While not perfect, they offer competition authorities an useful means to early intervention and collaboration with stakeholders in the fast-changing digital space
The e-commerce giant will shake up the online retail sector – but it might take some time
Consumers are increasingly turning to online supermarkets to buy essential goods
Fear of contracting the coronavirus while fighting off other shoppers will probably change how people shop for sales
The coronavirus pandemic has demonstrated that there is not a part of our lives that will not be affected by the technologies of the fourth industrial revolution.
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‘Most days, however, looking at it from my side of the fence, the idea of a parent company is somewhat jaded’
‘Sometimes I think South African retail websites don’t actually want to sell anything’
The young woman in the northern province of Shaanxi died eight days after being bitten by the many-banded krait
Bricks-and-mortar and online retailers are sitting pretty, but did consumers really win?
A lack of customer service and prohibitive added costs make the online ordering of sports shoes into a sad experience.
Online shopping is increasing rapidly in South Africa, but financiers need deep pockets.
The potential audience for online shopping is growing at its fastest rate ever, but that also means more shoppers are still being scared away.
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.
