The number of new shoppers introduced to ecommerce over lockdown boosted South Africa's Black Friday weekend total online transaction volumes by 50% FULL STORY >

If you are looking for your Under Armour gear but have been unwilling to go to the shops during this pandemic, there’s some good news FULL STORY >

A new partnership between Game Stores and Uber Eats will allow customers to order Game products online, and have them delivered to their doorstep. FULL STORY >

Sandy Shen, senior director analyst at IT research company Gartner, says digital commerce is getting more intelligent and personal. FULL STORY >

A new feature has launched on Instagram, allowing users to make in-app payments, but more intriguingly adds new ways for influencers to sell products. FULL STORY >

The Swoosh brand is looking beyond Amazon, with plans to facilitate purchases via Instagram in the future. FULL STORY >

Colleen Rose, consulting director at Acceleration, addresses the fact that Retailers could use beacons to deliver highly relevant content to customers at specific locations in or around their stores, that can be connected with online behavioural tracking data to more deeply... FULL STORY >

PayU discusses four technology trends that will spearhead the evolution of online shopping. FULL STORY >

Companies who fail to see privacy as a fundamental business priority risk crossing the ‘creepy line’. FULL STORY >

Blades are precision made in German factory – delivered on members’ schedule. FULL STORY >

Visa, a global payments technology company has announced that over 100 merchants are among the first wave of South African online retailers that have joined Visa Checkout. FULL STORY >

The Davis Tax Committee’s (DTC) First Interim Report on VAT focuses on a number of key challenges inherent to VAT in South Africa. FULL STORY >

Global trade body Mobile Ecosystem Forum (MEF) today released its annual Global Mobile Money report, indicating consumers embracing e-commerce and banking via mobile FULL STORY >

Retailers moving into the online space for the first time face risks that don’t exist in the bricks-and-mortar world, says Brendon Williamson, general manager of business development at payment services provider PayGate – and they need to ensure... FULL STORY >