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[Source Africa 2015] Africa en vogue
[Nicci Botha] Africa is certainly the next big thing when it comes to trading partners for the US, and the recent reauthorisation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) for another 10 years has just made it even hotter... read more>>

Cotton On expands into homewares market

Cotton On is expanding into the homewares market, partnering with Australian-based furniture company Mark Tuckey to create a bespoke collection...

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Consumers and malls to benefit from added international retailers

South African shopping centres are truly world class, according to Amanda Stops, CEO of the South African Council of Shopping Centres (SACSC), who believes that the increase in international retailers entering the market is good for both the industry and consumers...

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Online revolution changes retailing

Robyn Cooke

Modern day shopping is faster paced and often spans multiple channels, with half of all shopping transactions now influenced by online. Therefore, whether people are shopping online entirely or using online stores to research products before shopping, there is a shift in the habits of consumers...

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Manufacturing
Massmart moves to shift investment focus to small manufacturers

Khulekani Magubane

JSE-listed retailer Massmart (MSM) said on Wednesday it was scaling down on investment in small agriculture suppliers in the year ahead, preferring instead to increase investment in the small-scale manufacturing sector... read more>>
Packaging
Nampak switches to new segmental reporting structure

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Technology
Retail giant makes IT a Remedy Force of habit
After identifying the need for a new IT Service Management (ITSM) tool to assist in better managing IT processes and services, local retail giant the Clicks Group, turned to... read more>>
International
Shoes and sacrifice: London exhibition explores footwear fashion
LONDON: For centuries, women and sometimes men have squeezed their feet into tiny shoes or balanced on towering heels to feel sexy, empowered and to show their wealth and status... read more>>
Barry Callebaut names Unilever Foods head as new CEO
ZURICH: Switzerland's Barry Callebaut, the world's top chocolate maker, on Wednesday said Unilever Foods boss Antoine de Saint-Affrique would take over as its new chief executive in October... read more>>
Think globally, act locally AND think again... Not all Austrians yodel

Monika D'Agostino

Doing business and doing it well is challenging to begin with, but widening your company's footprint and breaking into new markets is a whole different story... read more>>
Zara owner Inditex sees surge in profits as sales rise
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Africa
Manufacturers, experts decry labelling of Nigerian goods as Made-in-Asia
Some manufacturers and experts on in Lagos have decried the trend of labelling Nigerian goods as made-in-Asia or made-in-China... read more>>
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Business
The latest trends in web design that are irresistibly awesome

Manas Kumar

Web technology marches on to the drumming sound of various cultures of innovation. With each beat, it makes progress and reforms the way the web is done... read more>>
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New events to diarise
Wild at Heart Absa Kirkwood Wildsfees
Wildsfees - 26 Jun 2015 to 28 Jun 2015, Kirkwood

Bridal Fair at Radisson Blu Hotel
SA Bridal Fairs - 5 Jul 2015, Cape Town

Gauteng Motor Fest
Thebe Reed Exhibitions (Pty) Ltd - 24 Jul 2015 to 26 Jul 2015, Brakpan

Supply Chain and Logistics Summit 2015
Knowledge Integration Web (Pty) Ltd - 30 Jul 2015 to 31 Jul 2015, Johannesburg

The South African Book Fair 2015
A Better World Network (Pty) Ltd - 31 Jul 2015 to 2 Aug 2015, Johannesburg

5th Telecom CEM, CRM and Loyalty Summit
Fexton Conferences - 17 Aug 2015 to 18 Aug 2015, Johannesburg

China Homelife Fair South Africa
1 Sep 2015 to 3 Sep 2015, Johannesburg

SEAexpo 2015
C-Major Productions - 4 Sep 2015 to 5 Sep 2015, Johannesburg

Smart Procurement World 2015
Commerce Edge South Africa Pty Ltd - 8 Sep 2015 to 10 Sep 2015, Johanneburg | 1 Mar 2016 to 3 Mar 2016, Cape Town

Matjhabeng Bridal Expo
Abanqobi Concepts - 12 Sep 2015, Welkom

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