Author: Nicola Allen

Local e-commerce growth is slowing, which was inevitable considering the huge leaps made during and post-COVID, but the sector is still growing and is driving total retail growth both here and abroad. Locally, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) e-commerce growth specifically is expected to outstrip total e-commerce growth this year for the first time, reflecting the latent power in this important retail niche. Checkers Sixty60 dominates, well ahead of Pick n Pay asap!, which in turn is well ahead of the likes of extensions of existing retailers like the Woolies app (which now incorporates Dash), SPAR2U and Dis-Chem’s DeliverD, as well as…