Pinduoduo’s hit shopping app Temu has gone from zero to rivalling Amazon and Walmart in just over a year.
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Complicated returns policies are keeping some consumers away from embracing online shopping in South Africa.
Microsoft is talking to partners to help launch a mobile app store that will take on Apple and Google.
Takealot Group produced a resilient half-year performance, only dampened by parent Naspers’s reporting in US dollars.
Black Friday spending this year was muted, experts have said. E-commerce, however, still saw good growth.
OneCart CEO Aidan Johnson believes South Africa is on the cusp of further big growth in online shopping.
Google allegedly devised plans to share app store revenue with Android phone makers to ensure the devices were pre-installed with the Play store.
Retail group TFG’s online sales now make up almost 10% of its turnover, more than double the market average.
Google is facing off with Epic Games in an antitrust fight targeting the tech giant’s control over its Google Play store.
Walmart-owned South African retail group Massmart has appointed a new head of e-commerce.