South Africa’s leading online retailer Takealot is anticipating its biggest Black Friday yet - a culmination of months of business-wide tech and operational focus to prepare for predicted increased traffic and shopper volumes.
With South African consumers under tremendous financial pressure, the pawnbroker business has seen quite a rise in individuals coming to lenders for financial assistance. Peter Setou, senior manager of education and strategy at the National Credit Regulator (NCR) reminds pawnbrokers to assess whether they have now surpassed the 100 agreements/R500 000 loan book threshold, and if so, to register with the NCR.