NEWS

I wrote last year about the South Eastern Mediterranean eCommerce & Digital Marketing Expo. This year the event will take place in Greece in November 2019, and will include the…

In another bit of news, Jumia, the largest ecommerce operator in Africa, has agreed a click-and-collect partnership with Vivo Energy, owner of Engen and Shell-branded petrol stations across Africa. Jumia…

The latest from Facebook is that it is developing a new app. ‘Threads’ has been designed as a companion app to Instagram, and invites users automatically to share their location,…

Our ex-Trade Minister, Dr Rob Davies always used to say that ecommerce introduced globalization through the backdoor, and was threatening African business with the power of the “GAAFAs” (Google, Amazon, Apple, Facebook…

A 95% spike in ecommerce returns is prompting brands from Amazon to Nordstrom to re-evaluate lenient return policies. It is said that 10% of online returns are donated or incinerated,…