Business5.10.2011

Jump narrows e-commerce awards list to 20

Since the announcement of the Top 40 websites in the 2011 South African E-Commerce Awards last month, Jump Shopping has been evaluating these sites to determine the Top 20 for the third and final round of the awards. The evaluations covered Design, Standards & Ease of use, Mobile, Social Networking and Public Voting. Jump Shopping outsourced the Design (Look and Feel) Evaluations to an independent design company.

The Top 20 are:

  • Bid or Buy
  • Calora
  • Cars.co.za
  • Greenlove
  • Groupon My City Deal
  • Kalahari.com
  • kulula.com
  • Leisure Books
  • Look and Listen
  • Loot.co.za
  • NuMetro
  • Private Property
  • Prophecy.co.za
  • SafariNow.com
  • Simplicity Online
  • Takealot
  • Travel Ground
  • UbuntuDeal
  • Wicount
  • Yuppiechef

Jump Shopping will be ordering from the Top 20 websites under pseudo names to evaluate the ordering process and customer service. The evaluations conducted in Round 2 and 3 will determine the winners in the 2011 South African E-Commerce Awards.

The categories are:

•    The Public’s Favourite E-Commerce Website
•    Best E-Commerce Store
•    Best E-Commerce Services Website
•    Best Group Buying Website
•    Best Design, Standards & Ease of use
•    Best Shopping Process

The Awards will close on 31 October 2011 and the winners will be announced on 7 November 2011. The winners will be announced with the two runners up in each category.

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