PepsiCo’s South African development fund and Absa are backing the Khula mobile marketplace app for farmers.
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First Checkers swiped Discovery Vitality from Pick n Pay. Now Pick n Pay has a partnership with eBucks to boast about.
Naspers subsidiary Prosus has agreed to buy Just Eat Takeaway.com for €4.1-billion in an all-cash deal.
South Africans are warming to idea of shopping online, with retailers’ sales showing big growth over the festive season.
Leroy Merlin, working with AfriGIS, is launching a marketplace that combines product sales with on-demand services.
Amazon has opened a walk-in centre in South Africa that it says will help its independent sellers attract more customers.
Naspers subsidiary Prosus is acquiring online travel agency Despegar.com for the equivalent of R32-billion.
Takealot, has hired thousands of personal shoppers to help it penetrate townships and rural areas.
In the aftermath of Black Friday, it’s clear there have been big changes in consumer spending patterns.
Naspers said Takealot Group is feeling pressure from new competitors in the local market, including Amazon and Temu.