing...
Omni-channel retail set to change shopping
The woman is browsing shoes for her friend’s upcoming wedding. Next to her, her husband is sound asleep. She covers him with the duvet, adjusts her own pillows and continues her 3am shopping spree. With a mere swipe of her finger, her tablet’s display switches over to...
Apple iStore launches iStoreOnline
Apple reseller iStore has launched its online shopping platform, iStoreOnline. The online store offers shoppers the convenience of purchasing Apple products online, while receiving the complimentary benefits exclusive to iStore customers. iStoreOnline offers more...