TCS | OneCart CEO Aidan Johnson on SA’s on-demand shopping boom

Aidan Johnson, appointed by Massmart to lead on-demand delivery platform OneCart, believes South Africa is on the cusp of huge growth in online shopping – and that everything is to play for.<br /> Johnson, who joins Duncan McLeod on this episode of the TechCentral Show (TCS), talks about the OneCart business, why Massmart bought it and where it’s headed.<br /> The conversation delves into:<br /> • Why OneCart works with third-party retailers that compete with Walmart-owned Massmart, the parent of brands such as Makro, Builders and Game;<br /> • How OneCart fits into Massmart’s overarching e-commerce strategy for South Africa;<br /> • The state of the e-commerce market in South Africa, including the on-demand segment, and the impact that Covid has had on its development;<br /> • With the launch of Amazon.com’s retail marketplace operators in South Africa looming large, the impact this will have on the local retail industry – are local retailers ready to take on the global e-commerce giant?;<br /> • The outlook for e-commerce growth in South Africa for the rest of the 2020s and what needs to be overcome for online sales as a percentage of total retail sales to reach 15%, from 5% now.<br /> Don’t miss a fascinating discussion about online shopping in South Africa and how local retailers – including Massmart and OneCart – are preparing for significant disruption to the retail sector in the years ahead. <a href="https://www.techcentral.co.za/">TechCentral</a>