Jaco Roux

Jul 5, 2024 | bizcommunity.com | Jaco Roux

South African e-commerce ecosystem Bob Group is playing a role in optimising courier services around the country through its Ship Logic platform, a software solution that enables delivery specialists handling high volumes of consumer deliveries to streamline operations. First introduced in 2021, the API-first SaaS (Software as a Service) solution has seen significant uptake among South African courier companies, notably The Courier Guy, Internet Express and MTE Xpress.

Jun 28, 2024 | bizcommunity.com | Lindsey Schutters |Jaco Roux |Cherylann Sawyer |Riyaat Phillips

Our client, a global chicken franchise, faced challenges with their existing store locator tool. Customers searching for the nearest restaurant were directed to the main website and prompted to re-enter their address, causing frustration. Additionally, the headquarters struggled with real-time updates across stores, leading to data inaccuracies. To address these issues, we implemented a subdomain store locator solution to streamline data flow and create a single source of truth.

May 31, 2024 | bizcommunity.com | Aby Koilparambil |Jaco Roux |Albert Makoeng

South African pharmacy chain Dis-Chem Pharmacies reported a 1.6% decline in full-year earnings on Friday, and declared a final dividend of 22.49%. A person walks past a Dis-Chem Pharmacy outlet in Cape Town, South Africa 22 February 2024. Source; REUTERS/Esa Alexander/file photo. The group's headline earnings per share, a key profit measure in South Africa, fell to 114.7 cents in the year ended Feb.29 from 116.3 cents in the same period a year earlier.

May 30, 2024 | bizcommunity.com | Aby Koilparambil |Karabo Ledwaba |Jaco Roux

Woolworths said it expected annual earnings to be more than 20% lower than the prior year, partly impacted by the sale of its David Jones business and consumers cutting down on discretionary spending. A man walks past the Woolworths truck entrance in Cape Town, South Africa, 26 February 2024. Source: REUTERS/Esa Alexander/file photo.

May 16, 2024 | bizcom.to | Jaco Roux

Bob Group, an e-commerce ecosystem, has brought six new offerings of smart locker and counter delivery services to KwaZulu-Natal. The six new offerings went live in Durban on 1 May following the success of offerings in Gauteng and Cape Town. Anita Erasmus and Jaco Roux of Bob Group. Image suppliedThe first “Bob Box” locker was placed at Menlyn Maine in Pretoria in June 2023 and 40 more can now be found across Gauteng and Cape Town.