Sa's E-Commerce Industry - What Next? Paul Cook, Pricecheck’s Ceo

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Despite the current state of our economy, South African consumers continue to enjoy online shopping and, with more traditional brick and mortar stores taking their brands online, there is more choice than ever before. We only need to look at how successful Black Friday has become to see that consumers are embracing online purchasing.

External factors such as recent load shedding and the ongoing water crisis afflicting various provinces have prompted an increase in searches for products such as solar panels and water tanks.
12 Mar 2020 12PM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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