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Adriaan Rootman CEO of Luxury Time Offers His Insights Into Starting An eCommerce Website Luxury Time didn't have a single sale in the first two to three months, but now it's a thriving eCommerce business. Find out what they did, and what they recommend for start-up online businesses.

By Daniel Newman

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CEO of Luxury Time, Adriaan Rootman, runs a successful online business that sell high-end watches at discounted prices. They've even started buying and trading second-hand watches, which is a growing industry in South Africa. If you're starting up or running an eCommerce website Adriaan can offer you some helpful tips he learnt through experience.
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