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The rise and rise of online shopping in SA

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‘Retailers began waking up to the fact that apps were the key to reaching the consumer, and now 50% of South African adults shopping online are doing so through their mobile phones,’ says Arthur Goldstuck, founder of World Wide Worx.

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Clothing has for many years been the number one, but grocery has come up from almost nowhere to being close to a quarter of South African adults shopping for them online. So that is one key growth area. JEREMY MAGGS: Arthur, at the end of the supply chain, in other words, distribution, the logistics sector itself has become better.

But now you have the situation where the Courier Guy, for example, which was a tiny player in the past, has suddenly become a major courier service and logistics provider across the country.

 

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