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LAUREN HARTZENBERG
Retailers and shoppers are gearing up for the biggest sale day on the retail calendar, Black Friday, taking place on 23 November this year... read
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MILLS SOKO
The collapse of Steinhoff International, the multi-billion dollar global business group, has been rightly described as the biggest corporate scandal in South African history...read
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WYNAND SMIT
Black Friday is here to stay: as part of a retail festival that entices consumers in their millions to part with their cash, it's another way of increasing revenue just before the festive season officially kicks in...read
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DANETTE BREITENBACH
Online retail is part of the much bigger picture of frictionless commerce where online is moving offline and offline to online. Driving this is time and convenience...read
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CRM
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LEIGH ANDREWS
On the second day of AfricaCom 2018, Indranil Das, VP and head of Ericsson digital services for EMEA explained the importance of asking if the customer experience exceeds the customer expectation... Read
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CSI
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The White Light Movement is a new non-profit organisation aimed at providing empowerment to women who have been victims of gender-based violence and abuse... Read
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E-commerce
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Amazon has announced that it has selected New York City and Arlington, Virginia, as the locations for the company's new headquarters. Read
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Juliet Anammah, CEO of Jumia Nigeria, has described the recent tripartite motion to develop a framework to regulate the activities of e-commerce platforms in Nigeria as a round peg in a round hole... Read
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ISSUED BY ARAMEX
Online shopping has become a global phenomenon. In the fourth annual cross boarder e-commerce report, Paypal and Ipsos indicate that over 60% of current online shoppers in South Africa are shopping internationally... Read
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Exhibitions & Events
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ISSUED BY CAPE GRACE
Cape Grace's meeting and function spaces are ideal for your events. Each one of our five unique venues offer a distinctive charm coupled with a versatility that allows us to tailor the rooms to suit your occasion and needs... Read
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Fashion & Homeware
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South African online styling service, Crate|ov Clothes, gives men the opportunity to be dressed by a professional stylist who selects outfits based on their preferences... Read
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Just over a month after its merger with Spree, Superbalist says the platform migration went ahead with no major glitches. The merger of two of South Africa's most prominent online fashion retailers... Read
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Parisian couturier Jean Paul Gaultier is the latest fashion designer to ditch the use of fur in all future collections... Read
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German fashion house Hugo Boss and German carmaker Porsche have entered into a multiyear cooperation that will see the apparel giant outfitting Porsche's Formula E racing team... Read
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ISSUED BY LEAP COMMUNICATIONS
Formal shoes may be poised to make a comeback following a return on global catwalks to glamorous formalwear over streetwear such as sneakers and hoodies, according to trend commentators... Read
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ISSUED BY BRABYS
Dedicated to providing inspiration for soon-to-be brides, Brabys Future Bride magazine has partnered with Durban's leading events company, Conker Exhibitions, to bring a fresh take on weddings... Read
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FMCG
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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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Alcoholic beverages giant Diageo is selling 19 of its non-priority brands, positioned in the lower-end segment of the US drinks market, to US firm Sazerac for $550m... Read
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Food & bev. services
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Ice cream brand Magnum is once again bringing its widely-popular Magnum Pleasure Store concept to SA shores with a pop-up shop in Sandton City from 16 November 2018 until January 2019... Read
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The Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards recently unveiled the list of 2018's best restaurants in South Africa at GrandWest in Cape Town... Read
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Franchising
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DANETTE BREITENBACH
Over three-quarters of franchisee owners are optimistic about the future. This optimism is translated into the growth of franchises' contribution to the GDP of South Africa - growing from 9% in 2014 to 15% today... Read
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DANETTE BREITENBACH
South Africa's economy is one that's vulnerable to the global economy, but it is the internal issues the country faces that will determine whether it will face a downgrade or not... Read
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Packaging
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ISSUED BY PYROTEC
Many South African brand owners don't make optimal use of their packaging and labelling space... Read
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Research
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ISSUED BY NIELSEN
Global online grocery purchasing is up 15% in the last two years, leading to an estimated US$70bn additional sales in online FMCG, according to a new report by global measurement company, Nielsen... Read
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Rapid gravitation toward cognitive wellbeing and growing proclivity for nutritional products remain the key growth levers of the weight management beverages landscape... Read
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Retail Marketing
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One of only a handful of black ballerinas in the world, Kitty Phetla, has broken all barriers in becoming a respected dancer, choreographer, model and radio host in South Africa... Read
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HANS ZACHAR
Acceleration of digitisation raises the bar for companies to innovate - or be left behind... Read
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Retailers
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South African jewellery retailer American Swiss has expanded abroad with the opening of its first store in Australia last week... Read
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ZOË POSTMAN
About 120 people who have been working for Dis-Chem through a labour broker are to be made permanent employees of the retail chain from 1 December... Read
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Sales
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ISSUED BY ONPOINT PR
With Black Friday falling on 23 November this year, many of South Africa's top retailers have upped the ante in offering massive discounts to make this the most colossal shopping bonanza to date... Read
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