By 2025, eCommerce will expand by an additional $1.4-trillion, accounting for half the growth in the retail sector worldwide; this is according to global market research company Euromonitor International. Unpacking how local entrepreneurs can leverage the increase in online shopping due to the COVID...
I had the privilege of sitting down with some of South Africa's leading experts to unpack the POPI Act and what it means for online sellers in South Africa. The deadline is approaching and we all need to make changes to ensure we aren't breaking the law.Â
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There are some strict rules which SA online sellers need to adhere to before the upcoming deadline.
To uncover what we need to do I've interviewed legal expert, Kyle Torrington from hellocontract.co.za. He explains exactly what eCommerce sellers need to do in order to comply and when the deadline i...
The principal objective of the newly launched Africa Free Trade Agreement (having come into effect on the 1st of January 2021) is to stimulate African production and manufacturing.
Additionally, the Covid-19 pandemic has seemingly reinforced the aim for African countries to produce locally, rathe...
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The COVID-19 pandemic, with its social lockdowns and economic meltdowns, has been a catastrophe for some brands. Dozens have either died, been discontinued or plunged towards business rescue â many of them local mom-and-pop shops, some of them well-estab...
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South Africaâs first eCommerce Performance Index, conducted by PayFast, argues the fact that âCOVID-19 has accelerated local eCommerce adoption by as much as three to five yearsâ.
Divan Botha and his panel; Warrick Kerns, CEO of The Insaka eCommerce...
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In PayFastâs first-ever eCommerce Performance (PEP) Index, they unpack how the Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated local eCommerce adoption by as much as three to five years.
As internet and mobile penetration continues to increase, businesses will need to embrace...
The news that The Courier Guy would no longer be titled a âpreferred supplierâ for deliveries into the Takealot warehouse, came with it a thick sense of unease among Takealot Marketplace Sellers who were making use of The Courier Guy as their preferred courier.
However, fears and concerns regarding...
Warrick Kernes, Founder of the Insaka eCommerce Academy joins CNBC Africa to discuss an eCommerce Black Friday in 2020 and how South African consumers are shifting their purchasing behaviour online and embracing eCommerce this Black Friday as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Over the past decade, Black Friday deals have seen sales skyrocket for both brick-and-mortar retailers and their e-commerce counterparts with a 2019 GeoPoll study showing a 16% increase in reported Black Friday shopping between 2017 and 2019.
In 2020, online retailers can expect a bumper sales peri...
By Chris Tredger
eCommerce is one industry that has capitalised on the Covid-19 pandemic, but is this just temporary, or the future of trade?
The Covid-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc across global economies and has shaken several industries, including aviation and hospitality, to their respective c...