50 of South Africa’s top ecommerce sites

South African ecommerce technology provider uAfrica has announced the top 50 ecommerce sites for the 2015 eCommerce Awards.

According to a press release sent to Ventureburn, the top 50 sites were whittled down from 200 entrants, with the sites evaluated on aspects such as design, mobile functionality, checkout process, customer care and delivery, amongst others.

The awards, now in their 10th year, aim to “recognise and reward those South African websites that have demonstrated excellence in their use of the Internet as a platform for commerce”.

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“It is interesting to see the variety of eCommerce websites entering the awards this year.” says Andy Higgins, uAfrica.com MD. “We continue to see some of the more expected websites in the mix, but it is encouraging that there are also many new sites that have featured too. This brings a fresh new perspective to the Awards, and demonstrates the growth and creativity within eCommerce in South Africa.”

The winners and runners-up of the various categories will be announced on Wednesday, 16 September 2015 at the official eCommerce Awards ceremony to be held in Johannesburg.

The top 50 shortlist can be found below:

1. Action Gear
2. &Threads
3. bidorbuy.co.za
4. Boost Gymwear
5. Cape Coffee Beans
6. Esque
7. Flook Sporting Deals
8. Futurama
9. Gemboree
10. Groupon South Africa
11. HomeChoice
12. It’s About Time
13. iToys
14. Juniva.com
15. Kapas Baby & Toddler
16. Kitchen Chef
17. League of Beers
18. Legwear Safari
19. LekkeSlaap
20. Loot.co.za
21. Macaroon Collection
22. Madame Boudoir
23. Mantality
24. Norman Goodfellows
25. Nutreats
26. Orange SA
27. Orms Direct
28. Ozzie Bojangles
29. Port2Port
30. Quantifi
31. Quicket
32. Raru
33. Red Square
34. RunwaySale
35. SafariNow
36. SassyChic.co.za
37. Seeds for Africa
38. Simplicity.co.za
39. Spree
40. Superbalist.com
41. takealot.com
42. TravelGround
43. Travelstart
44. Vinyl Cafe
45. WebAntics Online
46. Wellness Warehouse
47. Wootware
48. Yuppiechef.com
49. Zando
50. ZumbaWear South Africa