by Dianne Bayley | Sep 14, 2020 | Innovation
When the outbreak of Covid-19 and subsequent lockdown forced South Africans to stay indoors, there was a sudden but expected migration towards online shopping, writes Carol Nkosi, Senior Provincial Manager, Old Mutual Mass Foundation Cluster. A report by Nielsen shows...
by Dianne Bayley | Dec 3, 2019 | Innovation
The general holiday season is around the corner, a time when customers flock to retail outlets and clock up a lot of sales, writes Chris de Bruyn, Operations Director at Gabsten Technologies. Such large crowds are good news for retailers, but they also create...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 13, 2019 | Workplace 2020
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni hasn’t had it easy lately. Amidst a more-than-tricky economy and having to walk the tight rope in his recent mid-term budget speech, Tito is squeezed between a rock and a very hard place that’s about to get tighter with Black Friday...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 15, 2019 | Internet of Things
Retailers have always been at the forefront of each new wave of digital advancement, in an effort to accommodate the increase in both the number of customers and the ensuing volume of products and transactions, writes Tony Nugent Executive, retail practice at...
by Dianne Bayley | May 21, 2019 | Sustainability
With the number of online shoppers expected to approach 25 million by 2021 (up from 18 million in 2017), e-commerce is experiencing a boom time in South Africa. The average online spend is anticipated to be approximately R2 700 in two years’ time, so clearly it is a...
