Online Shopping

More than a fifth of the world's population is under lockdown in the global fight against coronavirus, Uganda inclusive. As we sit this one out, it's only prudent that we stock up on food, wacha our old habits of buying retail as and when the... Read More

The last time I was at Shoprite was during the back to school season and the lines were long. Parents and children had flocked the place to go shopping for school. Jumia and Shoprite have a partnership to make your shopping easier. This is through... Read More

Since technology is something we cannot live without, many people are actually embracing online shopping. It is very a convenient  way of shopping as you can plan on what to buy basing on the different pricing and also track your order till delivery. Through online... Read More

As online shopping continues to grow in Uganda, we see many new companies coming up everyday and some closing shop. Payment systems are getting easier with more and more people acquiring VISA/Mastercard to help them pay for goods/services online. Multiple service providers and stores also... Read More

eBay will partner with e-Commerce startup MallforAfrica in a bid to expand their footprint on the African continent. First of all, we should categorically state that eBay's partnership with MallforAfrica, a Nigerian online shopping startup is a marriage of convenience, and not a buyout. The... Read More

Jumia, Kaymu, OLX, Hellofood, Paple Rayn and 10 others are already big names in online shopping in Uganda. That's not to say that the e-commerce industry is now saturated. On contrary, it's just getting started with new entrants promising better features or lower prices or free... Read More

"Buy from abroad, ship to Africa" e-commerce stores are becoming the norm in the e-commerce space lately. Already we've written about players like GoodsExpress, Intership, US2UG, UG Unlocked among others that enable you shop from online retails stores like eBay, Amazon, Target etc and ship to... Read More

It's here and it's not going anywhere. Online shopping is the future of how you'll buy and sell stuff. Whether it's a new pair of shoes, jeans, vegetables or if you want to upgrade your Television, you'll most likely not walk into Game anymore, but... Read More

If you look at our African Tech trends of 2014, e-Commerce "came of age". Now that's not a far-fetched claim now that Alan Cassels the area Managing Director, DHL Equatorial Africa Region and also DHL Kenya country manager said that “The Uganda community is now more versed... Read More