Ecommerce

Microsoft 4Afrika, Skrill team up for new ecommerce portal

Growing economies, an emerging middle class and increased connectivity. These are three things that a number of African countries have experienced over the past…

India’s ecommerce market said to rocket to $6-billion in 2015

Ecommerce might be young in India but it’s growing super fast. India’s ecommerce market will reach US$6-billion in consumer spending in 2015, leaping from…

Zapper now an option for Paygate merchants

Payment service provider PayGate has added mobile payment system Zapper to its stable of options, something that’s apparently part of the company’s strategy to…

Kalahari: obituary for a fallen ecommerce giant

Full Name: Kalahari Dot Com Age of Death: Died at 16 Years Old Residence: Naspers Head Quarters, 40 Heerengracht, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa…

Is the Kalahari, Takealot merger really in everyone’s best interests?

Early on Tuesday news emerged that two of South Africa’s ecommerce giants, Takealot and Kalahari, would be joining forces. But just how good is…

Naspers invests $50-million in Nigerian ecommerce site Konga, says report

Key players seem to be raising the stakes in Africa’s ecommerce space. Earlier this week, two of South Africa’s biggest online shops — the…

South Africa’s two most favourite etailers Kalahari and Takealot merge

Two of South Africa’s most successful ecommerce stores, Takealot and Naspers-owned Kalahari, have just announced its merger of operations. This move is said to bring…

Tuskys: Online marketplace to promote Ugandan products locally

Tuskys Uganda was started as an effort to make more Ugandan products available in the local market – where foreign goods seemed to reign. What…

Zando gets €20 million investment boost from Summit Partners

International growth equity investor Summit Partners is set to invest €20 million in South African online retail giant Zando. This shows a huge vote…

China’s second largest ecommerce site goes global

China’s second-largest e-commerce site, 360Buy, has opened up an English-language site that will ship items to 35 countries worldwide. The site has just gone…

Ecommerce advertising: Online has its own rules baby

While at the Online Retail Conference last week in Cape Town, Danie Strachan from Adams and Adams gave a very succinct presentation on the…

CityMob: How a startup pivoted from group-buying into flash sales

CityMob, the group buying site started by three entrepreneurs in Cape Town, South Africa in early 2011, has made a significant change in direction…

Remember China’s only US IPO of 2012? It’s doing rather well right now

Remember VIPShop (NYSE:VIPS), the Chinese flash eCommerce sales site that’s the only company from China to list fully in the US this whole year?…

mPowa beats Square to Africa in multi-million dollar deal with FNB

This is big. Square competitor mPowa will launch its payments device in South Africa after inking a multi-million dollar deal with banking giant FNB….

3 SA ecommerce sites really stepping up to the plate

Over the last couple of years, South Africa has seen a massive growth in online businesses and ecommerce websites. While the eCommerce Awards are…

How mobile apps are disrupting retailers: the PriceCheck example

Did you know that you can now compare prices of goods between supermarkets, while standing in one of them? Imagine, walking through Woolworths, thinking…

SA’s eCommerce Awards: the real story

I write often for tech publications and online media, and try my best (and fail hopelessly) to keep up with the billion daily changes…

If I see another Chinese eCommerce startup, I may get sick

It seems like one in every three startups I come across these days — especially in China — is an e-commerce startup. I understand…

20+ Chinese eCommerce players you should keep an eye on

eCommerce is a massive industry in China. This sector presently generates revenue close to 2 trillion RMB ($315 billion) and there are plans set…

Jump Shopping is now uAfrica.com, widens eCommerce scope

Jump Shopping, the popular South African comparative shopping service, has been rebranded as uAfrica.com The company has been operating in the eCommerce space since…

Why SA companies should be focusing on mCommerce

Technology has transformed consumers’ lives, with shopping centres and the opportunities to spend now being brought to your PC, tablet and even your phone….

Business in 2012: is it a case of go mobile or go home?

eBusiness has gained traction, as companies are conducting more transactions, improving digital content and expanding the amount of services on offer online. But the…

eCommerce goes freemium with eShop

eShop, a new “freemium” eCommerce solution, launches today to South Africans. If you’re thinking of selling products online, eShop deserves a serious look. eShop’s…

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