South Africa’s top Black Friday deals on Woo, Shopify and more – Part 2

Stitch Express supports some of the fastest-growing e-commerce businesses in South Africa with seamless, reliable and high-converting payments. 

As we gear up for the festive season and Black Friday weekend, we’re doubling down on our infrastructure and support to ensure that all our merchants can process the increased volume of payments seamlessly. Our goal is to make sure this is a smooth Black Friday, where we remain up and fully operational, helping you increase sales and turnover, here is how: 

• Best-in-market uptime: Our multiple redundancies and failovers mean uninterrupted payments processing. We've seen 99.9995% uptime over the last 90 days, and 100% uptime during last year's Black Friday Weekend

• Dedicated support: Our dedicated support team of software engineers will be operational and online all weekend, as always, and we will be expanding the team during this period to provide additional support if needed

• Constant monitoring: Our 24/7 monitoring covers both systems and support, ensuring a proactive response to any issues and keeping operations smooth

We also know just how important this time of year is for Stitch and Stitch Express merchants, and we’re highlighting some of the exciting deals they’re running throughout the festive season. 

Superbalist: 80% off on Black Friday

Superbalist is one of South Africa’s top online retail brands, offering clothing, footwear, homewear, and more. 

On Black Friday itself, they’ll be offering 80% off on selected items. They have been rewarding customers who spend certain amounts online by offering them exclusive access ot Black Friday deals and vouchers – if you missed out this year, make sure you subscribe to their newsletter so you can maximise your deals for next year. 

Check out all their Black Friday deals here.  

Me & B: Up to 70% off

Founded by a Mother-Daughter duo, Me&B is a fashion brand that aims to be size-inclusive, trend-driven, and showcase lots of personality.  

On Black Friday only, they’re offering a huge sale of up to 70% off on selected items. You can view the full sale here. 

Pixalot: 15% Off Everything

Pixalot is a high-quality wall-art store offering a wide range of prints, posters, mirrors, and wallpaper. 

From the 17th of November until the 1st of December, they’re offering 15% off everything sitewide and 50% off a select few items. 

Scentimental: Buy 1, get 2 free

Scentimental offers premium “inspired by” fragrances, and has been doing so for the last 15 years. 

On Black Friday only, customers can get any two perfumes free when they purchase one (this excludes bundles, diffusers and lotions. 

GALXBOY: Up to 50% off

GALXBOY is a South African streetwear brand, inspired by hiphop and local streetwear. 

On Black Friday only, they’re offering up to 50% off selected t-shirts, hats, bags, jewellery and socks. You can keep an eye on all their Black Friday updates here. 

Sealand: Up to 50% off

Sealand is a lifestyle brand focused on responsibly made gear and apparel, based in Cape Town. All of their bags and apparel are handmade from recycled waste or responsibly and ethically sourced materials. 

Their “Wonderful Weekend” special, running from 27th November until 1st December offers customers up to 50% off some core Sealand pieces (online and in-store) and they’ll double their charitable donations to 1% For the Planet. 

SLoom: Free pillow set with each mattress purchase

Sloom is a South African mattress brand with the goal of simplifying the mattress buying experience. They offer South Africa’s first and only modular mattress. 

From the 21st - 28th of November, customers will receive a free pillow set with every mattress purchase. Subscribers to Sloom’s newsletter will receive a free pillow set and mattress protector with every mattress purchase. 

Lifeforce Living: 5% off all purchases

Lifeforce Living is a furniture design store for the entire family, that specialises in items with quirky details and lots of personality. 

From the 4th-30th of November they’re offering 5% off all purchases. 

Burnt Studios: Up to 50% off

Burnt Studio is a South African premium activewear brand with a wide range of products as well as training programmes. 

From the 19th of November, they’re offering a 50% discount on selected products.

Primeself: 30% off

Primself is on a mission to help their customers become their best selves through innovative health supplements and science-backed solutions. 

On Black Friday only, they’re offering 30% off products sitewide. This is their only sale of the year, so don’t miss out. 

You can also check out our recent interview with Nicola Brink, e-commerce manager at Primeself, to learn more about their brand philosophy and approach to e-commerce.  

The Herbalist: Buy 1 get 1 free

The Herbalist is a South African herbal supplement company offering holistic wellness products for a variety of issues.  

From the 17th of November, they are running a buy 1 get 1 free special on all online purchases. 

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On average, Stitch Express merchants see 10-15% higher conversion when accepting payments via Stitch Express due to our best-in-market uptime and high-converting methods like Apple Pay, Google Pay and Capitec Pay. It’s not too late to get up and running with Stitch Express in time for the holidays.

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