MoboFree.com to see $1,5bn in sales

MoboFree.com, the leading African social marketplace, has announced that the total volume of items currently for sale in its marketplace is worth $526-million and is expected to reach $1.5-billion by 2015. With 3.3-million registered users, including 2-million in...

Good customer experience boosts sales

A positive customer experience is imperative to sustain growth in today’s competitive retail market. Nowadays customers decide how, when, and where they want to engage with a brand, whether it be in a physical store or on smartphones, tablets and desktop computers. In...

kalahari.com appoints market research firm

kalahari.com has appointed full service market research and strategy business, Dashboard Marketing Intelligence, to measure the perceptions of the brand in the minds of the country’s shoppers. Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, Dashboard’s range of marketing...

Low-cost smartphones to drive e-commerce

In the coming years, the continued introduction of low-cost smartphones will not only play a significant role in bridging the technology gap between feature phone and smartphone users in Africa, but also fuel South Africa’s e-commerce sector, mirroring the growth...

uAfrica rolls out African expansion

South African e-commerce technology company uAfrica has announced the launch of the first phase of its expansion plan into the rest of Africa. The first phase targets Nigeria with a trial Proof of Concept (POC) partnership with MTN Business customers who will be able...