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Retail industry barriers limit growth of small manufacturers in SA
[Michael Wood and Sane Mdlalose] Competing in the FMCG space is a survival of the fittest - and the fittest are often the established giants of the manufacturing world who have oodles of cash flow to back supply-and-demand needs... read more>>



Commercial Property
Rates and taxes hikes fill municipal coffers but empty cities of business
Ongoing high municipal rate hikes are harming communities because of a lack of understanding about the far-reaching impacts of these increases, reports Marius Muller, CEO of Pareto... read more>>
Marriott International expands offering in SA
Marriott International has announced an agreement to develop the Johannesburg Marriott Hotel Melrose Arch and Marriott Executive Apartments Johannesburg Melrose Arch, in partnership with The Amdec Group... read more>>
CRM
Shoppers are cheesed off
Shoppers are fed up with supermarkets, according to the latest SA Customer Satisfaction Index... read more>>
E-commerce
Youngsters take to 'clicks and mortar'
More than 80% of South Africans between the ages of 16 and 24 are transacting online... read more>>
Franchising
New e-learning training platform by Cash Converters
Cash Converters southern Africa has recently launched a comprehensive e-learning and video training tool available to all franchisees and their employees. The program is set to become an indispensable tool for career planning and employee development for all levels of employees within the franchise... read more>>
Packaging
Nampak facing 'operational difficulties', 'significant challenges'
Diversified packaging group Nampak has affirmed that it is experiencing "operational difficulties" and "significant challenges" in South Africa and in markets in which it operates in Africa... read more>>
Sales
Quantum Foods FY HEPS seen 343% higher
International
Clothes brand Zara owner's expansion boosts sales
MADRID - Spanish clothes giant Inditex, owner of the Zara high street brand, said on Wednesday that sales and profits have soared this year as it opens more stores and expands online in Asia... read more>>
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Business
POPI business myths popped

Leigh Andrews

Worried about compliance issues once the Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act comes into effect? Don't be. Wayne Clarke, Managing Director of Metrofile Records Management shares some tips you can implement today to turn POPI into a business opportunity... read more>>
[Relentlessly Relevant] 3. How to innovate - strip them down, tie their ankles, make them run

Douglas Kruger

Here is a curious thing about human thought and creative processes: If you apply no rules whatsoever, you will tend to get poor results. Present your people with a 'white page' and they generally won't know what to do with it... read more>>
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