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Standard Bank, UnionPay boost African e-commerce

Amazon delivery drones: How the sky could be the limit for market dominance

Amazon delivery drones: How the sky could be the limit for market dominance

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Call of Duty: Mobile season 10 also dropped this week.

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Retail tech innovation trends unpacked at annual RCS Summit

Retail tech innovation trends unpacked at annual RCS Summit

29 Jun 2018

AfCFTA will foster partnerships among e-commerce firms: Jumia CEO

27 Jun 2018

Watch robots pack groceries in Ocado's automated warehouse

Watch robots pack groceries in Ocado's automated warehouse

Lauren Hartzenberg 21 Jun 2018

The 2018 Cannes Lions Experience track Grand Prix winners.

#CannesLions2018: Experience Lions winners!

20 Jun 2018

Harnessing the evolutionary power of smart packaging in Africa

Harnessing the evolutionary power of smart packaging in Africa

15 Jun 2018

Kenya's Sip simplifies drinks distribution in Nairobi

Kenya's Sip simplifies drinks distribution in Nairobi

Tom Jackson 11 Jun 2018

Global digital commerce spend forecast to reach $14.7tn by 2022

Global digital commerce spend forecast to reach $14.7tn by 2022

6 Jun 2018

Innovative e-commerce approaches can help small businesses in Africa

Innovative e-commerce approaches can help small businesses in Africa

Mercy Mpinganjira 4 Jun 2018

Zambia's eMsika helping farmers buy agricultural inputs

Zambia's eMsika helping farmers buy agricultural inputs

Tom Jackson 4 Jun 2018

Online grocery store Mart.ng launched in Nigeria

Online grocery store Mart.ng launched in Nigeria

Tom Jackson 28 May 2018

Mozambique's Izyshop secures funding round

Mozambique's Izyshop secures funding round

Tom Jackson 24 May 2018

Nielsen Consumer 360 event unpacks major shifts in SA's consumer landscape

Nielsen Consumer 360 event unpacks major shifts in SA's consumer landscape

21 May 2018

Global e-commerce communities are disrupting the retail marketplace

Global e-commerce communities are disrupting the retail marketplace

21 May 2018

Kenya's Wagon Shopping posts strong growth as it seeks funding

Kenya's Wagon Shopping posts strong growth as it seeks funding

Tom Jackson 17 May 2018

Mauritius: E-commerce service launched to promote local operators

Mauritius: E-commerce service launched to promote local operators

17 May 2018

Moroccan e-commerce platform Hmizate expands into fintech

Moroccan e-commerce platform Hmizate expands into fintech

Tom Jackson 16 May 2018

Attention Android users! Be wary of malicious apps

Attention Android users! Be wary of malicious apps

7 May 2018

E-commerce and millennials

E-commerce and millennials

Fiona Brauns 18 Apr 2018

The role of mobile in building brand loyalty

Nicholas Bednall 16 Apr 2018

Kenya: Mobile commerce deals pass $10bn mark

Kenya: Mobile commerce deals pass $10bn mark

16 Apr 2018

Ghana's Kudobuzz makes second acquisition of year

Ghana's Kudobuzz makes second acquisition of year

Tom Jackson 12 Apr 2018

Kenya's MoBar Delivery brings alcohol to your door

Kenya's MoBar Delivery brings alcohol to your door

Tom Jackson 12 Apr 2018

Nicholas Haralambous

#ECMA18: It's not an apocalypse, it's a retail revolution

Lauren Hartzenberg 26 Mar 2018

#ECMA2018: Adopt a humanistic approach to AI

#ECMA2018: Adopt a humanistic approach to AI

Maroefah Smith 16 Mar 2018

#ECMA18: Cracking e-commerce conversion

#ECMA18: Cracking e-commerce conversion

Lauren Hartzenberg 16 Mar 2018

Digital consumers + seamless engagement = an epic experience

Digital consumers + seamless engagement = an epic experience

Simon Holt 16 Mar 2018

Cross-border e-commerce offers boundless growth opportunity for African business

Cross-border e-commerce offers boundless growth opportunity for African business

15 Mar 2018

Payment trends in Africa - driven by tech with an African twist

Payment trends in Africa - driven by tech with an African twist

David Noel Lardin 13 Mar 2018

#SeamlessAfrica: Store 4.0 is an attitude, not a technology

#SeamlessAfrica: Store 4.0 is an attitude, not a technology

Lauren Hartzenberg 12 Mar 2018

E-commerce automation and personalisation ushers in new era of retail in SA

E-commerce automation and personalisation ushers in new era of retail in SA

Chad Fichardt 1 Mar 2018

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Retail tech innovation trends unpacked at annual RCS Summit

Retail tech innovation trends unpacked at annual RCS Summit

29 Jun 2018

AfCFTA will foster partnerships among e-commerce firms: Jumia CEO

27 Jun 2018

Watch robots pack groceries in Ocado's automated warehouse

Watch robots pack groceries in Ocado's automated warehouse

Lauren Hartzenberg 21 Jun 2018

The 2018 Cannes Lions Experience track Grand Prix winners.

#CannesLions2018: Experience Lions winners!

20 Jun 2018

Harnessing the evolutionary power of smart packaging in Africa

Harnessing the evolutionary power of smart packaging in Africa

15 Jun 2018

Kenya's Sip simplifies drinks distribution in Nairobi

Kenya's Sip simplifies drinks distribution in Nairobi

Tom Jackson 11 Jun 2018

Global digital commerce spend forecast to reach $14.7tn by 2022

Global digital commerce spend forecast to reach $14.7tn by 2022

6 Jun 2018

Innovative e-commerce approaches can help small businesses in Africa

Innovative e-commerce approaches can help small businesses in Africa

Mercy Mpinganjira 4 Jun 2018

Zambia's eMsika helping farmers buy agricultural inputs

Zambia's eMsika helping farmers buy agricultural inputs

Tom Jackson 4 Jun 2018

Online grocery store Mart.ng launched in Nigeria

Online grocery store Mart.ng launched in Nigeria

Tom Jackson 28 May 2018

Mozambique's Izyshop secures funding round

Mozambique's Izyshop secures funding round

Tom Jackson 24 May 2018

Nielsen Consumer 360 event unpacks major shifts in SA's consumer landscape

Nielsen Consumer 360 event unpacks major shifts in SA's consumer landscape

21 May 2018

Global e-commerce communities are disrupting the retail marketplace

Global e-commerce communities are disrupting the retail marketplace

21 May 2018

Kenya's Wagon Shopping posts strong growth as it seeks funding

Kenya's Wagon Shopping posts strong growth as it seeks funding

Tom Jackson 17 May 2018

Mauritius: E-commerce service launched to promote local operators

Mauritius: E-commerce service launched to promote local operators

17 May 2018

Moroccan e-commerce platform Hmizate expands into fintech

Moroccan e-commerce platform Hmizate expands into fintech

Tom Jackson 16 May 2018

Attention Android users! Be wary of malicious apps

Attention Android users! Be wary of malicious apps

7 May 2018

E-commerce and millennials

E-commerce and millennials

Fiona Brauns 18 Apr 2018

The role of mobile in building brand loyalty

Nicholas Bednall 16 Apr 2018

Kenya: Mobile commerce deals pass $10bn mark

Kenya: Mobile commerce deals pass $10bn mark

16 Apr 2018

Ghana's Kudobuzz makes second acquisition of year

Ghana's Kudobuzz makes second acquisition of year

Tom Jackson 12 Apr 2018

Kenya's MoBar Delivery brings alcohol to your door

Kenya's MoBar Delivery brings alcohol to your door

Tom Jackson 12 Apr 2018

Nicholas Haralambous

#ECMA18: It's not an apocalypse, it's a retail revolution

Lauren Hartzenberg 26 Mar 2018

#ECMA2018: Adopt a humanistic approach to AI

#ECMA2018: Adopt a humanistic approach to AI

Maroefah Smith 16 Mar 2018

#ECMA18: Cracking e-commerce conversion

#ECMA18: Cracking e-commerce conversion

Lauren Hartzenberg 16 Mar 2018

Digital consumers + seamless engagement = an epic experience

Digital consumers + seamless engagement = an epic experience

Simon Holt 16 Mar 2018

Cross-border e-commerce offers boundless growth opportunity for African business

Cross-border e-commerce offers boundless growth opportunity for African business

15 Mar 2018

Payment trends in Africa - driven by tech with an African twist

Payment trends in Africa - driven by tech with an African twist

David Noel Lardin 13 Mar 2018

#SeamlessAfrica: Store 4.0 is an attitude, not a technology

#SeamlessAfrica: Store 4.0 is an attitude, not a technology

Lauren Hartzenberg 12 Mar 2018

E-commerce automation and personalisation ushers in new era of retail in SA

E-commerce automation and personalisation ushers in new era of retail in SA

Chad Fichardt 1 Mar 2018

DHL E-commerce MoneyAfrica conference set for Cape Town in March

DHL E-commerce MoneyAfrica conference set for Cape Town in March

23 Feb 2018

App delivery boom shakes up China food sector

App delivery boom shakes up China food sector

16 Feb 2018

Harnessing tech to sustain the brick and mortar store

Harnessing tech to sustain the brick and mortar store

14 Feb 2018

Kenya's Sokowatch to expand after revenue growth

Kenya's Sokowatch to expand after revenue growth

Tom Jackson 13 Feb 2018

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E-commerce penetration in Kenya ramping up travel

Josephine Wawira 9 Feb 2018

Charles Murito, country manager of Google Kenya |

Google Kenya's Charles Murito on digital advertising and the age of assistance

Jessica Tennant 7 Feb 2018

Mall for Africa expands to 11 new markets

Mall for Africa expands to 11 new markets

5 Feb 2018

The modern marketer is a connected one

The modern marketer is a connected one

Jessica Tennant 2 Feb 2018

Africa's consumer goods and retail sectors driven by expanding middle class, tech development

Africa's consumer goods and retail sectors driven by expanding middle class, tech development

1 Feb 2018

#BizTrends2018: The new rules of retail

#BizTrends2018: The new rules of retail

Lauren Hartzenberg 29 Jan 2018

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