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Global e-commerce transactions predicted to hit $8tn by 2027

Global e-commerce transactions predicted to hit $8tn by 2027

22 May 2023

Vincent Viviers, omnichannel retail executive at Pick n Pay, at Ecom Africa. Source: Lauren Hartzenberg

#EcomAfrica: 5 need-to-know trends shaping the future of e-commerce

By Lauren Hartzenberg 21 Apr 2023

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Nestlé opens its largest R+D Accelerator

Nestlé opens its largest R+D Accelerator

2 Sep 2021

#Fasa21: KFC's Akhona Qengqe on business survival and innovating for the future

#Fasa21: KFC's Akhona Qengqe on business survival and innovating for the future

Lauren Hartzenberg 1 Sep 2021

B2B cross-border transaction value to exceed $42,7tn in 2026

31 Aug 2021

Source: Spar Austria

Spar International rolls out integrated e-commerce platform globally

11 Aug 2021

Voice assistant transaction values to hit $19,4bn by 2023

3 Aug 2021

Source: Walmart

Walmart opens up its retail tech to other businesses

2 Aug 2021

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Smart POS terminals in service to grow by 156% by 2026

8 Jul 2021

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How Covid-19 accelerated retailer investment in tech

6 Jul 2021

Tetra Pak partners with Synercore to accelerate food chain innovation in Africa

Tetra Pak partners with Synercore to accelerate food chain innovation in Africa

2 Jul 2021

SA, Nigeria and Kenya driving e-commerce volumes in Sub-Saharan Africa

9 Jun 2021

Marek Zmyslowski on plotting a realistic e-commerce growth strategy in Africa

Marek Zmyslowski on plotting a realistic e-commerce growth strategy in Africa

Lauren Hartzenberg 23 May 2021

POS transaction values predicted to exceed $17.3tn globally by 2026

POS transaction values predicted to exceed $17.3tn globally by 2026

18 May 2021

Ndagi Job Goshi, Liferay Africa

6 tips to improve retail loyalty and decrease competition

Ndagi Job Goshi 14 May 2021

Afrikrea launches SaaS platform to simplify global selling for African merchants

Afrikrea launches SaaS platform to simplify global selling for African merchants

30 Apr 2021

Domino's trials self-driving pizza delivery robot

Domino's trials self-driving pizza delivery robot

19 Apr 2021

How online markets are helping local stores survive Covid-19

How online markets are helping local stores survive Covid-19

Myriam Ertz, Damien Hallegatte, Imen Latrous and Julien Bousquet 19 Mar 2021

RCL in joint venture to scale plant-based food market in Africa

RCL in joint venture to scale plant-based food market in Africa

18 Mar 2021

Credit: Bruno via Pexels

Nestlé Hatcher platform invites collaboration with African innovators

15 Mar 2021

Jeff Bezos reshaped retail as CEO of Amazon. AP Photo/John Locher

How Bezos and Amazon changed the world

Venkatesh Shankar 4 Feb 2021

Jeff Bezos to step down as Amazon CEO

Jeff Bezos to step down as Amazon CEO

3 Feb 2021

2020 digital holiday sales climb to $1.1tn globally - Salesforce

2020 digital holiday sales climb to $1.1tn globally - Salesforce

13 Jan 2021

Automation and data-driven decision-making to power retail in 2021

Automation and data-driven decision-making to power retail in 2021

17 Dec 2020

Global cyber week online sales hit record high

2 Dec 2020

Why harmonised retail is the future

Oliver Guy 13 Nov 2020

Watch: SA's premier fashion and textile trade fair goes virtual

Watch: SA's premier fashion and textile trade fair goes virtual

Lauren Hartzenberg 29 Oct 2020

L'Oréal announces winners of Beauty Tech for Good Challenge

L'Oréal announces winners of Beauty Tech for Good Challenge

14 Oct 2020

Smart African retailers are rising from the ashes. Here's how

Smart African retailers are rising from the ashes. Here's how

Lee Naik 13 Oct 2020

Letlhogonolo Thobejane

#WomensMonth: KFC's Nolo Thobejane on achieving QSR success in Africa

Lauren Hartzenberg 31 Aug 2020

Do you know where your coffee comes from? The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of knowing about our supply chains. Here, a woman carries harvested coffee beans in a coffee plantation in Mount Gorongosa, Mozambique, in August 2019. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

The coronavirus pandemic requires us to understand food's murky supply chains

Cory Searcy and Pavel Castka 6 Aug 2020

Network International to acquire DPO in landmark pan-African payments deal

Network International to acquire DPO in landmark pan-African payments deal

29 Jul 2020

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Nestlé opens its largest R+D Accelerator

Nestlé opens its largest R+D Accelerator

2 Sep 2021

#Fasa21: KFC's Akhona Qengqe on business survival and innovating for the future

#Fasa21: KFC's Akhona Qengqe on business survival and innovating for the future

Lauren Hartzenberg 1 Sep 2021

B2B cross-border transaction value to exceed $42,7tn in 2026

31 Aug 2021

Source: Spar Austria

Spar International rolls out integrated e-commerce platform globally

11 Aug 2021

Voice assistant transaction values to hit $19,4bn by 2023

3 Aug 2021

Source: Walmart

Walmart opens up its retail tech to other businesses

2 Aug 2021

Source: © rido -

Smart POS terminals in service to grow by 156% by 2026

8 Jul 2021

Source: ©gajus -

How Covid-19 accelerated retailer investment in tech

6 Jul 2021

Tetra Pak partners with Synercore to accelerate food chain innovation in Africa

Tetra Pak partners with Synercore to accelerate food chain innovation in Africa

2 Jul 2021

SA, Nigeria and Kenya driving e-commerce volumes in Sub-Saharan Africa

9 Jun 2021

Marek Zmyslowski on plotting a realistic e-commerce growth strategy in Africa

Marek Zmyslowski on plotting a realistic e-commerce growth strategy in Africa

Lauren Hartzenberg 23 May 2021

POS transaction values predicted to exceed $17.3tn globally by 2026

POS transaction values predicted to exceed $17.3tn globally by 2026

18 May 2021

Ndagi Job Goshi, Liferay Africa

6 tips to improve retail loyalty and decrease competition

Ndagi Job Goshi 14 May 2021

Afrikrea launches SaaS platform to simplify global selling for African merchants

Afrikrea launches SaaS platform to simplify global selling for African merchants

30 Apr 2021

Domino's trials self-driving pizza delivery robot

Domino's trials self-driving pizza delivery robot

19 Apr 2021

How online markets are helping local stores survive Covid-19

How online markets are helping local stores survive Covid-19

Myriam Ertz, Damien Hallegatte, Imen Latrous and Julien Bousquet 19 Mar 2021

RCL in joint venture to scale plant-based food market in Africa

RCL in joint venture to scale plant-based food market in Africa

18 Mar 2021

Credit: Bruno via Pexels

Nestlé Hatcher platform invites collaboration with African innovators

15 Mar 2021

Jeff Bezos reshaped retail as CEO of Amazon. AP Photo/John Locher

How Bezos and Amazon changed the world

Venkatesh Shankar 4 Feb 2021

Jeff Bezos to step down as Amazon CEO

Jeff Bezos to step down as Amazon CEO

3 Feb 2021

2020 digital holiday sales climb to $1.1tn globally - Salesforce

2020 digital holiday sales climb to $1.1tn globally - Salesforce

13 Jan 2021

Automation and data-driven decision-making to power retail in 2021

Automation and data-driven decision-making to power retail in 2021

17 Dec 2020

Global cyber week online sales hit record high

2 Dec 2020

Why harmonised retail is the future

Oliver Guy 13 Nov 2020

Watch: SA's premier fashion and textile trade fair goes virtual

Watch: SA's premier fashion and textile trade fair goes virtual

Lauren Hartzenberg 29 Oct 2020

L'Oréal announces winners of Beauty Tech for Good Challenge

L'Oréal announces winners of Beauty Tech for Good Challenge

14 Oct 2020

Smart African retailers are rising from the ashes. Here's how

Smart African retailers are rising from the ashes. Here's how

Lee Naik 13 Oct 2020

Letlhogonolo Thobejane

#WomensMonth: KFC's Nolo Thobejane on achieving QSR success in Africa

Lauren Hartzenberg 31 Aug 2020

Do you know where your coffee comes from? The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of knowing about our supply chains. Here, a woman carries harvested coffee beans in a coffee plantation in Mount Gorongosa, Mozambique, in August 2019. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

The coronavirus pandemic requires us to understand food's murky supply chains

Cory Searcy and Pavel Castka 6 Aug 2020

Network International to acquire DPO in landmark pan-African payments deal

Network International to acquire DPO in landmark pan-African payments deal

29 Jul 2020

Amazon's Paul Misener on the link between innovation and diversity

Amazon's Paul Misener on the link between innovation and diversity

Lauren Hartzenberg 21 Jul 2020

Smart clothing to drive fitness wearable revenue

Smart clothing to drive fitness wearable revenue

11 Jun 2020

DHL confirms strategic investment in UK-based Link Commerce

DHL confirms strategic investment in UK-based Link Commerce

28 May 2020

Covid-19 driving fundamental shifts in Africa's consumers

Covid-19 driving fundamental shifts in Africa's consumers

27 May 2020

Covid-19 will bring about a retail apocalypse

Covid-19 will bring about a retail apocalypse

Howard Saunders 8 Apr 2020

Global e-retail transaction values to exceed $4tn by 2024

Global e-retail transaction values to exceed $4tn by 2024

24 Mar 2020

Loot, AYO and Volt.Africa announce new SMME-focused online marketplace

Loot, AYO and Volt.Africa announce new SMME-focused online marketplace

4 Mar 2020

Africa wired: E-commerce offers fresh opportunities for young traders

Africa wired: E-commerce offers fresh opportunities for young traders

Yun Shi 18 Feb 2020

SA's 2Engage plans for further growth in Africa and abroad

SA's 2Engage plans for further growth in Africa and abroad

12 Feb 2020

Innervation acquires loyalty business from Tritech Media

Innervation acquires loyalty business from Tritech Media

4 Feb 2020