E-Commerce – The ShowMe Solution

Worldwide, online shopping grew to more than 8.8% of all sales in 2018 estimated at a whopping value of $2.86 Trillion! In 2017 the e-commerce sales in South Africa amounted to around R10 billion with this year hitting R14 Billion in sales owing to e-commerce alone!

Online shopping in South Africa is expected to reach over R51.9 Billion this year and will grow at around 10% per annum. 70% of active internet users use the internet for shopping – wait, how many you say? Yes over 70% of all internet users shop online!

To give you an idea of how important a professional developed e-commerce website is to your business if you are in the retail or sales industry, then the following figures should answer all your questions:

Global e-commerce grew at a faster clip last year – 18.0% or 2.7% more than online sales which Internet Retailer expects to increase to 15.3% up from 2017.
Consumers worldwide purchased US$2.86 trillion on the web in 2018, up from US$2.43 trillion the previous year, according to our early projections.
In South Africa, Revenue in the eCommerce market amounts to US$3,3 Billion in 2019 with an expected growth of 9.9% (or US$326 million) over the next 3 years.
User penetration is 59.7% in 2019 and is expected to hit 74.9% by 2023.
There are currently over 37 million online users in South Africa!

Can you afford not to have an online store?

Advantages of having an online store:

Convenience for your customers – shop from home, save time and travel costs. Your shop is always open, 24/7 – while you’re sleeping or having fun, your customers are browsing and buying.

You have a global potential market – your buyers could be in Moscow or London, on a farm or in a jungle.

It is the best way to get niche products to market – offer your unique products that you won’t find on Amazon or Kalahari.

No expensive premises and staff – expand your business without the extra expense of staff and space.

Easy to display and categorize your products. No shelf space required – display hundreds of products without clutter.

ShowMe has the perfect solution:

Your own E-Commerce Website with exceptionally user-friendly back office for updating and editing.

A product catalogue for up to 2000 products and functionality that covers product categories, sizes, dimensions, colours with swatches, wholesale prices and up to 5 pictures per product.

A South African Country Group and 10 International Country Groups for Shipping. Up to 4 shipping methods for local delivery and 2 for international delivery. Unique, easy to set-up, shipping costing.

Shopping basket linked to PayPal for fast, secure on-line shopping. Easy to manage order system in PayPal with parcel tracking facility. Set your own discount parameters.

Instant e-mail that a payment has been made, followed by a copy of the order.