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Today's top stories
Embracing smartphone shopping
[Marion Marais] Smartphones: the first thing you look at in the morning and the last thing at night. The love affair between our smartphone and us knows no bounds, yet brands have been slow to capitalise on this relationship... read


Fashion, Clothing & Textiles
Cape Union Mart Group launches new urban footwear concept
A new South African footwear chain, Tread + Miller has been launched... read
FMCG
Ballantine's launches the Space Glass
Ballantine's has created a Space Glass that is engineered to work in microgravity, with the assistance of James Parr who is convinced it heralds a new era of open-source space design and a landmark for the future of whisky... read
Altydgedacht Estate named SA's top Cap Classique exponent
The Durbanville wine region's Altydgedacht Estate, one of the oldest wine estates in South Africa, was crowned South Africa's top Cap Classique exponent at this year's Amorim Cap Classique Challenge... read
Research
Social mobility and conspicuous spending
The recent Ask Afrika Icon Brands survey identified certain social influencers and behavioural dynamics that are currently at play in the South African consumer market... read
Retail Marketing
G-Star RAW and local artists explore jeans culture in today's SA
How We Wear Ours - an exhibition documenting jeans culture in today's South Africa - will next week showcase the work of Cape Town- and Joburg-based illustrators, photographers and stylists, on their interpretation of jeans culture in South Africa and in response to the G-Star's Spring/Summer '15 campaign question: 'How do you wear yours?' read
[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
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New events to diarise
The Herald First Choice Kids & Baby Expo 2015
Harwood Events - 2 Oct 2015 to 4 Oct 2015, Port Elizabeth


What would happen if your sales increased by 20%?
Bryan Nkosinathi Knowledge (Pty) Ltd - 7 Oct 2015 to 8 Oct 2015, Johannesburg


rAge - really Awesome gaming expo
Wild Blue Media - 9 Oct 2015 to 11 Oct 2015, Johannesburg


The Business Excellence Forum and Awards
ActionCOACH SA - 5 Nov 2015 to 6 Nov 2015, Johannesburg


Retail Credit Conference 2015
Trade Conferences International - 11 Nov 2015 to 12 Nov 2015, Johannesburg


2015 Gambling Indaba Conference and Expo
Gambling Indaba - 22 Nov 2015 to 24 Nov 2015, Cape Town


South Africa Forex Expo
Savannah Services - 5 Feb 2016 to 6 Feb 2016, Johannesburg


The 3rd Annual Smart Procurement World WC 2016
Smart Procurement World - 1 Mar 2016 to 3 Mar 2016, Cape Town


Commercial Equipment Africa Exhibition 2016
Guangdong Grandeur International Exhibition Group - 5 Aug 2016 to 7 Aug 2016, Johannesburg


Pro Sound and Light Africa 2016
Guangdong Grandeur International Exhibition Group - 5 Aug 2016 to 7 Aug 2016, Johannesburg





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