Ecommerce

Takealot wants to reinvent Black Friday in SA with new sale format

Ecommerce firm Takealot will host “a first-of-its-kind” shopping sale in South Africa this week called The Ultimate Checkout. The retailer will take into account…

Vodacom, Mastercard launches VodaPay Masterpass digital payments app

South African telecoms giant Vodacom and global payments firm Mastercard on Thursday announced a new secure digital wallet and payments app called VodaPay Masterpass….

FNB’s banking app can now track your savings goals and physical health

FNB on Tuesday announced an expansion of its banking app’s functionality with the introduction of two additional Nav features — the company’s “financial GPS”…

Johannesburg shops more often but Cape Town shops harder, report reveals

Cape Town shoppers spend more money than Johannesburg shoppers during each shopping spree, despite the latter visiting shops more often, a new report revealed….

Instagram launches new @shop account to promote ’emerging brands’

Instagram launched its new @shop account on Thursday, the platform’s new dedicated space for small business promotion and sales. “The content on this account…

FNB’s banking app is now also a virtual eBucks shopping mall

FNB on Monday announced a new feature on its banking app that allows its customers to shop within its app. In addition to banking,…

9 tips for getting the most from your ecommerce SEO

Even after all its changes in algorithms, SEO is still seen as something as an after-thought for many industries. For the ecommerce industry, SEO…

Pick n Pay launches ‘early’ online Black Friday deals

Pick n Pay has announced its first wave of Black Friday deals, more than two weeks before the actual day itself. In a smart…

Huawei Pay’s South African launch date remains a 2019 mystery

The question of “when is Huawei Pay coming to South Africa” has become something of a meme for local journalists. We were last told…

South Africans prefer buying products in store, even after seeing them online

How often have you seen an item online only to purchase it in a physical store? If seems that this phenomenon, called “webrooming”, is…

The biggest ecommerce trends to watch in the near future

A 2018 report from Statista estimates that global ecommerce sales are set to rise 246.15% by 2021, from 1.3-trillion in 2014 to 4.5-trillion in…

The ‘end’ of the shopkeeper (and other retail trends coming soon)

Self-service retail is swooping across the globe; from online shopping to self-checkout, there’s a growing trend in retail environments that focuses on driving efficient…

Samsung Pay’s FAQ for South Africans

Samsung’s calling it a game changer. Banks are seeing it as a fresh avenue for payments. And users? Well, that remains to be seen….

Samsung Pay is now available in South Africa

Samsung Pay is now officially available and live in South Africa. The contactless payment service, which has been available in other territories since 2015,…

FNB lets South Africans pay for groceries with their watch

Fitbit Pay is now available in South Africa. The wireless payments service which works through Fitbit’s range of wearable devices is now compatible with…

Superbalist and Spree announce merger

Big news in South Africa’s online retail space: two of South Africa’s clothing and lifestyle juggernauts, Spree and Superbalist, are merging into a single…

Mastercard to announce new collaboration with Zapper

Zapper will soon be compatible with Mastercard’s Masterpass payments system, after the companies on Monday announced a new possible collaboration. The two companies are…

FNB launches eWallet eXtra mobile bank accounts in South Africa

First National Bank has today announced eWallet eXtra, a digital bank account that can be opened from a mobile device for unbanked South Africans….

Huawei Pay set to launch in South Africa later this year

Hold onto your credit cards, folks. If all goes to plan, Huawei Pay will be coming to South Africa in the second half of…

Drive retention with a post-purchase ecommerce marketing strategy

Do you have a post-purchase strategy in place? Are you focusing your efforts not only on bringing in new customers but also nurturing existing…

How to build genuine trust with lead nurturing

In the rush to seal the deal and bring in leads, it is all too easy to forget what an important role trust plays…

Here’s how to address those common ecommerce conversion killers

Conversion is easily the driving force behind almost every ecommerce website. If your primary goal lies in turning browsing visitors into paying customers, you…

Google doesn’t want you sideloading its apps on Huawei phones

South Africa’s favourite pancake topping is not syrup, Nutella or cream

The ‘Friends’ cast will get back together for HBO Max reunion special

Airbus BizLab, GIZ open applications for #Africa4Future programme

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [23/02/2020]

Sony steps up its mid-range game with the Xperia 10 II

The headphone jack is back: Sony Xperia 1 II leaks ahead of Monday launch

Watch Pokemon Sword/Shield latest championship battles over on Twitch

The Hyundai i30 N is the company’s fastest car yet

VW T-Cross 1.0 TSI Highline road impressions: the Polo crosses over

Tesla is now the world’s second most valuable car company