Incredible owner's massive failure
Nearly four years after launching with millions of rand in investment, online store Everyshop has completely fallen off the South African e-commerce map.
Rolled out in April 2021, Everyshop was intended retail company JD Group's big push into becoming a more...
Warning about online shopping scams in South Africa
As South Africa enters the festive shopping season, online threats similar to those that arose during Black Friday will again become apparent.
While such scammers are already rife on the Internet under normal circumstances, the increased...
Amazon's disappointing South African launch
Amazon's long-awaited South African marketplace launch finally came on 7 May 2024, but it has left many shoppers in the country wanting with the lack of its famous Prime subscription and a fairly limited catalogue.
Indications of a potential Amazon...
Takealot group chairperson and former CEO departs
Takealot Group has announced the departure of Mamongae Mahlare as executive chairperson of the e-commerce giant, effective end of December 2024.
Mahlare joined Takealot from Illovo Sugar South Africa in October 2021. She previously held...
Shein and Temu tax petition draws thousands
Thousands of people have signed a petition opposing the South africa Revenue Service decision to close a loophole in the tariff on clothes imported from outlets such as Shein and Temu.
Before 1 November, importers had to pay a 45% tariff on clothes...
EU launching second investigation into Temu
Temu is at risk of being fined for breaching European Union consumer-protection law, adding to the e-commerce platform’s regulatory problems a week after the bloc opened a separate investigation into whether it’s doing enough to combat illegal sales...
Courier hijacking rise pushing up delivery fees
Hijackers working in organised criminal syndicates are increasingly targeting couriers delivering online orders in South Africa, and customers are among those paying the price for this crime.
Online shopping has seen explosive growth in South...
The Courier Guy reveals some of its most unusual delivered products
South Africa's courier industry is growing rapidly thanks to an explosion of e-commerce activity, including intensified competition from international giants like Amazon, Shein, and Temu.
According to market research firm...
TakealotMore launched — with unlimited free deliveries and collections for R99 per month
Takealot has launched a monthly subscription service that provides free deliveries and collections of orders on Takealot.com and Mr D.
The South African e-commerce giant said the subscription service —...
Are there any services that let me order cough mixture or pain medication (over the counter) online and deliver to my work the same day?
I know i will probably miss out on my loyalty points from clicks and dischem, but thinking it's worth it to avoid the mission.
I'm planning on buying a new phone from snapcraze.
Has anyone ordered from them before or know if they are reliable?
They are really well priced but I'm not sure if they are legit
So, to keep up to date on happenings in the market, i thought i would start this thread to find out more information.
I find the South African E-commerce space to be very interesting and complex, so i keep tabs on whats happening in the market. This is more of a hobby then work related...
Hi All,
I have opened a new thread earlier this morning but it seems to have vanished into thin air... I have searched Google and have not been able to find what I need, so I am hoping some bright soul here can help.
What I need is an e-commerce shopping basket (preferably free and/or open...
Smartphones are revolutionising e-commerce in South Africa
The growth of smartphones in South Africa is revolutionising e-commerce, but marketing bosses have yet to accept that it’s not only wealthy people who now have the gadgets.
South African e-commerce revolution expected
New research shows that South Africans have a big appetite for e-commerce, with massive growth expected in the near future
Hi all,
I would like to know the latest security considerations regarding protecting an e-commerce website from hackers.
The website will be written in php with a mysql backend, and payments will be made using bitcoins.
Some considerations I know of include: validating input, sanitizing...
Yahoo relaunches e-commerce platform
Yahoo has announced the relaunch of its e-commerce platform, which allows small businesses to easily set up online retailing
We’re growing pretty quickly and we need our team of amazing developers to get, well, even more amazing. If you know Java / Clojure and PHP (or enough other languages that a new one will be walk in the park for you), if you like to work fast and hard and you appreciate a good work environment...
Online cross-border trade to grow fivefold by 2020
The value of online exports in six of the top e-commerce markets will grow fivefold to $130 billion by 2020