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Serco kickstarts Takealot fleet
Serco kickstarts Takealot fleet
Serco worked closely with e-commerce retailer, Takealot.com, in its move to own and operate its own fleet of dry body vehicles. Takealot has large warehouses in... read


CGF Global Summit
Massive disruption in the retail industry meets changing consumer needs
Massive disruption in the retail industry meets changing consumer needs

Issued by Atmosphere PR

Participants at the Consumer Goods Forum Global Summit in Cape Town have been given a taste of some of the disruption that is changing the consumer goods manufacturing and retail industry... read
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Survey finds manufacturing CEOs reporting aggressive growth strategies
The 2016 KPMG International Global Manufacturing Outlook has stated that 74% of manufacturing company CEOs reported growth as a high priority over the next two years. Competition for market share is fierce with many planning rather aggressive strategies in the pursuit of their growth objectives... read
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#CGFSummit: Enactus announces 1 Race 2 End Waste competition
Tom Gorman, CEO of Brambles and a board member of Enactus, has announced the launch of a global initiative, 1 Race 2 End Waste, to reduce food loss and waste in developing as well as developed countries... read
Branding
Promise wins Edcon's Speciality Division business
Promise wins Edcon's Speciality Division business

Issued by Promise Brand Specialists

Promise will be responsible for all tenets of the Edcon marketing continuum, including strategy, through-the-line campaigns and digital execution for a number of diverse and exciting brands... read
Commercial Property
New tenants announced for The Zone @ Rosebank
New tenants announced for The Zone @ Rosebank
The Zone @ Rosebank is undergoing a R500m revamp and the second phase of the project has introduced new big-name tenants, and a city-sightseeing bus stop will follow shortly... read
Franchising
Donna Oosthuyse from the JSE; Praxia Nathanael, Gold Brands Investments CEO and chief operating officer, Stylianos Nathanael, at the group's listing.
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Finch makes a comeback to JSE with Mama Chaka's

Marc Hasenfuss

Newly listed fast foods franchisor Gold Brands Investments, which owns the Chesanyama brand, has acquired affordable eatery concept Mama Chaka's - heralding an unexpected return to the JSE of food sector entrepreneur Dennis Finch... read
Hospitality
Mosaic cellar team: Germain Lehodey, Mari Dartnall, Chantel Dartnall, and Moses Magwaza.
International awards recognise Mosaic at the Orient
Mosaic at the Orient, South Africa's Restaurant of the Year, has won the Best Overall in Region Award at the 2016 World's Best Wine Lists Awards. The restaurant also took awards for the Best Champagne and Sparkling Wine List; Best Dessert and Fortified Wine List; Best By The Glass Wine List; Best Hotel Wine List; and a special Jury Prize... read
Research
Derek Engelbrecht, Partner: Consumer products & retail sector leader at EY.
Retail survey finds retailer confidence at a 15-year low
The latest EY/Bureau for Economic Research (BER) Retail Survey indicates a sharp deterioration in the business confidence levels of retailers during 2016Q2. The percentage of retailers that reported that they were satisfied with prevailing business conditions dropped from 44% in 2016Q1 to a 15-year low of 26% in 2016Q2... read
Promotions whip SA's price sensitive-consumers into a shopping frenzy
Promotions whip SA's price sensitive-consumers into a shopping frenzy

Issued by Nielsen

The annual Nielsen study of South African Shopper Trends 2015/2016 finds that promotion-seeking behaviour amongst shoppers is high, with consumers actively looking for these types of offers from grocery retailers... read
Retail Marketing
New Superbalist campaign shot in Senegal
New Superbalist campaign shot in Senegal
Superbalist.com presents a unique winter campaign shot in Dakar, Senegal, breaking new ground for SA retail... read
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