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Retail in Africa is still a good bet
[Danette Breitenbach] The forecast for retailers in Africa remains buoyant in the long term, despite the headwinds in Africa such as falling commodity prices and the slowing of the Chinese economy. This is according to the inaugural PwC's report So Much In Store, which was released recently in Johannesburg... read



Brand Manager Month
#BrandManagerMonth: Branding with a difference

Jessica Taylor

Here, Daisy Masiangoako, marketing manager of Woolworths Food: Long Life, explains 'the Woolworths difference' when it comes to branding... read
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Franchising
Grand Parade reviews Burger King

Marc Hasenfuss

Empowerment group Grand Parade Investments (GPI) is pursuing its expansion of its Burger King franchise with a little less relish, as competition intensifies and cost pressures in the domestic fast-food segment increase... read
Green Sustainability
Water-saving tips from Woolworths
Woolworths is on a journey to reduce drastically the amount of water it uses by putting water use in focus in stores, offices, distribution centres and across the supply chain... read
Packaging
Kudos for Nampak over update transparency

Alistair Anderson

Shareholder activist Chris Logan has praised packaging group Nampak for being more transparent over the currency risks it faces in Nigeria and Angola, as well as more circumspect regarding further investments in those countries. read
Business
Top tips from corporate experts: how to innovate

Juliet Prowse

Innovative companies manage to anticipate trends and meet future market demand while at the same time responding to current market drivers... read
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New events to diarise
Retail Fraud - Cape Town
Retail Knowledge - 17 Mar 2016, Cape Town


Product recall crisis management
The Reputation Go-to Guy - 12 Apr 2016, Johannesburg


Selling skills
BDCE Pty Ltd - 12 Apr 2016, Pretoria | 25 Apr 2016, Durban | 25 Apr 2016, Bloemfontein


Short course in fleet management
Enterprises at University of Pretoria - 13 Apr 2016 to 15 Apr 2016, Pretoria


Financial Mail AdForum - Retail Advertising in a Spin
Times Media Events - 15 Apr 2016, Johannesburg


Brandlove customer experience foundation course
Brandlove - 26 May 2016 to 27 May 2016, Cape Town | 21 Jul 2016 to 22 Jul 2016, Johannesburg


Brandlove customer journey design course
Brandlove - 16 Jun 2016 to 17 Jun 2016, Cape Town | 7 Jul 2016 to 8 Jul 2016, Johannesburg


African Stomach Trade Industry Conference 2016
Ntsiki Business and IT International (Paty) Ltd. - 5 Aug 2016, Cape Town


Professional sales
The Peer Training Group - 11 Aug 2016, Cape Town


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