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[eCommerce Africa] How digital disruption is really redefining retail

Leigh Andrews

Best you rethink your business model if you see digital as a pure replacement for traditional 'bricks and mortar' retail, says Colin Fleming, group e-commerce executive at Massmart...

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[Trends 2015] It's not all about the money

Doug Mayne

Malls are crazy places where anything can happen. Most importantly, the bulk of this country's retail spending takes place in this environment...

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Taking advantage of e-commerce boom

Tracey Swart

Ten years ago, many retailers were sceptical about whether e-commerce would ever become a big thing in South Africa because of the high barrier of entry but today e-commerce is booming in South Africa...

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Commercial Property
Foreign direct investment could drive property market
An exciting ride from the property sector during a year that is full of potential is the forecast for South Africa... read more>>
Exhibitions & Events
India and South Africa join up for SAITEX
The Southern African International Trade Exhibition (SAITEX) will serve as the key platform to implement the recently signed MoU between India and the Black Business Council (BBC)... read more>>
Fashion, Clothing & Textiles
Hats and horses at the J&B Met

Cari Van Wyk

One of South Africa's most prestigious horse races, the J&B Met, kicked off with a gallop on a gorgeous cloudy day at Kenilworth Racecourse - a perfect day outside for watching horses, shows and fashionistas... read more>>
Green Sustainability
Climate threat to our food
New research shows that maize crop yields could decline by up to 20% as a result of climate change, hitting South Africa's poor rural communities hard... read more>>
Regulatory
Paper calls for standardisation of naming of seafood species
Few South African consumers are aware of the fact that Argentine hake is sometimes passed off as South African hake... read more>>
Retail Marketing
[Biz Takeouts Podcast] 121: The Bookmarks 2015 and IAB Digital Summit with Josephine Buys
On the last Biz Takeouts Marketing and Media Radio show, host Warren Harding interviewed Josephine Buys and John Dixon on the The Bookmarks and IAB Digital Summit 2015... read more>>
International
Dan Formosa to head up Product Design Lions Jury
CANNES, FRANCE: Award-winning designer, Dan Formosa, has been named as president of the Product Design Lions jury. Formosa, a consultant in design, was a member of the team that designed IBM's first personal computer... read more>>
US electronics chain RadioShack pulls plug
NEW YORK CITY, US: Struggling US consumer electronics chain RadioShack filed for bankruptcy protection on Thursday, pulling the plug after failing to compete with big-box stores and online retailers... read more>>
US anchor Brian Williams recants on coming under fire in Iraq
WASHINGTON DC, US: US news anchor Brian Williams has admitted that a story he has often repeated on air about coming under fire in a helicopter in Iraq in 2003 is untrue... read more>>
Fifty Shades of Grey arouses sex toy boom
NEW YORK CITY, US: The erotic bestselling novel Fifty Shades of Grey was devoured across the world by millions, from British housewives to Guantanamo Bay inmates... read more>>
More International
Government news
SANDF to investigate reports of recruit abuse
Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has warned that any form of abuse around military bases will not be tolerated... read more>>
Legal Aid Act to come into effect in March
President Jacob Zuma has set 1 March as the date on which the Legal Aid South Africa Act will come into operation, says the Presidency... read more>>
SA brand image should go big abroad
The campaign of marketing South Africa to the world needs to be taken to a higher gear, says Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Communications chairperson, Joyce Clementine Moloi-Moropa... read more>>
Load shedding today
Remaining 11 bodies repatriated home
More Government news
Jobs offered


New events to diarise
AJA Cion Camera Roadshow
Touchvision - 17 Feb 2015, Johannesburg | 19 Feb 2015, Cape Town

Customer Experience and Customer Loyalty Strategy
Principa - 17 Feb 2015, Johannesburg | 20 Feb 2015, Cape Town

Li Edelkoort Trend Seminar
28 Feb 2015 to 2 Mar 2015, Cape Town, Johannesburg

Contactless Payments Conference
Trade Conferences International - 4 Mar 2015 to 5 Mar 2015, Johannesburg

Retail World Africa 2015
Terrapinn Ltd - 10 Mar 2015 to 11 Mar 2015, Johannesburg

Lifestyle Expo 2015
Big Events 365 - 2 May 2015, Durban, Amanzimtoti

Strategic Sourcing Seminar and Workshop 2015
Bespoke - 26 May 2015 to 27 May 2015, Johannesburg

SAITEX
Exhibition Management Services (Pty) Ltd - 21 Jun 2015 to 23 Jun 2015, Midrand

The East Rand Wedding Show
East Rand Wedding Show - 25 Jul 2015 to 26 Jul 2015, Johannesburg

Rustenburg Car, Fashion and Bike Expo
Urban Entertainment Movement - 28 Aug 2015 to 29 Aug 2015, Rustenburg

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