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#CommerceMonth: Online sales vs in-store sales

[Angie Lawrence] The digital landscape is booming, but now that it seems possible to do and buy almost everything online, what's happening to our counterparts out there in the 'real' world?

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ENERGY & MINING

Fukushima - the story continues...

Fukushima nuclear power plant after the 11 March 2011 earthquake. Source: creativecommons.org/Digital Globe

[Roger Metcalfe] The fifth anniversary of the meltdown of the Fukushima nuclear power plant has come and gone, and still the whole story hasn't been told...

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MARKETING & MEDIA

[Behind the Loeries] with... Suhana Gordhan

Sometimes you need to put your head in the clouds.

[Leigh Andrews] In addition to her role as creative director at FCB Africa, where she's the creative lead on Famous Brands' Wimpy and Coca-Cola South Africa, Suhana Gordhan is a member of the Loeries board...

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TOURISM, TRAVEL & HOSPITALITY

Travelling dry and light without sacrificing comfort

[Brian Berkman] In one of my few he-man travel experiences, kayaking in Madagascar, I needed a range of super portable toiletry items like sheets of biodegradable shaving cream and...

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FINANCE & INSURANCE

#CommerceMonth: Cashing in on the sport of kings

[Nicci Botha] Besides the glitz and glamour of premier events such as the J&B Met and the Durban July, horse racing contributes R1,9bn to the economy, just from a sports betting perspective...

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IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

What does SSDC mean for your business?

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[Martin Walshaw] Shifting a lot of the management and, therefore, the intelligence, to software makes a lot of sense and it's where the industry is heading...

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TOURISM, TRAVEL & HOSPITALITY

#CommerceMonth: online bookings scaled to grow

[Cari Coetzee] We spoke to Tom Williams, COO of online booking site SafariNow, to find out how e-commerce has changed the way business works...

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MARKETING & MEDIA

#CommerceMonth: [Behind the Selfie] with... Richard Wood

My friends call me Vinyl Richie – but you can call me Chuck!

[Leigh Andrews] This week, we find out what's really going on behind the selfie with technophile Richard Wood, national retail solutions manager at Graffiti Retail Solutions...

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HUMAN RESOURCES & MANAGEMENT

#HappinessMatters: Designing a purpose-driven internal brand

[Sindy Peters] In motivating his argument on how to design a successful internal brand, Kirby Gordon, VP of Sales and Distribution for FlySafair, referred to career analyst Dan Pink's three elements that drive employees: autonomy, mastery and purpose.

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LEGAL

Criminal sanctions for cartels

[Albert Aukema] As of 1 May 2016, the Competition Amendment Act (2009) comes into effect and one of its provisions makes cartel conduct a criminal offence...

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AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE & FORESTRY

#CommerceMonth: The wallets are emptier than the stomachs

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[Cari Coetzee] We spoke to Kevin Lovell, CEO of the South African Poultry Association about the state of commerce in the poultry industry...

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TOURISM, TRAVEL & HOSPITALITY

Express gateway to Cape Town centre

[Cari Coetzee] What you can expect from the Holiday Inn Express is exactly those things that you need, especially if you're on a business trip. The ladies at reception will expressly set you up with...

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Angie Lawrence

[Packaging]

Engineered to save customers time and improve efficiency, the 9028 inkjet printer from Markem-Imaje, locally represented by Pyrotec PackMark, features an M6' ink circuit that is designed to be changed by machine operators in less than six minutes.

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MARKETING & MEDIA

#CommerceMonth: Putting agency management on the map

Magnetic CEO, Dan Marcus

[Leigh Andrews] Take an 'agency management agency' that started in a spare room in 2008. Fast-forward to 2016 and Magnetic has just been appointed as management platform of choice for two Dentsu Aegis Network brands...

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HUMAN RESOURCES & MANAGEMENT

#HappinessMatters: How's your thinking environment?

[Sindy Peters] Trisha Lord believes her life's purpose is to help others implement generative thinking across their relationships...

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AUTOMOTIVE

#CommerceMonth: The rise of the 24-hour digital showroom

George Mienie

[Lauren Hartzenberg] From a 24-page magazine in 1992 to a trusted digital showroom with a loyal online community, AutoTrader...

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Angie Lawrence

[Advertising]

Arcade Content's Kyle Lewis directed the Creativity Unites call for entries promo for the Loeries, which will bring the advertising industry from Africa and the Middle East together in Durban, South Africa this August.

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