Retailers need to improve e-stores in 2015

A new study released by the South African Council of Shopping Centres (SACSC) has revealed that South African retailers generally did little to advance their sub-par online shopping offerings 2014, yet local consumers are increasingly integrating online and offline...

Mobile to drive e-commerce growth

Rampant interest in mobile payments is expected by 2015, along with a significant increase in mobile commerce. Due to this, Gartner, predicts that by 2017, US customers’ mobile engagement behaviour will drive mobile commerce revenue in the US to 50% of US...

Jumia is Nigeria’s leading Web site

Alexa, an Amazon.com company and the global pioneer of analytical insight, ranks Jumia.com.ng as the biggest e-commerce website and the most visited local content Web site in Nigeria. Jumia is the leading retailer in Nigeria and is visited by several million users...

PayGate launches PayPartner programme

Payment services provider PayGate has launched PayPartner, a support and rewards programme for the community of Web developers using its services, GM for business development Brendon Williamson has announced.  “We have over 2 000 developers registered on our site, and...

M-commerce changes African retail game

New technologies such as cloud computing are revolutionising the way people do business across the globe. In the African market, infrastructure has traditionally proven to be a challenge that has hindered adoption of new technologies, says Jaco Barnard, head of Retail...