26/10/2026
Shiprazor is adding parcel locker collection to its shipping platform through an integration with The Courier Guy, giving participating merchants another way to fulfil online orders without building a separate courier integration.
14/10/2026
Six weeks’ out from Black Friday, bigger retailers probably have their systems locked down and nobody wants to start rebuilding a checkout. But some of the things that cost merchants sales don’t require a rebuild to fix.
12/10/2026
As peak trading approaches, payment processing failures at checkout continue to cost local e-commerce stores turnover.
Data from payment provider Stitch shows that nearly one in four (25%) online card payment attempts in South Africa fails to complete. Capitec data reveals that 3D Secure verification checks trigger false declines on 10% to 15% of genuine transactions.
08/10/2026
South Africa’s online retail market is growing at around 22.5% this year. For retailers heading into Black Friday and the festive season, there is a fairly obvious question behind that number: what happens if your business suddenly has to process, pack and deliver 20% more orders? It is a question Sahil Affriya, founder and CEO of multi-courier logistics platform Shiprazor, believes retailers should be answering now, rather than in November.
01/10/2026
Fuel prices are up. Merchants need to keep rising delivery costs from eating into margins without pushing those costs straight onto customers.
23/09/2026
Like clockwork, as the final quarter rolls around, attention turns to whether a business will hit its annual sales target. How much still needs to close? Which deals can realistically land before year-end? What does the pipeline look like against the target?
