The e-commerce giant will shake up the online retail sector – but it might take some time
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Online shopping is increasing rapidly in South Africa, but financiers need deep pockets.
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Digital boutiques are shaking up the fashion retail sector with competitive pricing, quality and designs.
The deadline for implementating 3D Secure was at the end of February, meaning that all e-commerce sites now have to offer their customers the service.
Retailers moving into the online space for the first time face risks that don’t exist in the bricks-and-mortar world.
Mobicred allows you to finance your online purchases with a single credit product, a first for South Africa.
Alistair Fairweather thinks the US government needs to condemn the NSA’s attack on one of the world’s most important resources – the internet.
Microsoft and Google have become embroiled in a bitter dispute over who is the fairest of them all for online shopping.
South African websites have only just begun to tap into the huge demand there is for online shopping, writes Alistair Fairweather.
Social-buying websites: Bargain hunting vs stupid purchases.
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/ 24 January 2012
South Africans are becoming more open to the option of online shopping, with a survey reporting a 30% increase in online spending in 2010.
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/ 14 December 2011
Online retailers might see an increase in visitors this year as a survey found 45% of online shoppers spent more online in 2011 than previous years.
E-tailers in South Africa can expect to see their most prolific growth in mobile commerce, says chief executive of Kalahari.com.
Do you end up buying something you don’t need? Or can you genuinely find good deals and discounts online? <b>Fiona Zerbst</b> shopped around.
Retailers and consumers are at loggerheads over high local prices and the potential consequences.
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/ 25 January 2011
Majority of South African online shoppers are satisfied with their overall online shopping experience says the latest MasterCard Worldwide survey.