by Dianne Bayley | Nov 18, 2020 | Featured Articles
A massive 70% of South African adults will be shopping Black Friday and other festive sales days this year. A Finder.com survey of 1 524 South African adults reveals that 70%, which equates to around 27-million people, are planning to shop the festive sales this year...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 16, 2020 | Fintech
Socrates said, “Change is inevitable, so the best thing we can do is plan for it,” notes Phillip Moepya, Group Head, Experience Design at Standard Bank Group. It’s a great sentiment but not many people in the world could have prepared for COVID-19 and the profound...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 9, 2020 | Innovation
Digital commerce has yet to replicate a key aspect of the in-store experience – trying and touching products before buying them, writes John Watling, Client Group Managing Director for Accenture in Africa. Experience matters. Without it, consumers are left to guess...
by Dianne Bayley | Oct 25, 2020 | Innovation
“Uber, the world’s largest taxi company, owns no vehicles. Facebook, the world’s most popular media owner, creates no content. Alibaba, the most valuable retailer, has no inventory. And Airbnb, the world’s largest accommodation provider, owns no real estate. Something...
by Dianne Bayley | Oct 21, 2020 | Innovation
Digital sales are expected to hit all-time highs and lead to strained shipping capacity as retailers grapple with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. This is according to research from Salesforce, which adds these 2020 holiday season predictions: * Global digital...
