Jumia closes shop in Tanzania, after Cameroon, to focus on mature...
Jumia, an ‘Amazon’ for Africa has closed its e-commerce operations in Tanzania, after a similar move in Cameroon, raising questions on the future of...
E-Commerce to Touch 8% of India’s Retail Trade by 2025: Report
The share of Indian e-commerce is set to grow from the current 4% of the country’s overall food and grocery, fashion, consumer electronics retail...
Microsoft Invests in Indonesian E-Commerce Unicorn Bukalapak
US tech giant Microsoft on Tuesday announced that it entered into a strategic partnership with Indonesian e-commerce unicorn Bukalapak “to reshape how e-commerce is...
Singapore’s Shopavision Rolls Out Live Streaming Shopping Platform in S’pore with...
Shopavision has announced the launch of what it claims to be Singapore’s first live-streaming e-commerce platform, with a S$500,000 (US$374,000) in seed funding from...
YC-backed Super Raises US$28M To Grow Its Social Commerce Platform In...
Super, a social commerce platform serving second- and third-tier cities and rural areas in Indonesia, announced today it has completed a US$28 million oversubscribed...
How smart last-mile delivery tech addresses vulnerabilities in the click &...
Expert Pargo shares a few surprising thoughts
Cape Town – As the click & collect delivery option becomes more popular, so technology needs to keep...
Alibaba’s $2 Billion Acquisition Is Due, And Tmall International Executives Take...
The Ali acquisition of the Netease koala transaction has come to an end, will be completed this week.The transaction amount is the same as...
Wavemaker Partners Puts $500,000 in Vietnam-Based Foodmap
Vietnam-based niche e-commerce startup Foodmap has raised $500,000 in its seed funding round from Wavemaker Partners, founder and CEO Tung Pham told DealStreetAsia.
Foodmap connects...
Amazon India Launches ‘STEP’ to Accelerate Growth of 7 Lakh Sellers
Amazon India on Monday launched 'STEP,' a performance-based benefits programme, to help close to seven lakh sellers on its platform accelerate their growth.
With the...
Ubuy: A Household Name for Online Shopping in South Africa
The benefits of electronic commerce are much greater, when compared to traditional commerce. It also offers many opportunities for retailers and merchants to not...
Emerging ecommerce opportunities: What entrepreneurs abroad are doing that their local...
Consumers can look forward to a number of exciting innovations as online marketplaces and e-tail platforms evolve
Cape Town, – In May this year, the...
Retailer Insights: Why Shopify makes sense
Whether your e-commerce interests are in the “mom-and-pop” arena or on a more macro scale, you’ll know how relevant an agile, highly functioning sales...
