| |
|
Woolworths has once again been accused of plagiarising the product design of a smaller business. This time, the item in question is a Woolworths baby carrier, which entrepreneur Shannon McLaughlin claims is a copy... read
|
|
GRAHAM VAN DER MERWE
Service is the new selling. This dedication towards offering tailored service is what differentiates mass from niche online retailers. We're no longer selling things, but the experience of buying them... read
|
|
|
|
|
|
ROWAN LEIBBRANDT
There has been a seismic shift in consumer behaviour over the past few decades, and we're seeing it in the world of drinks too...read
|
|
|
JOE BOYLE
As convenience retail continues to grow as an industry sector, retailers must remain focused on the most significant trends that will see their businesses flourish...read
|
|
|
GAIL MACLEOD
Packaging design in South Africa in 2019 will be shaped (at an alarming rate) by changes in technology and the way products are viewed and selected...read
|
|
|
|
| |
|
VERA VALASIS
Electioneering in 2019 is sure to take up much focus and energy and while I understand that elections come around every 4 years, I wish we could do without them... Read
|
|
NICOLA COOPER
With the majority of South African consumers being under the age of 21, we cannot look to Gen Z or those younger as our 'future' consumer. Gen Z is already entering varsity and/or the work environment, which means our 'future' consumers are even younger... Read
|
|
ANDREW THABO RUSSELL
It is well known that South Africa has some of the highest levels of gross lettable retail area (GLA) per capita (adjusted for income per capita) in the world... Read
|
|
JAINITA KHATRI
In 2019 marketers will be focused on how to best implement the potential wave of artificial intelligence flooding our homes, vehicles, online habits and workplace. But there are important humanising pockets of influence which brands should also take note of... Read
|
|
ITUMELENG MOTHIBELI
Retail is facing tough times in a hyper-competitive environment. There are many reasons for this, but the sameness of many South African malls is a big contributor... Read
|
|
|
Banking & Finance
|
|
Virgin Money customers can now use its digital peer-to-peer (P2P) payment app, Virgin Money Spot, to pay for goods and services from a growing list of South African retailers... Read
|
|
VISHAL BARAPATRE
Banks are turning to the likes of automation, robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) to respond to customers' demand for an always-on, immediately responsive customer experience... Read
|
Commercial Property
|
|
Poland's retail property sector paints a more positive picture for investors than many other sectors in South Africa and abroad, which had a rough year in 2018... Read
|
Design & Manufacturing
|
|
Woolworths has removed a line of baby carriers from its shelves following a meeting with Cape Town entrepreneur Shannon McLaughlin, who claimed the retailer had copied the design of her Ubuntu Baba carrier... Read
|
|
VUMANI NCUBE
South African social media has been in an uproar following allegations that Woolworths had stolen the design of a baby carrier made by a local entrepreneur. This a typical David vs Goliath story. While that may be true, the saga contains digital lessons for brands of all sizes... Read
|
Fashion & Homeware
|
|
Nelson Mandela's favourite footwear during his 28-year long incarceration on Robben Island was a pair of blue and white Hi-Tec tennis trainers. Upon his departure, he auctioned them off for charity... Read
|
|
ISSUED BY BATA
Toughees, South Africa's most-loved school shoe brand has discovered South Africa's next dancing sensations!... Read
|
|
ISSUED BY ACKERMANS
Ackermans now offers customers an even wider range of affordable school uniforms in an assortment of sizes, fits and colours, through its exclusive "Toughees Schoolwear" and Ackermans' own uniform label... Read
|
|
ISSUED BY BATA
13-year-old Storm Boost dances her way into the Toughees telecision commercial motivated by her sister who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy... Read
|
|
ISSUED BY BATA
11-year-old Corban Anthony has the potential to become South Africa's next dancing sensation after he was announced as one of the winners of the Toughees Move Maker competition which ran on social media platforms... Read
|
FMCG
|
|
MICHAL CARRINGTON
Are you an organic shopper? Into fairtrade? A greenhouse gas warrior? All about free-range and animal welfare? Read
|
|
Cereal prices have offset declining sugar and dairy quotations... Read
|
Food & bev. services
|
|
Throughout the year, the chefs at Campbell Soup Company monitor the biggest food trends across the globe to compile Trendscape - a list of what and how you'll be eating in the coming year... Read
|
|
Cape Town ice cream company Unframed Ice Cream has revealed a new inviting retail space at the popular V&A Food Market at the Waterfront... Read
|
Green Sustainability
|
|
Global food waste is a problem that weighs 1.3 billion tonnes a year. A third of all food produced never gets eaten; a fact that has launched a food rescue movement... Read
|
|
HENK BOUWMAN
Plastic is everywhere. It is used across a spectrum of applications from durable industrial equipment, household appliances to throw-away single-use items and even the clothes we wear... Read
|
Packaging
|
|
A biodegradable cup made from sugarcane and corn-starch is set to launch locally in May this year... Read
|
Retail Marketing
|
|
Pernod Ricard South Africa has appointed Dimitri Jansen to replace Charl Bassil as marketing director... Read
|
Quotes |
|
Melina Matsoukas "I love that denim can be as simple or as complicated as you want it to be. Anything goes." Ezra Cornell "I want to go where I can be of the most service to the general enterprise." Simone de Beauvoir "Buying is a profound pleasure." JK Simmons "There's a kind of numbness, a sameness, a lack of motivation in 'good job' culture." Elvis Presley "I'd just like to be treated like a regular customer." |
More quotes Submit a Quote |
|
Jobs offered |
|
Coordinate the liaison, admin elements between entrepreneurs and the hub. You will help us create a dynamic environment where entrepreneurs get the right type of support when they need it. Read more >> |
|
Twitter |
|
|
New events to diarise |
|
|
Introduction to interior decorating short courseVega School - 23 Feb 2019 to 6 Jul 2019, Cape Town | 23 Feb 2019 to 6 Jul 2019, Pretoria | 23 Mar 2019 to 3 Aug 2019, Johannesburg | 4 May 2019 to 7 Sep 2019, Johannesburg | 4 May 2019 to 7 Sep 2019, Cape Town | 4 May 2019 to 7 Sep 2019, Cape Town | 4 May 2019 to 7 Sep 2019, Pretoria |
|
|