Two ground-breaking e-commerce trends are set to come to the fore in 2017, says NetFlorist MD Ryan Bacher. First, Bacher predicts that, thanks to ride-hailing service Uber and other similar services, in-territory deliveries – the delivery of items within a small radius, such as from Parktown North to Saxonwold – will enable small businesses to be online. This will remove the major barrier presented by the logistics around deliveries and working with couriers. Small shops such as local fruit and vegetable markets or stationary stores will be able to place their businesses in the online space. In much the same way that you can order an Uber to take you from A to B, so these delivery services will take purchases from the store to the home of the consumer – in less than 40 minutes. Second, Bacher believes larger enterprises, such as retail stores, will make a greater effort in the e-commerce space by allocating divisions to focus solely on e-commerce. It’s a tipping point for the indust...
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