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Local is... In retail this week, we bust six myths about customer care; Generation Next picks SA's 'coolest' brands; and NAB's Marc du Plessis shares some insight from Dallas on 'National Brands, Local Marketing'. Entries are open for this year's Bollinger Exceptional Wine Service Award, and if you fancy yourself as a budding sommelier and are keen to fly the SA flag in France, the Cape Town and Durban entry legs for the Mosaic Protégé programme are coming up soon. For those looking forward to the 2015 Nederburg Auction, the catalogue is out now. As SA grocery shopping moves off the floor and heads online, two new players hit the virtual space in the FMCG market - Port2Port (for all your wine wishes) and Stockbox (for all your general household needs). Have a great one! Shan Radcliffe, Group Head - Retail (@Biz_Retail)
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|  | South Africa's hospitality industry is prepared to grow further in the next five years, with most growth in the sector expected to be generated in Cape Town, according to a report released by PricewaterhouseCoopers... read more>>
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 | Marc Hasenfuss Poultry producer Sovereign Food Investments (SOV) more than doubled its dividend in the year to end-February‚ but the recent acquisition of a Gauteng-based abattoir business for R120m might put a question mark... read more>> | |  | Marc Hasenfuss Fishing conglomerate Oceana‚ which is set to announce a deal in the US shortly‚ saw its share plunging more than 14% on Friday after reporting a drop in interim earnings to end March... read more>> | | |
 | Issued by Nielsen South Africa's burgeoning connected commerce era means that consumers are no longer shopping entirely online or offline but rather taking a blended approach, using whatever channel best suits their needs. read more>> | | |
 | The latest UN forecasts predict that Africa's population will reach 2.7 billion by 2050 and, despite low commodity prices, the IMF forecasts robust growth for sub-Saharan Africa of 4.5% for this year... read more>> | |  | Register to network at SAITEXThose wanting to register for business networking opportunities at SAITEX can do so now, as delegate registration has opened on the show's convenient online business matchmaking facility, available on the web and via a new mobile/networking app, enabling visitors and exhibitors to pre-arrange meetings online. This gives everyone more time for doing business on each day of the show. More information is available on the organisers' website: www.exhibitionsafrica.com. | | |
 | Issued by Pyrotec As Fix-a-Form Extended Text Labels increasingly become part of products' primary labelling and, as such, their packaging, this form of labelling should be a top consideration on a product's bill of materials... read more>> | | |
 | Ben Evans Brands not clearly focused on digital marketing will quickly find themselves becoming irrelevant - all promise and no delivery, no demonstration, no entertainment, no conversation... read more>> | | |
 | David Furlonger Motor companies have lowered their short-term vehicle sales expectations in the face of slow economic growth and eroding consumer confidence... read more>> | | |
 | 'Inside Retail', a Woolworths' initiative, targets educators in higher education through a weeklong, embedded course where they gain practical experience of the retail value chain... read more>> | | |  | SAN FRANCISCO, US: The head of the non-profit group that oversees the world's internet addresses expressed confidence on Thursday that it would be privatised and out of US government control... read more>> | |  | WASHINGTON, US: Microsoft said on Thursday its Bing search engine would be reconfigured to give more prominence to "mobile-friendly" websites... read more>> | | | More International | |
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 | Sara El-Khalili Handicapped by economic constraints, millions of unprivileged people in the developing world continue to be deprived of sufficient access to communication technology... read more>> | |  | Andrew Macfarlane "If your employees are constantly missing deadlines, lack focus and regularly overlook important details, these are sure signs that their time management skills aren't up to scratch..." read more>> | |
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