Browsing: Retail and e-commerce

The videogame retailer and meme-stock star has built a 5% stake and lined up $20-billion in debt to pursue eBay.

The real shift in retail is not online versus bricks and mortar, says NEC XON’s Minesh Manga, but the digitisation of the physical store itself.

Prosus has sold a 4.5% stake in Delivery Hero to Uber, advancing on commitments to the European Commission.

How Metacom’s enterprise networking solutions powered Hungry Lion’s expansion across seven countries.

Pixie, Shoprite’s new personalised shopping assistant, has launched in beta for Xtra Savings Plus members.

From SMS to smart agents, agentic AI is redefining conversational commerce, writes CM.com’s James Bayhack.

South African e-commerce platform Bob Group has appointed Anita Erasmus as CEO designate.

A Visa survey has found that 63% of respondents used AI tools for tasks including product research.

Sixty60’s R11.9-billion contribution places it among the most significant digital retail platforms in South Africa.

Pick n Pay has added its clothing range to its asap! app as it pushes to build a retail super app.