Pargo, South Africa’s leading smart logistics company, recently expanded their network of parcel pick-up points to Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland. Their new cross border delivery service utilizes existing partnerships with Click and Lewis as well as new local retailers, such as Choppies. This will enable South African companies to send parcels cross border and […]
More online shoppers turned to ‘Click and Collect’ as a delivery option during this year’s Black Friday shopping frenzy, buying everything from apparel to smartphones and spending record amounts in the process. Black Friday traditionally kicks off the holiday shopping season and is a huge revenue generator for online companies. In fact, 30% of yearly […]
Thanksgiving is here! Which means turkey, pilgrims and pumpkin pie for some, but for us down south, more importantly, it means Black Friday! In recent years Black Friday has become an established day on the festive season shopping calendar, with outrages deals on technology, clothing and even travel, some may argue it’s worthy of a […]
If you have married your checkout page plugin Pargo with your Magento Content Management System already, you are used to all the benefits of an automated, intuitive checkout plugin solution. Pargo for Magento 2 has just been finalised and it comes with a variety of new features. Magento 2 features the Pargo helper Margo Pargo. […]
Very few things are worse than waiting all week for your online delivery and then missing the courier service. At Pargo we understand that online shoppers enjoy flexibility and convenience. Courier services in South Africa deliver during office hours. This means you might miss your delivery while you are at work or picking up your […]
With the holiday season upon us, along with it comes the excitement of boerewors, braais and sunny skies for some. For others, like retailers, the busiest shopping period of the year is about to commence and it is paramount to keep your wits about you and keep your online store running as efficiently and competitively […]
What started as a means to meet customer demand has quickly turned into a money-making opportunity for retailers. Click and Collect is by no means a passing trend but rather an established delivery option, as results indicate order sizes are 2.5 times higher and 1 in 5 customers purchase more items when given the option […]
Earlier this month I was lucky to attend The Rise of Africa’s Digital Lions, a Netpreneurs conference jointly organised by the Alibaba Business School, the Jack Ma Foundation and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). As one of the fellows of the Alibaba eFounders I was invited to join over 800 entrepreneurs, […]
We are thrilled to announce we have opened offices in Johannesburg and to welcome Xoliswa Sikakane to our team. Xoliswa is an experienced Sales and Marketing Manager who will be based in Johannesburg and will look after our key accounts as well as assist the team with business development. Xoliswa has gained great experience as […]
The South African Post Office was on strike for almost 2 weeks in July, leading to millions of South Africans not being able to send or receive any orders. It is not the first time the postal workers’ went on strike and it had widespread implications for businesses across South Africa. This particularly affected companies, […]
As South African Women’s Day approaches, Team Pargo celebrates strong women and shares advice on how to raise more of them. We ask you to keep your eyes stuck on the Pargo Facebook and Instagram profiles this week and join the upcoming Women’s Day sweepstake in collaboration with The Body Shop. The best comment wins […]
With online shopping becoming the new norm and more people spending their money on ecommerce, there has been a significant shift in purchasing behaviour and generational gaps have become more evident. With online shopping set to rise by almost 50% over the next year, tech newbies are searching for tips and tricks to tackle this […]