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 | A stable technical performance along with a more than 30% increase in first-time online shoppers and strong growth in both transaction volume and value, all point to a maturing e-commerce market, says DPO South Africa... Read |
 | According to Deloitte's latest State of the Consumer Tracker, South Africans' priorities are shifting with additional emphasis on well-being, experiences and greater intentions to save more for the future... Read |
 | EMMA RUMNEY Ardagh Group has agreed to buy major African glass bottle maker Consol for R10.1bn, marking an expansion into the continent from one of the world's top packaging companies... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY DPO SOUTH AFRICA South Africans are a sports loving nation and, with greater mobile penetration as well as the Covid protocols, online sports betting is taking off in a big way... Read |
 | Buy now pay later (BNPL) online sales this Black Friday and Cyber Monday are triple those recorded in 2021, driven overwhelmingly by SA's female shoppers, according to SA fintech Payflex... Read |
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 | Global proptech company Mallcomm has signed its first partnership in South Africa with local Reit Liberty Two Degrees... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY LG ELECTRONICS LG Electronics is launching a contest to help solve local problems and empower communities in South Africa... Read |
 | SAB has launched a new outcomes-based responsible consumption platform, called SAB Sharp, with focused interventions aimed at encouraging South Africans to make better decisions when it comes to alcohol use... Read |
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 | OLIVIA KUMWENDA-MTAMBO South African manufacturing activity expanded at a faster pace in November as business activity and new sales orders grew... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY AMASA There is no doubt that Covid-19 resulted in the acceleration of digital technology across sectors both in SA and abroad... Read |
 | ISSUED BY XNEELO When starting a new business, it helps to learn from other entrepreneurs who've been there. In fact, 72% of e-commerce entrepreneurs say that other entrepreneurs have had the biggest impact on their business... Read |
 | ISSUED BY XNEELO The Heavy Chef E-commerce Entrepreneur Education Report reveals that the growth of e-commerce in South Africa has been accelerated by five years since the Covid-19 pandemic began. Interestingly, it is women leading the charge... Read |
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 | The partnership will see Luxe sell its NWJ fine jewellery and watches inside Edgars stores at NWJ-branded counters... Read |
 | Pep, Africa's largest single brand retailer, has struck a deal with Loxion Kulca that will see the fashion brand's latest collection exclusively available in Pep stores... Read |
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 | Pioneer Foods has announced a recall of specific batches of the peanuts & raisins and cashew nuts products, sold under its Safari brand in South Africa, Botswana and Namibia... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DISTELL Three Ships Whisky recently launched its much-anticipated annual limited-edition Master's Collection through a live online sale, where the first 400 of 2,760 produced bottles of the 12-Year-Old Double Wood blend release were placed on sale... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DISTELL The South African consumer landscape is demanding and forever changing. Esprit, the brand behind the delicious range of fruity ready-to-drink flavoured alcoholic beverages, is one of NielsenIQ BASES Top Breakthrough Innovation 2021 award winners... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY DISTELL When it comes to friendship, Klipdrift has struck gold. They've searched the land to bring us stories of friendships that lift the heart and uplift communities. Klipdrift Friends with Purpose will highlight real South African friendships that go beyond the ordinary - they'll show friends whose bonds have deepened as they've found a common purpose... Read |
| Health & Beauty |
 | The launch of MediRite Plus marks the Shoprite Group's third new store format unveiled in just one week... Read |
| Packaging |
 | ISSUED BY PYROTEC From luxurious and extravagant or playful and colourful to plain and simple, a wine label's job is to catch the eye of the consumer and tell a story... Read |
 | ISSUED BY AIM MARKETING & COMMUNICATION CONSULTANTS Plastics SA, the umbrella body representing the local plastics industry, has just released the official plastic recycling stats for the year ending 31 December 2020... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DISTELL As consumers' desire for sophistication and status grows, J.C. Le Roux has refreshed the Nectar variant packaging to reveal a luxurious new look... Read |
| Regulatory |
 | The Beer Association of South Africa has launched a review application in the High Court of South Africa for the previous alcohol bans imposed by the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs... Read |
 | The Competition Tribunal has confirmed as an order, a consent agreement with school uniform supplier, McCullagh and Bothwell, effectively terminating all exclusive supply agreements... Read |
| Research |
 | South Africans are forecasted to each spend an average of R6,326 over and above their usual monthly expenses during the festive season, according to Wonga's annual Summer Spending survey... Read |
| Retail Marketing |
 | ISSUED BY TRADEWAY Buying online may be convenient, but most local shoppers still prefer hitting the malls... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE In September this year, The Coca-Cola Company unveiled a new global brand philosophy and platform called 'Real Magic', which invites everyone to celebrate the real magic of humanity... Read |
| Retailers |
 | ISSUED BY ECENTRIC PAYMENT SYSTEMS As much as retailers' customer returns mindset is geared at building lasting relationships with consumers, it is regrettably also an area where shrinkage is unavoidable... Read |
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 | Black Friday transactions tallied so far point to improved performance from last year... Read |
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 | KATJA HAMILTON 16 Omicron cases have been identified in the Western Cape, while Covid-19 statistics point to the imminent onset of the 4th Wave in the province... Read |
 | STEVE KRETZMANN Papers before the Western Cape High Court have cast doubt on claims that thousands of jobs will be lost if the controversial R4.5bn property... Read |
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