Neil Schreuder is chief strategy and innovation officer for the Shoprite Group and MD of ShopriteX.

Discover the future of retail in 2024 with the transformative power of spatial computing.

Technology is disrupting every aspect of the ecommerce shopping journey and fundamentally altering consumer behaviour. But the benefits for retailers have accrued unevenly so far.

One of South Africa’s first daily deals platform, OneDayOnly is celebrating 15 years of offering local consumers discount deals and savings, with nearly 5,500 days of different deals offered.

We are in a new world of personalised marketing, driven by consumer data, algorithms and digital platforms where mastering marketing technology (martech) tools is key to success.

Yaga, a local online resale fashion platform, has raised approximately R80m in a pre-Series A global funding round.

According to Online Retail in South Africa 2025, online retail is not simply growing faster; it is fundamentally reshaping the composition of South Africa’s retail economy.

One in four retail technology providers believe artificial intelligence (AI) is overhyped or actively adding to confusion, according to new research from retail and hospitality technology PR agency ASPR.

AI has introduced new sources of disruption along with new opportunities for advantage in the consumer industry.

Vodacom South Africa has partnered with Amazon South Africa to offer customers expanded benefits through Amazon Prime, an all-in-one membership programme.