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| | [Beverley Klein] Leah Misika is the founder and managing director of La Mode Fashion. She's a design creative whose love for fashion and background in retail management makes for a well-balanced integration of disciplines... read
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[Issued by Nielsen] Sales through South Africa's 134,000 Traditional Trade outlets currently amount to R46bn per annum, which equates to one of every five rands spent and one third of all consumer goods packages sold in South Africa... Read | Charlie Stewart E-commerce in South Africa - while still just a slice of the overall retail pie - is growing as much as 35% per year. However, of this, the lion's share still operates in the B2C space, suggesting that B2B companies - those that use the web to sell goods and services to other businesses - have yet to cotton-on to its very lucrative potential... Read | Sindy Peters The World Meteorological Organisation has referred to the ongoing El NiƱo as the strongest experienced in 15 years. Responsible for heavy rains in South America and forest fires in Indonesia, it has resulted in far below-average rainfall, and very high temperatures in Southern Africa adversely affecting agriculture in the region... Read |
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| Gold Brands Investments has announced that it has concluded a R100 million deal with the Circle Food Group, prior to its listing on the JSE AltX... read | | |
| Urbanisation, mobility, infrastructure, natural resources, telecommunications investments and inter-regional trade are just a few of the untapped opportunities making Africa the last growth frontier... read | | | The second eCommerce Africa Confex takes place 17 - 18 February 2016 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. With eCommerce forecasted to grow by 40% annually... read | | | Most consumers are aspirational and, despite budget constraints, want to own high-end, premium brands. Having recognised this, as well as the growth in online retail shopping, the RSC Group recently partnered RunwaySale to allow its over a 500,000 RSC cardholders to shop online for the first time... read | | | So, you're ready to take the plunge and try online fashion shopping, but you're still a little wary of parting with your credit card details and unsure whether you'll love your purchase without physically getting to touch and feel it? read | | |
| Antony Bourne The use of smart machines in manufacturing is growing rapidly; by 2018, 50% of the fastest growing companies in the world will have fewer employees than smart machines, according to Gartner... read | | |
| A small local potato crisp manufacturer has to change its logo and packaging after Simba Chips accused it of being a copycat... read | |
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