E-commerce is at the forefront of Walmart’s strategy, with the US retail giant bringing its global technology to its South African mobile app.
The app outage on Black Friday disrupts the bank’s clients on one of the busiest shopping days of the year in South Africa.
Acumatica integrates a retailer's financial and operational data into a single platform to manage key functions, says Devon Remmington, director at Brilliant Cloud.
A position paper on a retail central bank digital currency in SA concludes there is no compelling immediate need for its implementation.
Despite fears that GenAI will make developers obsolete, Amazon CTO Dr Werner Vogels anticipates elevated demand.
SA’s biggest online shopping site sees a 14% increase in customers from last year, reaching 4.8 million active shoppers.
With Black Friday, retailers often operate in a mode where security gaps are easier for attackers to exploit, says Pieter Nel, sales director – SADC at Sophos.
JSE-listed retailer Pepkor’s fintech segment increased revenue by 31.1% and operating profit by 52.3% to R2.2 billion.
Most large items purchased during Black Friday are not automatically insured during transport, leaving consumers and retailers vulnerable to financial losses.
Enterprises should review their connectivity resilience, checking for failover, verifying backup links and ensuring their networks can handle the load, says Justin Mackenzie, MD at VO Connect.
Poor service during Black Friday can damage trust, generate negative publicity and erode customer confidence.