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A Stikeez situation Pick n Pay and specialist industry editor and columnist, Louise Marsland found themselves in a Stikeez situation on Friday... Marsland retweeted a link to a blogger's post about the teeny rubber toys called Stikeez that PnP are giving away with every R150 spent. In response, the retailer responded by telling her to delete the tweet because it was "highly inappropriate" content. Read her follow-up article on how to blow up your brand in five minutes. Speaking of brands, the finalists for the 17th edition of the Sunday Times Top Brands Awards 2015 have been announced. Making international headlines: Dr Christo Wiese, chairman of Shoprite Holdings and Pepkor Holdings, is the first retailer from Africa to be inducted into the World Retail Hall of Fame. The ceremony will take place in Rome at the World Retail Congress next month. And breaking news in the e-commerce space: Amazon has announced the opening of an Amazon Web Services office in Johannesburg, with plans to hire over 250 highly skilled candidates in the next 12 months... Jessica Taylor, Retail Editor (@Biz_Retail)
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|  | The finalists for the 17th edition of the Sunday Times Top Brands Awards in association with research house - TNS South Africa, have been announced. The awards presentation ceremony will take place in Sandton, Johannesburg on 25 August... read more>>
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A recent study conducted in South Africa by Ipsos showed that 22% of South Africa's internet users have made purchases online and 48% expect to do so in the future... Read more >> | MTN expects its e-commerce operations to break even in 2018. Growth is expected to be spurred by the growth in data usage and the adoption of smart devices. The group could also make acquisitions to bolster its electronic sales platforms... Read more >> | |
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 | Hello Kitty recently launched a worldwide initiative, the Hello Kitty #OneKindThing campaign, which is aimed at making young people aware of just how powerful kindness can be in the world and encourages kids to carry out random acts of kindness... read more>> | |
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 | MOBOfree, the African social marketplace, has announced a 274% year-on-year increase in the total value of goods on its platform in Nigeria. The current value of goods is $1.97 billion (394 billion NGN), up from $526 million (102.5 billion NGN) last year, outperforming the forecasted growth rate for 2015 by 30%... read more>> | |
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 | Grant Dunnington South Africa has an ever-increasing number of shopping malls. While they offer consumers convenience and retailers good volumes of foot traffic, safety risks are a significant concern that need to be carefully managed and can be mitigated by using the right tools... read more>> | |
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