by Dianne Bayley | May 22, 2019 | Sustainability
Progressive organisations understand that their survival depends not merely on digital transformation, but on a dramatic cultural shift as well, says Derek Bose, Oracle Applications SA Country Leader & SADC Region Cluster Leader. By initiating their migration to...
by Dianne Bayley | May 21, 2019 | Sustainability
With the number of online shoppers expected to approach 25 million by 2021 (up from 18 million in 2017), e-commerce is experiencing a boom time in South Africa. The average online spend is anticipated to be approximately R2 700 in two years’ time, so clearly it is a...
by Dianne Bayley | May 13, 2019 | Sustainability
While there is a giant push in South Africa to reduce the use of plastics, and especially non-biodegradable plastic shopping bags and straws, Hadley Dean, CEO of JSE-listed EPP suggests taking another step too: stop shopping online. “As the CEO of Poland’s largest...
by Dianne Bayley | May 13, 2019 | Sustainability
While there has always been a natural uptick in how often people shop online, consumers’ digital habits have started to stabilise. Digital commerce will reach critical mass in 2019. This is according to Episerver’s Reimagining Commerce report, an in-depth look...
by Dianne Bayley | May 8, 2019 | Sustainability
Blockchain remains a popular topic, but supply chain leaders are failing to find suitable use cases. By 2023, 90% of blockchain-based supply chain initiatives will suffer ‘blockchain fatigue’ due to a lack of strong use cases, according to Gartner. A Gartner supply...
by Dianne Bayley | May 8, 2019 | Sustainability
On 12 April 2019, the JSE published for comment proposed amendments to its Listings Requirements to strengthen the regulation of primary listings and secondary listings. Elodie Maume, senior professional support lawyer and Colin du Toit, partner at Webber Wentzel,...
