As the New Year is starting to gather momentum after the holiday season, we start 2010 with a look back at the top searches for 2009 on PriceCheck. The year will be in the history books for economic meltdowns and customers looking for more value for their money. The global credit crunch has impacted everyone and all industries. Online Shopping worldwide has shown that the customer has been looking for the best deal now more than ever through coupons and deal of the day promotions. Greater numbers are seen in mobile shopping with shoppers using their handsets in retail stores to ensure that they really...

eDreams.co.za have opened their marketplace to multiple retailers and launched the eDreams Merchant Programme (eMP). eMP allows anyone who sells a product to take advantage of the established eDreams multi-channel sales strategy, customer reach, payment security and logistic infrastructure. Being a member of the eMP functions as an addition to any existing bricks and mortar operation. Being able to sell through a secure and experienced online network means that a retailer can now process online sales that previously may have been lost. In basic terms, the eMP model acts as a one-stop virtual shopping...

We live in an era where data security is a major issue. Just think of all those documents that you need to complete when setting up a new account with a financial provider. FICA was instituted to ensure that identity theft and money laundering could be stopped. PriceCheck and Visa have partnered with various online shops to ensure that worry free online shopping for both shoppers and the shop can occur. Visa has added a very nice security system that will benefit both the paying customer and the online shop from which the purchase is made. It provides the shop the surety that the card holder exists and...

Recently, FNB have really been doing some great work in helping online shops offer their shoppers more payment options. The launch of the FNB Cell Pay Point solution is good news for the industry and it’ll empower a whole new market of online shoppers who don’t own credit cards. Aditionally, they’ve enabled quite a few shops  to accept payment with their loyalty points, eBucks. Recently www.wantital.co.za was the latest shop to integrate eBucks as a payment option. Let’s see if the other 3 big banks can play catch-up with FNB and make strides in empowering the online...

Starting your own online shop Introduction In case you haven’t been paying attention – the internet is an incredibly huge place these days. Millions of people use the internet every day and more and more people are becoming comfortable with the idea of shopping online. With the vast amount of customers at your finger tips world-wide, running an online E-commerce store is a good way of extending your business, or even starting a new business for extra cash. Online shops can be used to sell physical products, digital products or even services. What are your options? So, you’ve...