DUBLIN, February 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/9lxwcw/africa_b2c) has announced the addition of the "Africa B2C E-Commerce Report" report to their offering. 

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Africa B2C E-Commerce Report - 2013 indicates that the growing Internet penetration, the spread of mobile technology and improvement of payment and delivery infrastructure are factors that can boost E-Commerce on the continent. CEO Yücel Yelken states E-Commerce has a high potential in Africa as the growing middle class seeks more convenient shopping and better price quality, driving local and international Internet merchants to operate in the region.

Several strong local players have already emerged, such as South Africa's online fashion retailer Zando, and Nigeria's online mass merchants Jumia and Konga. B2C E-Commerce sales were less than EUR 1 billion in 2012, but annual growth of around 40% is forecasted in the next ten years. The main obstacles to overcome on the way to B2C E-Commerce boom are poor logistics in rural areas, low banking penetration and limited consumer awareness.

M-Commerce and mobile payment especially have a high potential on the continent, where mobile phones are more widespread than computers, a significant proportion of the population has no banking relationship and the most common type of Internet access is through a mobile device. Moreover, over 10% of active Internet users in Africa shopped on mobile in 2013. In mobile shopper penetration, Nigeria, Egypt and Morocco are ahead of South Africa. 


Key Topics Covered: 

1. MANAGEMENT SUMMARY 

2. AFRICA (Regional)

3. SOUTH AFRICA (Priority A Country)

4. EGYPT (Priority B Country)

5. MOROCCO (Priority B Country)

6. NIGERIA (Priority B Country)

7. KENYA (Priority C Country)

8. TUNISIA (Priority C Country)

9. ALGERIA

10. ETHIOPIA

11. GHANA

12. SENEGAL

13. UGANDA

14. ZIMBABWE

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/9lxwcw/africa_b2c

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SOURCE Research and Markets