Ecommerce

You can now buy Pick n Pay Clothing on Zando

Pick n Pay has announced it has partnered with online fashion retailer Zando to offer the their clothing ranges on the e-commerce platform. The…

You can now use your FNB card with Apple Pay

FNB has added support for Apple Pay which lets its customers using Apple devices create virtual cards and make contactless transactions. Announced on 3…

Cape Town to pilot online market for local businesses

The City of Cape Town has announced that it will be piloting the Cape Town Online Market — an e-commerce platform for local vendors,…

South African Post Office partners with Wish to improve product delivery

The South African Post Office has partnered with e-commerce giant Wish to improve customer experience when ordering from the platform. Wish parent company ContextLogic…

OneDayOnly ODOmeter: How online shopping in South Africa changed after first lockdown

The latest OneDayOnly ODOmeter, which surveys locals to identify trends and behaviours, has released its findings on how online shopping priorities changed after the…

Record Black Friday for the US sees $7.4bn in sales, buoyed by mobile

Unsurprisingly, Black Friday 2019 was the biggest ever edition of the hallowed shopping day, racking up $7.4-billion in sales alone in the United States….

5 lessons learned from a Black Friday customer experience fail

Originally a Thanksgiving holiday sales ploy imported from the US, Black Friday and Cyber Monday are now reshaping consumer behaviour in South Africa. With…

FNB eBucks Rewards introduces monthly freebies for Kauai fans

FNB and food chain Kauai have struck a partnership that allows eBucks Rewards members receive benefits at the latter. “Using the FNB app, customers…

Google Images latest tweak turns it into into a shopping comparison portal

A new update to Google Images finally makes the service useful as an online comparison tool. On Tuesday, Google announced a number of tweaks…

Airbnb believes it has a R10bn impact on South Africa’s economy

Airbnb in 2018 believes it had a direct economic impact of nearly R10-billion in South Africa, the company revealed in a release on Monday….

These are the most popular products on Takealot and Superbalist

In case you haven’t heard, Takealot and Superbalist will this week host a sale beginning Wednesday informed by shoppers’ habits. It’s a novel idea….

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 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…

Apple launches a Netflix rival, news subscription service and a credit card

Apple on Monday debuted a number of new subscription-based services, including Apple TV+, Apple News+, and Apple Card. Apple TV+ Apple TV+ is a…

Instagram’s Checkout feature lets you buy stuff directly through the app

Instagram has added a new feature that will let you buy things directly through the platform. Called Checkout, it will allow users to shop…

Chatbots: the $8-billion opportunity

Chatbots have passed through the initial hype and are moving into the more practical, nitty-gritty phase of implementation. And with good reason. Juniper Research…

FNB credit, debit cards now support Samsung Pay

First National Bank (FNB) and RMB Private Bank customers who own a Samsung Pay-enabled device can now use the contactless payments system. Samsung Pay…

Superbalist phishing scam sneakily asks for your credit card info

Clothing retailer Superbalist on Monday alerted users that a new phishing scam is doing the rounds via SMS and email. In a tweet, the…

Instagram’s #InstaGiftGuide lets you shop brands by 2018’s trending hashtags

Instagram has launched yet another shopping tool in time for the festive season. Called #InstaGiftGuide, the feature gathers and lists products based on 2018’s…

Pick n Pay Smart Shoppers can now gain points for petrol at BP

Pick n Pay Smart Shopper card owners can now swipe their plastic at BP service stations to earn points on their fuel spend. The…

3 ways your mobile ecommerce efforts are failing

Whether you call it mobile ecommerce or m-commerce, there is no denying that mobile and ecommerce are a match made in shopper heaven. As…

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