Can you guess the most expensive item ever sold on Ebay?

In South Africa only about 5% of online shoppers paid more than R10 000 on their last purchase according to the South African eCommerce report of 2018. The average transaction size is much lower than that, but have you ever wondered what the most expensive item is that you can buy online? You might be […]

Top 5 e-commerce platforms of 2019

E-commerce platforms are quite an integral part to consider when launching your own online shop. Although popularity isn’t really anything to go by when making your decision, it’s good to consider what most companies are using when building their online shops. There are hoards of additional considerations like cost, how much customization needs to be […]

Gone in 60 seconds

We all know it’s better and cheaper to retain a customer than to find a new one. This is the foundation of every loyalty and rewards programme out there. Why is it that companies are willing to give bad customer service? One of the biggest loyalty drivers is still providing good customer service, and it’s […]

Buying under the influence!

It is quite amazing to what extend shopper behaviour are analysed these days. Big data and data science have been big tech trends for a while now, but who’d ever thought someone will analyse what influence alcohol will have online sales?! According to Kintsa, 43% of people buy online when they are in bed, 23% […]

Machine Learning set to mine Abandoned Baskets

Most people still don’t fully grasp what machine learning really is, if you are one of those people, don’t worry, I was too up to a couple of months ago. In summary, the definition on Wikipedia is as follows: “Machine Learning is the scientific study of algorithms and statistical models that computer systems use in […]

3 Trends You Can’t Ignore

The online shopping landscape continues to change and everybody is looking for that competitive edge that will give them the advantage over their competitors. Even if it’s just for a couple of months at least. The effect of the always-connected Millennial generation making their presence truly felt in the online shopping space, companies are jumping […]

Which Marketplace is best for your product category?

When competing for buyers attention on a marketplace, it helps to know how shoppers are buying on each of them. In this segment, you can review the marketplace performance by category according to The State of Ecommerce – 2019 Report Category Clothing & Accessories Beauty Baby Products Home & Kitchen Footwear Grocery & Gourmet Food […]

E-commerce in Africa – The infamous Last Mile

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development ranked 44 African countries on their ‘readiness’ for e-commerce. This is based on 4 major criteria which include bank or mobile money account penetration, internet usage, availability of internet services and the reliability of postal services. Nigeria remains the biggest market for online shopping in Africa both […]

Should you reinvest in e-commerce?

According to 2019 Online Retail summary, e-commerce in South Africa is projected to reach 1.4% of total retail. This comes on the back of tremendous growth of e-commerce sales year on year, with 2018 seeing a 25% growth from 2017. Considering the massive double digit growth in an economy that seems to be slowing down […]

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