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|  | ISSUED BY HAVAS JOHANNESBURG Havas Africa has announced the launch of Havas Market, Havas’ strategic full-service e-commerce offering...read |
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 | ANNELENE DIPPENAAR Amid a food safety crisis in South Africa's informal sector, the government announced that all spaza shops need to be registered within the next 21 days, failing which, they will be shut down... Read |
 | Woolworths has boosted its support for small and medium enterprises by 42%... Read |
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 | JON JACOBSON, ISSUED BY OMNISIENT Jon Jacobson, CEO of Omnisient, writes in Forbes.com about the predictive power of grocery shopping data as alternative data for risk management in credit scoring and underwriting... Read |
 | Boxer Retail Limited (Boxer), a majority held subsidiary of Pick n Pay Stores Limited (Pick n Pay), has followed the lead of Pick n Pay with a secondary listing on A2X Markets (A2X)... Read |
 | South Africa's consumer confidence slipped one point in the fourth quarter, although retail sales during the festive season are still expected to be their best levels last seen in 2019... Read |
 | Peach Payments has announced that it now accepts RCS cards as a payment method as part of its partnership with RCS... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY CATCHWORDS The landmark new Prince Buthelezi Mall in Empangeni, KwaZulu-Natal, is the latest investment by lead developer Moolman Group with co-owners Twin City and Melta Capital... Read |
 | Why the Western Cape is at the heart of South Africa's 2025 property resurgence... Read |
 | KwaZulu-Natal’s town of Empangeni is expected to open the doors of Prince Buthelezi Mall in April 2026... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY AQUELLé To celebrate 25 years, aQuellé launched a limited-edition aluminium bottle and committed to donate 25 water tanks to 25 needy communities for every bottle sold... Read |
 | This GivingTuesday, 3 December, food rescue organisation SA Harvest is launching its Virtual Food Pantry, a digital initiative designed to provide meals, restore dignity, and empower communities... Read |
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 | Dairy manufacturers across South Africa are encouraged to enter the 2025 South African Dairy Championships, the nation’s largest and longest-running dairy competition... Read |
| Fashion & Homeware |
 | The French Institute of South Africa (IFAS) has partnered with the National Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC) to provide a forum for experts who represent various fashion subsectors in South Africa... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY SWITCH ENERGY DRINK It’s fun, quirky and packs a serious punch, all the qualities which underpin the new partnership between Betway SA20 and Switch Energy Drink... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DNA BRAND ARCHITECTS It’s summertime and South Africans are ready to let their hair down and embrace the warmer months... Read |
 | Comessa Food Services and Pasta & Me were among the standout suppliers at the Shoprite Group's 2024 Supplier of the Year Awards... Read |
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 | The Beer Association of South Africa (BASA), which represents the country’s biggest commercial breweries through to small and traditional craft breweries, is confident that South African beer generally meets the standards that drinkers expect... Read |
 | Sanitech's Isando branch triumphs with ISO 22000 food safety certification... Read |
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 | BRENDAN SEERY Brendan Seery discusses Jaguar's rebrand, KFC's take on Black Friday, and Checkers' "little shop" success... Read |
| Informal Retailing |
 | This as the 21-day deadline for the registration of spaza shops that was announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa looms... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY MPACT At Mpact Plastics, we champion circular solutions and urge both brand owners and consumers to take responsibility for sustainable waste management... Read |
| Regulatory |
 | Members of the public can contact the National Consumer Commission free of charge and facilitate the seamless registration of complaints and tip-offs related to the sale of fake or expired foodstuffs... Read |
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 | WENDY TEMBEDZA & BERNADETE VERSFELD Wendy Tembedza & Bernadete Versfeld, partners at Webber Wentzel, discuss the risks of personalised marketing in the context of the PoPIA... Read |
 | The inaugural sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) MMA Smarties' winners have been announced with The Foschini Group named Brand of the Year... Read |
| Retailers |
 | Decathlon officially unveiled its newest store in South Africa at the Mall of Africa and it is now open and trading to the public... Read |
 | Builders has introduced a new range of products specially aimed at customers with babies and toddlers in their lives... Read |
 | Shoprite has marked another milestone with the opening of its 150th supermarket in Gauteng, at the Carlton Centre in Johannesburg’s central business district... Read |
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 | South African consumers bounced back during this year’s Black Friday week, clocking up massive year-on-year increases in spend on every day of the week, peaking at a 112% increase... Read |
| Technology |
 | RYAN FALKENBERG Ask most people how they feel about getting a sales call and they’ll tell you how annoying it is. That annoyance only increases if they pick up the phone and can tell that a virtual agent is making the call... Read |
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 | Mr Price Foundation recently celebrated the graduation of 15 talented interns from its 2024 JumpStart Professional Retail Programme, showcasing a powerful commitment to developing future retail leaders... Read |
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 | Euromonitor's 2024 Top 100 City Destinations Index unveils key trends reshaping global urban markets, highlighting the cities set to thrive in tourism and business... Read |
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