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Three rules to build a modern retailer
Three rules to build a modern retailer
[Oliver Merkel and Andrew Noble] Most retailers recognise the importance of combining the best of digital technologies and physical stores to create a seamless and consistent customer experience across channels profitably... read



Focus on Shopper Marketing
Focus on Shopper Marketing
[Shopper Marketing] Customers gravitate to the 'Third Place'
[Shopper Marketing] Customers gravitate to the 'Third Place'

Louise Marsland

Shopper marketing is being driven by a shopper revolution powered by our digital world. It has led a "seismic change in marketing"... read
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[Shopper Marketing] Mystery Shopper Europe adds Africa to basket
Mystery Shopping Providers Association Europe is targeting Africa to expand its membership base... read
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Shoprite and Checkers launch fund to fight winter hunger
Shoprite and Checkers launch fund to fight winter hunger
The Shoprite Group is helping to fight hunger in vulnerable communities this winter by its surplus food donation programme and mobile soup kitchens... read

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SA brandies shine in London
SA brandies shine in London
A judging panel at the recent Global Spirits Masters blind tasting competition in the UK has stated that South African brandies shone "head and shoulders above entrants from other parts of the world" and awarded nine silver medals to South African brandies assessed and gold to the Oude Molen XO... read

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Famous Brands intent on further expansion in the UK
Famous Brands is planning further expansion in the UK as the owner of fast-food chains including Debonairs Pizza and Steers seeks faster growth in the country, and increased revenue from currencies other than the rand... read
Green Sustainability
Menlyn Park Shopping Centre gets Green Star rating
Menlyn Park Shopping Centre gets Green Star rating
The extension of Menlyn Park Shopping Centre in Pretoria has been awarded a four-star Green Star Retail Design rating by the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) for the effort undertaken to develop its first building phase on environmentally friendly design and construction principles... read
Health & Safety
Initial partners with Yabonga to improve the hand hygiene of vulnerable children
Initial partners with Yabonga to improve the hand hygiene of vulnerable children

Issued by Rentokil Initial

Wednesday, 18 May, marked the official start of a partnership between Yabonga and Initial in the Western Cape. Yabonga is a Cape Town-based non-governmental organisation supporting people living with HIV... read
Research
Robyn Cooke
Regular online specials wanted, survey finds
A recent survey by The Foschini Group has revealed how age and gender influence shopping habits, what retailers need to do to encourage more sales and how to convert those who are not convinced by the claimed advantages of online shopping... read
Retail Marketing
ACDOCO SA appoints new financial head
ACDOCO SA appoints new financial head

Issued by ACDOCOSA

ACDOCO South Africa, Africa's first shopper-centric specialist Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) brand-custodian distributor, has appointed Seshnie Naidoo as Financial Head... read
International
Luxury brands struggle to attract Internet generation
Luxury brands struggle to attract Internet generation
SAN FRANCISCO - Seducing hyper-connected "Millennials" poses an increasing challenge for luxury brands, which find their markets slowing as young, sceptical consumers force them to rethink strategies... read
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Lifestyle
Autumn indulgence in Elgin
Autumn indulgence in Elgin

Ruth Cooper

A stay in one of the air stream trailers at Old Mac Daddy in Elgin has been on my bucket list since they opened. Luckily, last week, this item on the list was satisfactorily ticked off, with a stay in the aptly named trailer: The Dream. read
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Brandlove customer experience foundation course
Brandlove - 26 May 2016 to 27 May 2016, Cape Town | 21 Jul 2016 to 22 Jul 2016, Johannesburg


Nanoseconds Crisis Management
The Reputation Go-to Guy - 2 Jun 2016 to 3 Jun 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


Brand and marketing management short course
Vega School - 29 Jun 2016 to 19 Oct 2016, Johannesburg | 29 Jun 2016 to 19 Oct 2016, Durban | 29 Jun 2016 to 19 Oct 2016, Cape Town | 29 Jun 2016 to 19 Oct 2016, Pretoria


Digital strategy in building brands short course
Vega School - 30 Jun 2016 to 29 Sep 2016, Johannesburg | 30 Jun 2016 to 29 Sep 2016, Durban | 30 Jun 2016 to 29 Sep 2016, Cape Town | 30 Jun 2016 to 29 Sep 2016, Pretoria


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


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


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


GIBS Employee engagement for better performance
GIBS - 30 Aug 2016, Johannesburg


Cape HOMEMAKERS Expo 2016
Cape Homemakers Expo - 15 Sep 2016 to 18 Sep 2016, Cape Town


Upcoming events
Stakeholder engagement management
PRISA - 1 Jun 2016 to 2 Jun 2016, Randburg


Dressmaking short course
Design School of Southern Africa - 1 Jun 2016 to 16 Nov 2016, Durban | 2 Jun 2016 to 24 Nov 2016, Johannesburg | 2 Jun 2016 to 24 Nov 2016, Pretoria


Carrol Boyes Pretoria Charity Open Day 2016
Carrol Boyes - 2 Jun 2016 to 5 Jun 2016, Pretoria


Carrol Boyes Pretoria Charity Open Day 2016
Carrol Boyes - 2 Jun 2016 to 5 Jun 2016, Pretoria


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