Ecommerce

Building merchant-consumer trust is vital for ecommerce success

Trust: It may be a two-way street regarding interpersonal relationships, and challenging enough to maintain between human beings. But shift this intangible quality to…

Who will win the battle of Nigeria’s online classifieds?

First it was ecommerce with Jumia and Konga fighting neck-to-neck, then the attention went to the online marketplace space with the likes of Kaymu,…

Q&A: How Kaymu is helping thousands of Nigerian SMEs move to the cloud

Ecommerce is a big deal in Nigeria. Several SMEs are considering it as an option to reach bigger markets without expanding their office space….

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…

Supermart.ng: Nigerian ecommerce industry needs more players

Even though ecommerce platforms are springing up everywhere across Nigeria, an expert believes the country still needs more players in the indsutry. This notion…

SA’s Geek Crate delivers games, comics and merchandise to your doorstep

Brand new startup Geek Crate based in Cape Town, South Africa, looks to bring a range of geek products to the masses. It’s an…

7 ingenious merchandising ideas for your ecommerce site

Ecommerce conversions is a vast field of discussions with a mind-boggling variety of factors contributing to the eventual bottom line of a store. Store…

Konga founder: Ecommerce should adopt Cecil John Rhodes’ approach to Africa

Entrepreneurs hoping to expand businesses into Africa should take a leaf from infamous colonist Cecil John Rhodes’s book. That is according to Konga.com founder…

ParcelNinja just raised a nice fat R20-million from UK investors

South African ecommerce startup ParcelNinja has just announced a R20-million investment from C5 Holdings — a London, UK-based data and cyber security fund manager….

30 useful tools for efficient management of your ecommerce startup

Ecommerce startups face many challenges while managing their business operations. They have to work with a limited number of personnel and a limited budget….

Crowdfunding t-shirt startup Design4T launches in South Africa

Design4T is a startup that enables groups, organisations to create and sell custom made t-shirts without upfront costs. The company also adds that local…

3 unique trends shaping Nigeria’s startup ecosystem

In April last year, it was announced that Nigeria’s economy had overtaken South Africa’s, making it the biggest on the continent. This coincided with…

Jumia partners with First Bank of Nigeria so shoppers can pay in installments

“Those days of saving up all you had only to buy one single product are over,” Jumia boasts. Nigerian ecommerce has always had a…

Is 2015 the year for online shopping in South Africa?

Fresh ecommerce stats from Statista.com show that 40% of worldwide internet users have bought products or goods online via desktop, mobile, tablet or other…

Online auctioning site LiveBids launches, introduces pay-per-bid model

LiveBids Auctions has recently launched in a bid to take on South African hot shots like BidorBuy and international ones such as Ebay. These…

PayGate partners with ReD to beef up online fraud protection

Ecommerce payment service provider PayGate recently partnered with global fraud prevention company ReD in an effort to beef up security against fraud for its…

Here’s how mobile apps are making shopping easier

Smartphones and tablets cater to a dynamic, cross-media lifestyle. Around 65% of tablet owners use their device while watching TV and 41% use both…

Takealot-Kalahari merger gets the official go-ahead

The merger between Takealot and Kalahari, two of South Africa’s largest online retailers, has been approved by the country’s Competition Commission and will come…

Shoe etailer Heels.com.ng secures investment, hopes to ride ecommerce wave

Nigerian online designer shoe shop Heels.com.ng has secured an investment from Kernel Fund, a regional seed stage investment fund. Both Kernel Fund and Heels.com.ng…

Ecommerce sites are taking the chequered flag when it comes to the youthful car buyer market

South Africans in the market for a car are increasingly turning to online classified sites to conduct research about their next ride and to…

7 more tips for staying safe with online shopping this festive season

At this time of year, shopping malls can be a nightmare bursting at the seams with throngs of jostling people. If you’re searching for…

10 tips for keeping your online shopping safe this festive season

‘Tis the season to be jolly careful when it comes to online shopping… South Africa sits in third place as one of the leading…

7 African countries with booming ecommerce markets

Ecommerce is at the epicenter of Africa’s thriving economy. With internet penetration rapidly spreading across the region, this represents huge potential which has hitherto…

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