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SA online retail could grow to 10% – Bob Shop owner

Posted on April 18, 2024

Online retail is perfectly positioned to grow market share from 5% to 10% in the near term as consumers more eagerly embrace online shopping and look for more diverse e-commerce experiences. This is according to insights shared by merchant-and-consumer-focused company Bob Group, which also predicts that 2024 will be the year South Africa’s own offerings start accelerating. Read: Bidorbuy’s new ‘everything ecommerce’ company with uAfrica to empower SMEs Bob Group, which owns Bob Shop (formerly Bidorbuy), says a review of historical data proves there has been a shift in consumer buying patterns, with online sales in recent years surpassing the…

4 dead after battery causes fire at New York City e-bike shop that spreads to apartments

Posted on April 18, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — A fire at a New York City e-bike shop quickly spread to upper-floor apartments and killed four people early Tuesday in the latest deadly blaze linked to exploding lithium ion batteries. The fire, reported shortly after midnight, happened at a shop that was cited last summer for safety violations related to the storage and charging of batteries, officials said. Investigators determined that it was an accident caused by a lithium ion battery, which could overheat while being charged and explode in an intensely hot flare of flame, fire officials said. A pile of burned bikes, scooters…