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Comeback: Ash Müller with the CEO of Hammerson, Rob Wilkinson. Hammerson has repaired its balance sheet, repositioned its assets, improved occupancy and is looking to acquire more. Photo: Supplied

Retail didn’t die; it merely reset

The top performers are evolving into more complex and diverse spaces than traditional malls. They are becoming places where people don’t just shop but also spend time, live and…

South Africans could face rising living and borrowing costs after inflation accelerated to 4% in April, with economists warning that fuel-driven global price shocks — not domestic demand — are complicating the South African Reserve Bank’s interest rate outlook

Gen Z South Africans make ends meet through hustle and pragmatism

The findings challenge stereotypes, showing a generation that’s resourceful, pragmatic and shaping its own financial future

Carl Jordan, Head of Sales for Global Business
Solutions at TikTok, Sub- Saharan Africa

Navigating the digital marketplace: how South African consumers are shaping e-commerce

TikTok commands 84% undivided attention, making it a uniquely powerful space for product discovery

Norman Nyawo, Head of Merchant Solutions at Business and Commercial Banking at Standard Bank South Africa

Game-changing tech adoption can turn SMEs into retail giants

The story of technological innovation is one of empowerment. For SMEs, embracing digital transformation is not optional but essential

The digital platforms the sector could contribute as much as R91.4 billion to the economy by 2035 and has increased its share to 1.38% from 0.02% in 2022.

Growing the digital platforms sector could boost the economy significantly, study shows

The study published by Naspers says problems with infrastructure, access, costs and regulations are slowing South Africa’s progress towards digital transformation

File photo by Delwyn Verasamy/M&G

Ombudsman pays back R12.1 million to consumers

Shoppers have had a rough time navigating online purchasing, which is rife with ‘deceptive practices’

Meals on wheels: KasiD delivery CEO Freddy Mahhumane and Lucky Mazibuko of the Ribs Circle restaurant in Tembis are positive about the food-delivery business in townships. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

The appetite for food delivery services in townships is growing

The big players have launched township e-commerce initiatives but existing businesses already have a good handle on the space This content is restricted to registered users and…

Prosus is performing well

The group achieved e-commerce profitability six months ahead of target

Amazon  will shake up the online retail sector – but it might take some time. (Photo by Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

What Amazon’s entry means for South Africa

The e-commerce giant will shake up the online retail sector – but it might take some time

Makgosi Mabaso, Managing Executive: Home and Business Solutions at Telkom Business, speaking at the Blaze with Telkom Business Conference.

Technology is key to SME success, says Telkom Business

Choosing the right partner is vital for digital transformation and to enable small businesses to join the burgeoning e-commerce market

Many ways to pay: Chief executive of Takealot Group Mamongae Mahlare says that Amazon’s entry into the local market won’t be easy for them but will stimulate investment in e-commerce.

Interview: Takealot Group CEO on the Amazon invasion

The chief executive of South Africa’s leading e-commerce company has called for an even playing field

African grey parrots are one of the most heavily trafficked birds in the world. (Photo by: Auscape/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Online sales drive illegal trade in endangered African grey parrots

The birds, which are native to equatorial Africa, have been decimated by the international pet trade

Over the past decade, the South African Post Office has had significant business problems, including debt to creditors and poor revenue collection.

South Africa needs a ‘Post Office of Tomorrow’

To become profitable, the state-owned entity requires an expanded mandate that allows it to venture into e-commerce services

Delivery service: Amazon centre in London. The pandemic disrupted the analogue business models of South African retailers to the online world. Amazon is an even bigger disruptor lying in wait. Photo: Getty Images

Amazon to eat Woolworths, Shoprite and Takealot lunch?

The pandemic may have disrupted the analogue business models of South African retailers to the online world. Amazon, unlike Walmart, is possibly an even bigger disruptor lying in…

Taking picture with digital tablet of a beach in Zanzibar – stock photo. Photo: Getty Images.

Silicon Island? Zanzibar bets on e-commerce, tourism to make it the next tech ‘valley’

The venture by Wasoko, a B2B e-commerce platform, has the support of the island’s leaders

Changes: Employees sort items in the Amazon warehouse in England. (Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

Amazon may threaten SA retailers

Amazon plans to move into South Africa in 2023 and the world’s biggest online marketplace might give local companies a run for their money

The Goringhaicona Khoi Khoin Traditional Council and Observatory Civic Association says that application for leave to appeal interim interdict is attempt to save face

Right of reply: A rejoinder to the Zenprop chief executive about Amazon’s HQ

Zenprop chief executive James Tannenberger, who stands to benefit financially from the River Club development, failed to address the substantive points of our original article

Amazon’s warehouse in England. More South Africans are shopping online. (Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

Surveys predict Black Friday likely to fuel e-commerce

Fear of contracting the coronavirus while fighting off other shoppers will probably change how people shop for sales

The pandemic is providing mobile phone network operators with a unique chance to partner with fintech firms and banks to deliver clever e-commerce solutions to the informal sector in Africa

E-payments for the unbanked are booming

The pandemic is providing mobile phone network operators with a unique chance to partner with fintech firms and banks to deliver clever e-commerce solutions to the informal…

The pandemic is providing mobile phone network operators with a unique chance to partner with fintech firms and banks to deliver clever e-commerce solutions to the informal sector in Africa

Digital financial services could fast-track UN SDGs

COMMENT The world is going through unprecedented challenges caused by a novel, rapidly transmitted coronavirus. Experts predict difficult times ahead with shrinking economies,…