IORMA Webinar: Ecommerce in Africa – The Opportunities 3 June 2021 According to IORMA South Africa, fashion and beauty products sold via Ecommerce rose by 27% globally in 2020; in South Africa by 30%; in Nigeria by 44%; Ghana by 47% and Kenya a staggering 82%. Ecommerce in Africa was valued at 16.5 billion dollars […]
Consumer Commerce – there’s a light at the end of the tunnel Martin Oxley Consumer Futures Director IORMA November 2018 Offline, online, e commerce, multichannel, omni-channel, unified commerce with a single customer view. A plethora of technologies for every touchpoint, at every level in the organization. All that technology or an all-embracing digital transformation where […]
Five ways to save Britain’s struggling high streets Silent night. Shutterstock. Cathy Parker, Manchester Metropolitan University; Simon Quin, Manchester Metropolitan University, and Steve Millington, Manchester Metropolitan University April 17, 2018 11.58am BST The high street, or the main shopping area, has always been the heart of any UK town or city. But over the last […]
Five ways bricks-and-mortar shops can survive the onslaught of e-commerce Despite closures, there’s still room for real life shopping. Imran’s Photography / Shutterstock.com Claire McCamley, University of Huddersfield June 15, 2018 2.02pm BST Rarely a week goes by without news of a household high street name shutting up shop or closing stores. The rise of […]
Tmall Launches Try-Before-You-Buy Service Christine Chou | June 16, 2018 Article and Images courtesy of Tmall on Saturday introduced a “try before you buy” option for fashion fans shopping on the platform. In a market where e-commerce is already ubiquitous, the B2C marketplace said it wanted to make shopping even more convenient by eliminating the […]
AlipayHK, GCash Launch Cross-Border Remittance Service via Blockchain Jenny W. Hsu | June 25, 2018 Article and Images courtesy of AlipayHK and Philippines-based payment service platform GCash on Monday launched a cross-border remittance service based on blockchain technology – the first of its kind in the world. Effective immediately, the around-the-clock service allows users of […]