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Online shopping in South Africa sees 29% increase during 2023 - World Wide Worx

By Staff Writer 13 May 2024

A study released last week by World Wide Worx reveals significant growth in South Africa's online retail sector, which surged to R71-billion in 2023. FULL STORY >

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Unlocking joy in every package - The unique benefits of choosing Shop Scanner

By Staff Writer 9 April 2024

South Africa is a vibrant nation brimming with life, culture, and a love for finding good deals. But with busy schedules and a dynamic retail landscape, navigating the best shopping options can be a challenge. FULL STORY >

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ASUS launches online store in South Africa

By Staff Writer 13 April 2022

After a successful trial month, ASUS has launched a local ecommerce offering in South Africa. FULL STORY >

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Tech Tips for a Happy Holiday Season

By Industry Contributor 8 December 2021

Dell Technologies' Chris Buchanan offers some tips on safely navigating shopping online, and keeping one's tech devices healthy, ahead of the holiday season. FULL STORY >

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Five ways to fight holiday shopping fraud in 2021

By Industry Contributor 7 December 2021

Supply chain issues aren’t the only things that can ruin your holidays this year. Tj Horan, vice president of product management at FICO, unpacks how to avoid being the victim of shopping fraud this holiday season. FULL STORY >

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Crunch time for retailers as holiday shopping days approach

By Industry Contributor 25 November 2021

South Africa is now fully immersed within this month’s (more specifically tomorrow’s) Black Friday Frenzy. While this is a fortunate time for consumers, this is a difficult time for retailers – especially when websites and... FULL STORY >

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Onedayonly reveals what SA shoppers are doing online

By Staff Writer 22 April 2021

32% of respondents claim to shop online at least once a week. FULL STORY >

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How to avoid being scammed this Black Friday

By Industry Contributor 6 November 2020

If you intend to take advantage of Black Friday dears this year, likely from home, and don't want to risk being scammed by fraudsters, then it is a good time to follow some online shopping safety guidelines. Paul Grapendaal from Nclose offers his top... FULL STORY >

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Game Stores and Uber Eats working together for online deliveries

By Staff Writer 12 May 2020

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 >

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Black Friday 2019 was anything but black

By Staff Writer 17 December 2019

The Black Friday postmortum is in - and this year, the year's biggest shopping day was a terrific one according to Transaction Junction. FULL STORY >

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Woolworths digital strategy is gaining momentum

By Press Release 16 November 2017

The face of retail is evolving quickly, with online shopping experiencing exponential growth rates globally. Woolworths has experienced this first-hand with their online clothing sales increasing over 100% between July 2016 and June 2017. FULL STORY >

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TFG enhances its online mall with family fashion from Exact

By Press Release 26 September 2017

TFG (The Foschini Group) took another significant step today in developing South Africa’s first online mall, with the addition of value fashion retailer Exact, bringing the total number of linked stores on the group’s expanding... FULL STORY >

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Beacons in Retail

By Press Release 13 June 2017

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 >

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Online shopping made simple, easy and more secure with Visa Checkout

By Press Release 20 September 2016

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 >

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Do not let online shopping scare you - Spree.co.za

By Staff Writer 8 February 2016

Karen Dempers, Head of Customer Interaction at Spree.co.za aims to put your mind at ease by debunking some common concerns you may have about online shopping. FULL STORY >

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