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 | LAUREN HARTZENBERG Kemp talks us through the meaning of this next step in his career, the challenge that awaits in steering the company through a turbulent economic landscape, and the opportunities that Ares aims to harness...read |
|  | | The Saltzman family, who founded pharmacy retailer Dis-Chem, has sold a portion of its shareholding in the company to a BEE consortium...read |
|  | LAUREN HARTZENBERG At just 27 years old, Cape Town native Rochelle Dunlop of Afro Caribbean Brewing Company is already an award-winning beer brewer...read |
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 | Australian fintech company Zip Co has said that it intends to acquire South African startup Payflex... Read |
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 | Young and driven local retail entrepreneurs are helping to build a positive future for physical retail by successfully growing innovative chains of stores that are finding favour among local shoppers... Read |
| Design & Manufacturing |
 | ISSUED BY FEED THAT BIRD COMMUNICATION CONSULTANTS Vollherbst Labels has 100 years of accumulated knowledge that is used to benefit brands and help them reach their full potential... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY ADUMO ONLINE Adumo Online has evolved through a series of acquisitions, purposeful strategy execution, and innovative product and platform development to become a leading e-commerce payment provider... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DOMAINS.CO.ZA We don't often see multiple trolleys with items in, deserted at checkout points. Yet, this is one of the biggest challenges that online stores face, with nearly 70% of shoppers exiting their site with items in their cart... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY BIZCOMMUNITY.COM For event planners and business event organisers, the recent proliferation of online events and webinars has created access to potentially broader geographic and demographic audiences than ever before, while increasing the need for events to be top-of-mind to attract the right responses and registrations... Read |
| Fashion & Homeware |
 | The rename forms part of an extensive rebranding initiative that aligns with Bravo Brands' mission to grow and acquire home comfort brands, under one group... Read |
 | ISSUED BY STILES The Stiles Refresh Promotion launches amidst a new trend of home-owners catching the renovation bug... Read |
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 | Nestlé's global R+D Accelerator network was launched in 2019 to provide a platform for startups, students and Nestlé intrapreneurs to bring highly differentiated innovations to the market at speed... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DISTELL From a South African distillery famous for innovation, and globally awarded for its top quality whiskies, comes a bold new invention... Read |
 | The top three entrants stand the chance to win a cash prize and the opportunity to launch their own brandy brand with the support and mentorship of industry stalwarts... Read |
 | African CBD wellness brand Goodleaf has launched a premium functional mushroom brand, called Goodmind... Read |
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 | "Recognise us, and the role that we can play in rebuilding the economy," was the message echoed amongst the speakers at the Franchising for Africa virtual conference... Read |
| Health & Beauty |
 | ISSUED BY KAS AFRICA With technology advancing at a rapid rate and consumer behaviours changing fast, health, personal care and beauty manufacturers in Africa are coming under pressure to innovate... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY PYROTEC Applying best-before dates in the drinks industry make applying best-before dates a challenge... Read |
 | ISSUED BY PYROTEC As we get older our eyesight tends to deteriorate, making reading very small text extremely hard... Read |
| Regulatory |
 | Basa made a presentation to Parliament's Standing Committee on Finance on Tuesday detailing its opposition to above-inflation increases in excise taxes... Read |
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 | The transaction value of B2B cross-border payments of all payment types will exceed $42,7tn in 2026, driven by the increased popularity of e-commerce marketplaces... Read |
 | ISSUED BY KANTAR Brand value is on the road to recovery in 2021, reflected by the cumulative value of the 2021 Kantar BrandZ Most Valuable South African Brands ranking, which this year stands at $28.8bn... Read |
 | ALEXANDER WINNING South Africa's seasonally-adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) recovered in August, after a steep drop in July when arson and looting gripped parts of the country... Read |
 | Game's Q3 consumer Price Perception Survey found that 86% of South African consumers still prioritise bargain hunting more than they did a year ago, with 66% confirming they are shopping less... Read |
| Retail Marketing |
 | MICHEL BALLINGS AND NEERAJ BHARADWAJ Smiling or exhibiting other positive emotional displays while selling a product over live video - known as livestreaming - makes people less likely to buy it... Read |
| Retailers |
 | Puma has reopened the doors to its store in Durban's Gateway Theatre of Shopping, following a refurbishment and extension that now makes it the largest Puma store in South Africa... Read |
 | Fashion retailer Truworths International Ltd reported a 26.8% increase in annual profit as Covid-19 lockdown restrictions eased... Read |
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 | Founded in 2010 Euphoria Telecom are the providers of South Africa's leading cloud-based business phone and contact centre solution. |
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