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 | Parts of South African retail chain Edgars may be sold to Edcon competitor Retailability Ltd, business rescue practitioners in charge of Edcon's restructuring said... read |
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 | | Woolworths' 'Christmas Gifting Window of 2019' scooped two international accolades at the Shop! Global Awards 2020 in June...read |
|  | WAYNE FLEMMING The social and economic implications of the lockdown have forced businesses to rethink their sales strategies in order to stay afloat and meet shifting consumer demands...read |
|  | HOWARD FELDMAN Because 2020 wasn't weird enough, South Africans are apparently now able to purchase coffins on Takealot...read |
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| |  | ISSUED BY PYROTEC A whitepaper written by Rachel Littleboy from Fix-a-Form International considers opportunities as well as problems that have arisen in the labelling industry during the Covid-19 pandemic... Read |
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| |  | SINDY PETERS 'Together apart' has been the global rallying call as humanity unites in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, and UCook, through a number of its initiatives, has stepped up in answer... Read |
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| Banking & Finance |
 | Customers can now make cash deposits directly into their own bank account at any Pick n Pay till point, anywhere in South Africa. Read |
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 | FREDERIC DIMANCHE Retail was in trouble long before Covid-19 hit. The past five years saw daily reports of store closures and retailer bankruptcies. The growth of online commerce eroded many retailers' top-line revenues... Read |
| E-commerce |
 | A smart and contactless way for customers to discover products at local shops, make payments and earn rewards using Amazon Pay... Read |
| Fashion & Homeware |
 | DAN BANIK The sale of used clothing is a billion-dollar global industry. According to some estimates, almost 70% of garments that are donated globally end up on the African continent... Read |
 | MICHELLE NEL, ISSUED BY SLOOM From floor salesperson to budding entrepreneur, meet the founder of South Africa's first and only comfort adjustable mattress brand, Sloom... Read |
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 | LAUREN HARTZENBERG In #FreshOnTheShelf, we round up our pick of food and beverage products that have hit the shelves recently. Read |
 | JESSICA TENNANT We go behind the selfie with Zumi Njongwe, consumer communication and excellence director at Nestlé East and Southern Africa and #NedbankIMC2020 speaker... Read |
| Health & Safety |
 | NATASHA BOLOGNESI Regular cleaning with standard household products is sufficient. Read |
| Informal Retailing |
 | The City of Cape Town will be issuing 10,000 CPT+U Covid-19 Informal Traders' Toolkits to qualifying informal traders... Read |
| Regulatory |
 | In a webinar held by PSG, Jacques Pauw, author of The President's Keepers, told viewers the lockdown is only part of the reason the illegal cigarette trade in SA is thriving... Read |
 | The Competition Tribunal has slapped pharmacy group, Dis-Chem, with a R1.2 million fine for excessively overpricing surgical masks during the Covid-19 pandemic... Read |
| Retail Marketing |
 | BRENDAN SEERY Gumtree: ads are perfect marriage of emotion and common sense; Nedbank: slammed on social media for card collection order for elderly client... Read |
| Retailers |
 | Massmart said in a shareholder statement on Tuesday that it has started a consultation process under Section 189 of the Labour Relations Act... Read |
 | Steinhoff has agreed to dispose of its shares in home furnishings retail chain Conforama France to Mobilux Sàrl... Read |
 | "People are not only undertaking seasonal home maintenance tasks and minor improvements to make their homes more comfortable, they are also tackling bigger, fresh build projects." Read |
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 | ISSUED BY PYROTEC Applied to the outermost layer of packaging, tertiary coding and labelling is crucial to supply chain logistics during warehouse storage and bulk transportation. Ideal for this application, CimPak's pallet labelling system - locally available from Pyrotec PackMark... Read |
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 | LEON COETZER Retail sector investment into mobile apps and platforms has been accelerated by the global pandemic... Read |
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Michael Porter "The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do." Ralph Waldo Emerson "People only see what they are prepared to see." Albert Einstein "Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving." Benjamin Franklin "Well done is better than well said." Benjamin Franklin "By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail." |
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