South Africa's eCommerce sector is now growing faster than ever before. In 2020, South African eCommerce grew 66% year-over-year.

This increase was primarily impacted by restrictions on traditional retail stores, which led to a 30% decline in in-store purchases.

In this conversation, Lerato Mbele speaks to Warrick Kernes, CEO of the Insaka eCommerce Academy about how to run an e-commerce business or department that can generate profits for a company, the challenges e-commerce-based businesses face, and how to solve them.

South Africa's eCommerce sector is now growing faster than ever before. In 2020, South African eCommerce grew 66% year-over-year.
This increase was primarily impacted by restrictions on traditional retail stores, which led to a 30% decline in in-store purchases.
In this conversation, Lerato Mbele speaks to Warrick Kernes, CEO of the Insaka eCommerce Academy about how to run an e-commerce business or department that can generate profits for a company, the challenges e-commerce-based businesses face, and how to solve them.

POWER Talk is a mid-morning talk show that delves deeper into the news of the day, along with larger societal themes, inviting listeners to help unpack issues on the day’s current affairs agenda and topics close to their hearts. The host also interviews the biggest newsmakers and experts in South Africa, helping listeners make sense of their world.

POWER Talk is a mid-morning talk show that delves deeper into the news of the day, along with larger societal themes, inviting listeners to help unpack issues on the day&rsquo;s current affairs agenda and topics close to their hearts. The host also interviews the biggest newsmakers and experts in South Africa, helping listeners make sense of their world.

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