12 facts about e-commerce in Ivory Coast

The year 2014 marked a particular point in the adventure of the number one online retailer in Côte d’Ivoire, which started in June 2013. In 2014 Jumia has striven with passion and determination to shake consumers’ habits, and deliver happiness to Ivorian households. *...

E-commerce is going mobile, says ImproWeb

E-commerce has come a long way in the last 15 years. As technology continues at a rapid pace, pioneering e-commerce stores are increasingly developing new techniques and facilities to make online selling and online shopping a lot more efficient – and more fun....

Protecting your online store from fraud

Card fraud is rampant in South Africa, and growing at an alarming rate. This year, losses due to credit card fraud have increased by 23% to R453,9-million, according to the latest statistics from the SA Banking Risk Information Centre, says Donovan Marais, channel...

Retail industry soars as Africa heads online

There is no doubt that South Africans love to shop – but gone are the tedious days of packing your family into a minivan, battling the road rage and then having to fight for a parking bay at the mall. Online retailing in Africa is growing at such a rapid rate...

Power balance has shifted in e-commerce

The media has devoted enough columns that talk of disruption and disintermediation for the terms to be dismissed as mere buzzwords, but buzz aside, it is been proven that disruptors have entered the market that will be impossible to dislodge: customers, says Claire...