Posts by Shahrain Coovadia
Amazon and the Courier Companies – increasing competition ahead
According to Amazon’s most recent company report, its shipping costs were $9 billion in the last quarter – a 23% increase from the previous quarter, but shows just how much…
Read MoreAfrica and the Service Industries
The services industries in Africa are a major component of the Continent’s economy. In 2016, about 55% of Africa’s GDP was generated by services. The share of services in Africa’s…
Read MoreCommon Mistakes you need to check
Sarah Carrol, the author of the enormously successful ecommerce book, Grow Global (the 2nd highest sales for a business book in 2018), has published a list of the top 10 most…
Read MoreProgress on the New Deal for Consumers continues in Parliament
On 28 January, the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee (IMCO) adopted its final report on the Omnibus proposal. The proposal is one part of legislative package aimed at modernising EU consumer laws…
Read MoreThe French Data Protection Regulator, the CNIL, has issued a Google a £44m (ZAR 795m) fine for failing to follow EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Google was fined over a “lack of transparency, inadequate information and lack of valid consent regarding ads personalisation”. The CNIL also said that it had not “sufficiently informed” users about…
Read MoreNotice to all paid-up members of the Ecommerce Forum Africa
The AGM will be held in the afternoon of Monday 18 March 2019 in Cape Town. Details of the venue and time will be advertised as soon as a venue…
Read MoreSHOPPER INSIGHTS SA 2019- 7 Nov
AND THE INSIGHTS YOU WILL GAIN • Banks gaining shopper intelligence far ahead of most retailers – learn how they are doing it • Meet Generation Next; how wellness may…
Read MoreSocial Media Landscape Briefings 2019 (Bryanston Country Club, 16 Oct & SSISA, Newlands, Cpt 18 Oct)
THE INSIGHTS YOU WILL GAIN; * Big 6 platforms; latest stats, trends and Arthur Goldstuck’s insights * Big 6 hot issues; two panels, latest issues shortlisted by 1,000’s of followers…
Read MoreAnnouncing Shopper Insights, Jhb, Wed 7 Nov
AND THE INSIGHTS YOU WILL GAIN • Banks gaining shopper intelligence far ahead of most retailers– how they are doing it • Meet Generation Next; how wellness may be influencing…
Read MoreAfrican Economy Statistics
Southern Africa Statistics (estimates) 2017 Country Population GDP per capita (US$) Real GDP growth y-on-y Exports ($bn) Imports ($bn) Angola 29.78m …
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