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LAUREN HARTZENBERG
In #FreshOnTheShelf, we round up some of our favourite food and beverage products that have hit the shelves recently... read
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LAUREN HARTZENBERG
If creepy-crawlies give you the heebie-jeebies, then Gourmet Grubb's ice-cream, which is made using insects, may not be high up on your list of things to try... read
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MEGAN BLAKE
The volume of edible food that is wasted is staggering. In 2017, the UN estimated that almost a third of all food that is produced is discarded... read
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Banking & Finance
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Shoprite has opened its mobile wallet service to businesses, enabling them to send money to multiple receivers. This means that a business of any size can pay staff salaries.... Read
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CRM
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HIGOR TORCHIA
Customer service is one of the biggest drivers of sales and loyalty in retail, yet plenty of merchants continue to underestimate just how powerful it can be... Read
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Shoprite & Checkers has made its annual call on registered charities to apply to be part of its festive season gift wrapping fundraiser... Read
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ISSUED BY CLOVER
On 28 September, the Clover Nutrikids brand handed over the keys to a newly renovated six-bedroom property to the CHOC Childhood Cancer Foundation... Read
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Exhibitions & Events
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The Shopper Insights briefing, set to take place in Johannesburg on 7 November 2018, will unpack the key shopper trends that brands should tap into to get ahead in the retail space... Read
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Fashion & Homeware
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ISSUED BY ONPOINT PR
This season's Poetry homeware, décor and lifestyle range is launching in store and online from October onwards and the stage is set for a season of vibrant femininity and boundless celebrations... Read
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RUTH COOPER
We chat to go-to-designer-for-the-stars, Orapeleng Modutle, about his spring/summer showcase seen at AFI as well as his reaction to being recently listed as one of the Forbes 30 Under 30 African Creatives... Read
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LAUREN HARTZENBERG
French luxury house Chanel has acquired British tailored swimwear brand Orlebar Brown for an undisclosed sum... Read
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JESSICA PALLANT AND SEAN SANDS
How could you go from winning awards for "Store Design of The Year" and "Best Shoe Ever" to selling nothing? Read
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ISSUED BY ONPOINT PR
The new Old Khaki spring/summer range will be available in stores and online in October. This year it's all about that chilled-out, hanging-by-the-beach, vintage LA vibe... Read
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LAUREN HARTZENBERG
Hisense, the Chinese multinational appliance and electronics manufacturer, recent strengthened its presence in the South African market by introducing a new range of household appliances. Read
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FMCG
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William Grant & Sons has invested $17 million into the expansion of the Hendrick's Gin distillery in Scotland. Dubbed The Hendrick's Gin Palace, the new site has doubled its capacity... Read
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South African bean to bar chocolate brand Afrikoa was recently recognised at the 2018 Great Taste Awards, an international awards scheme for speciality food and drink. Read
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EUGENE YIGA
Vanessa Jacobs and her company Sow Delicious are making it easy for people to grow healthy, organic produce at home... Read
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Food & bev. services
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ISSUED BY HEINEKEN SOUTH AFRICA
Heineken South Africa has announced two new appointments to its management team, with Gerrit van Loo appointed as managing director and Mandisi Feni taking the reins as HR director... Read
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Green Sustainability
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Mars Multisales Africa, a division of global family-owned food company Mars Incorporated, has announced progress made on the company's global 'Sustainable in a Generation' plan... Read
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Regulatory
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In a move to help tackle the burden of foodborne diseases, a new African Food Safety Index (AFSI) was launched on Tuesday, 2 October 2018... Read
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Research
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The ongoing 'natural product' trend will be a prominent influencer in the emollient market and is expected to create lucrative avenues during 2018 and 2027... Read
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Retail Marketing
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South African online retail aggregator Guzzle, which allows consumers to browse deals from the country's largest retailers, has just launched its business-to-business app... Read
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Technology
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JACQUELINE VAN EEDEN
Insights into the technologies that retailers are investing in, and where retail is headed as these technologies take effect... Read
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SANDRA BURGER
The job of branded goods and companies is about to get much harder, says Sandra Burger, business unit manager at The MediaShop... Read
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Vaclav Havel "The tragedy of modern man is not that he knows less and less about the meaning of his own life, but that it bothers him less and less." Laurence J. Peter "If two wrongs don't make a right, try three." Pablo Picasso "I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it." E. M. Forster "How can I know what I think till I see what I say?" Edgar Allan Poe "The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins?" |
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