eCommerce Tips
Orderin CEO Gives 5 Simple Ways SMMEs Can Become Competitive in eCommerce
Thembani Biyam, CEO of Orderin SA. A few years ago, the majority of South Africans had never made a single purchase online. Today, the local e-commerce market has experienced a massive boom as lockdown restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19, made online shopping feel like the safer, and sometimes the only, option for consumers. According to a 2018 report from shopping centre and property research company, Urban Studies, retail sales in the country reached a new high of R1-trillion ($65-billion) in 2017 and yet online shopping merely accounted for 1.8% of total retail spend that year. To give some context to just how far South Africa lagged behind in the e-commerce market, 19% of all British, and 10% of American retail spend in the same year, came from online purchases. Fast f...
4 Tips to Address Declining Sales Numbers at a Small Business
Many growing companies rely on steady sales numbers to maintain regular operations. Sure, fluctuations in sales figures are to be expected, somewhat. And seasonal businesses will naturally experience busy and slow periods based solely on the calendar. However, consistent, declining sales numbers should be a red flag to any small business owner. Without a constant stream of income from sales, many small businesses will be unable to grow, meet annual objectives, or even stay competitive in their industry. With that in mind, today we’ll share four tips that professionals can use to reverse negative sales trends. Check them out here: 1. Update Online Capabilities One of the best ways to boost flagging sales numbers is to improve your eCommerce functionality. More and more consumers make ...
4 Ways to Boost Your eCommerce Business
Sourced from IOL. South Africa’s eCommerce industry is booming as a result of retailers who were constrained from operating normally due to lockdown and safety restrictions. Now, with lockdown restrictions easing, the temptation is to throttle back on online efforts and go back to the ways of old. That would be a big mistake, believes Warrick Kernes, founder of the Insaka eCommerce Academy. “Previously the challenge with building an online store was creating a website and taking payments online or delivering a parcel overnight. Today, these challenges are largely solved, but now a new challenge has emerged due to the mass of sellers coming online,” says Kernes. /* custom css */ .tdi_3_d8f.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left; }.tdi_3_d8f.td-a-rec-img img{ margin: 0 auto 0 0; } Here are four ways...
