Payment solutions key in navigating e-commerce
As Black Friday approaches, businesses worldwide are preparing for the busiest consumer period of the year. In South Africa alone, Black Friday sales have grown by an astounding 9 900% over the past six years. One of the biggest drivers of this is the upsurge in...
Prepare for the sales boom – and possible mayhem
Arguably the world's biggest sales weekend of the year, Black Friday to Cyber Monday is a highlight on everyone's calendar - consumers and businesses alike. By Deshni Harricharan, national sales manager at Seacom And while it's crucial to get those sales campaigns and...
Avoid cyber-cons, budget disasters on Black Friday
The retail frenzy that is Black Friday is here. Last year, bargain hunters favoured online shopping - a trend noticed globally and not just in South Africa. Budget Insurance urges consumers to exercise caution in managing their money smartly and in protecting...
Pick the right B2B e-commerce model
Customer behaviour has changed significantly since the introduction of global restrictions and lockdowns. B2B sales organisations have quickly embarked on a digital transformation journey to meet customer demands and to sell goods and services online. By Nick Durrant,...
Is t-commerce the future of shopping?
Television commerce or t-commerce is a growing trend across the globe where consumers can instantly purchase products that appear on TV. Interactive live TV shopping is easy, simply point and click the remote to purchase a product. By Nick Durrant, CEO of Bluegrass...
Making chat commerce work
For consumers wary of engaging physically with service providers, online self-service channels have increased in popularity over the past 18 months. Consumers want to chat to businesses where they are, on channels that suit them. It may suit the business to have a...
Black Friday 2021: still time to make a big difference, but be realistic
Nobody knew what to expect ahead of Black Friday 2020. But 12 months on, it's clear local companies have woken up to the power of online sales. However, as Black Friday 2021 approaches, digital marketing specialists, Incubeta, warns that some brands are suffering...
Applicants want ICASA to make more time for interim transformation
Some Internet service providers (ISPs) are concerned about the timing of interim transformation requirements, suggesting that April 2022 does not give them enough time to establish effective agreements. ISPs are required to have 30% broad-based black economic...
Yep! launches digital solutions
Online marketplace Yep! has introduced new solutions as part of the Yellow Pages digital suite, to help SMMEs to digitally transform and thrive in the digital economy. The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the demand for digital services and Yep! is focused on...
Alternative lenders fund more online businesses than ever
The South African e-commerce sector is booming - and it's attracting growing numbers of SMEs and retailers looking to establish an online business, with a surge in requests for funding from the sector in recent months, says alternative lender Merchant Capital. A study...
Let’s ensure SA’s e-commerce growth is inclusive
E-commerce in South Africa has more than doubled over the period from 2018 to 2020. By Steve Briggs, chief sales and marketing officer at Seacom The Covid-19 pandemic has boosted demand for home deliveries, with research by World Wide Worx revealing that online retail...
Orderin relaunches as delivery-as-a-service platform
Food delivery app Orderin has relaunched as a B2B delivery-as-a-service platform. Founded in 2012, Orderin's new model focuses on delivery-as-a-service, as well as providing all the software (SaaS) organisations of varying sizes need to power their on-demand...