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This past week has been all about e-commerce, with Bizcommunity's Leigh Andrews reporting from the eCommerce Africa conference. Check out the two crucial elements of mobile success, find out how digital disruption is really redefining retail, and engage with digitally literate shoppers. Also, Tracey Swart tells us to take advantage of the e-commerce boom, seeing as SACSC Omni-Channel Retailing study insists SA retailers must be online to be on sight this year.

Valentine's Day is fast approaching, and with it falling on a Saturday, gives a great opportunity for experience gifting. However, if you are feeling at a bit of a loss over what to get your loved one this year, Takealot.com has offered a little help and listed its top 10 gift ideas.

Finally, if you are in Cape Town this Thursday 12 February, join us at Cape Town's premier New York-style rooftop auditorium for The BizTrends Imbizo Event; selected contributors will present an overview of the 2015 trends from Bizcommunity's Definitive African Marketing and Media Trend Report. Click here to book.

Shan Radcliffe, Group Head - Retail (@Biz_Retail)
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Weekly top stories


[eCommerce Africa] Engaging with digitally literate shoppers
[Leigh Andrews] If a 'digitally literate shopper' sounds like a trend of the future, read this quickly as your business may already be behind the times... read more>>

Taking advantage of e-commerce boom

Tracey Swart

Ten years ago, many retailers were sceptical about whether e-commerce would ever become a big thing in South Africa because of the high barrier of entry but today e-commerce is booming in South Africa...

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[Trends 2015] It's not all about the money

Doug Mayne

Malls are crazy places where anything can happen. Most importantly, the bulk of this country's retail spending takes place in this environment...

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Mobile users prefer privacy to apps

Lack of trust is growing in the mobile world, as the latest information from MEF's Global Consumer Trust Report 2015 indicates and it is the largest single obstacle to growth in the mobile economy...

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[eCommerce Africa] How digital disruption is really redefining retail

Leigh Andrews

Best you rethink your business model if you see digital as a pure replacement for traditional 'bricks and mortar' retail, says Colin Fleming, group e-commerce executive at Massmart...

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SA retailers must be online to be on sight in 2015

The South African Council of Shopping Centres (SACSC) Omni-Channel Retailing study, compiled by Dr Dirk A Prinsloo of Urban Studies, focuses on changes, trends and strategies in the way we buy and sell goods...

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[eCommerce Africa] Two crucial elements of mobile success

Leigh Andrews

If you're looking to make a success of e-commerce in Africa's mobile markets, best you pay attention to ways of raising awareness and conversion, says Paul Casarin of Gumtree...

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[Trends 2015] The power of the crowd

Gareth Pearson

BMi market research chief executive officer, Gareth Pearson, outlines his consumer brand trends in brief, which will shape 2015...

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Dairy merger sees new group emerge with R1 billion turnover

A recent merger between Montic Dairy and Sonnendal Dairies has formed the Sontic Group with R1 billion in turnover, 800 staff, state-of-the art processing facilities in Gauteng and the Western Cape...

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Wine industry contributes R36.1 billion to GDP

The latest report on the macro-economic impact of the country's wine industry on the South African economy indicates that South Africa's wine industry continues to increase its contribution to the country's GDP...

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SAB wins decade-long distribution case again

Nick Hedley

The Competition Commission's decade-long distribution case against brewer SAB has been thwarted once again‚ this time by the Competition Appeal Court...

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[Trends 2015] The rise of 'me'

Gaby de Abreu

In brand communication, 'knowing your target market' will cease to be about drawing an average every-man in outline, but will rather be about speaking to every individual customer who comes into contact with your products...

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Public liability cover at malls needs to be assessed carefully

The growing number of mall robberies and shootings raises the issue of who is liable - the property owners, shopkeepers or the security companies - to cover the costs of injuries and damages...

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Retail
Foreigner investors still keen on SA retail stock
With the search for yield set to continue, SA's favoured retail shares are likely to remain fashionable for foreign investors... read more>>
More loadshedding today
Brand News
Product of the Year Awards honour innovation
At the Product of the Year Awards, held in Johannesburg on Thursday 5 February 2015, Unilever South Africa earned the title for innovation excellence for the seventh consecutive year... read more>>
Refreshed international brand for Cash Converters
Celebrating 20 years in South Africa, Cash Converters is rolling out a new brand corporate identity throughout its stores, with the first new store complete in Bedworth Park in Vanderbijlpark... read more>>
All-in-one filler, applicator to keep DIY enthusiasts from cracking up
Tiger Brands' Nigeria business widens losses

Nick Hedley

South Africa beats Japan as Distiller of the Year
Commercial Law
Competition Tribunal approves Ellerine transactions

Leana Engelbrecht

On 12 November 2014 and 12 December 2014, the Competition Tribunal approved two transactions relating to the attempts to raise capital for the struggling Ellerine group as part of the current business rescue process it is engaged in... read more>>
Commercial Property
Foreign direct investment could drive property market
An exciting ride from the property sector during a year that is full of potential is the forecast for South Africa... read more>>
Tower Property Fund acquires R480m worth of properties
E-commerce
Takealot's top 10 tips for Valentine's Day
According to reports, Valentine's Day is one of the biggest shopping seasons around the world and rakes in more money than the popular American special occasions such as Halloween, St. Patrick's Day and the Super Bowl put together... read more>>
Exhibitions & Events
India and South Africa join up for SAITEX
The Southern African International Trade Exhibition (SAITEX) will serve as the key platform to implement the recently signed MoU between India and the Black Business Council (BBC)... read more>>
Tips for the virgin exhibitor

Sajidha Gamieldien

So, you've finally taken the leap and decided to exhibit your product designs, but you're worried about copycats lurking at the exhibition waiting to pounce on your prized creations... read more>>
SAP Africa is Platinum Partner at African RetailTech Forum
Fashion, Clothing & Textiles
Hats and horses at the J&B Met

Cari Van Wyk

One of South Africa's most prestigious horse races, the J&B Met, kicked off with a gallop on a gorgeous cloudy day at Kenilworth Racecourse - a perfect day outside for watching horses, shows and fashionistas... read more>>
Franchising
Cash Crusaders sees new goods outperform second-hand
Cash Crusaders Franchising announced that the group's turnover for 2014 topped the R1 billion mark for the first time, with sales of new goods as main contributor... read more>>
Green Sustainability
Climate threat to our food
New research shows that maize crop yields could decline by up to 20% as a result of climate change, hitting South Africa's poor rural communities hard... read more>>
SA ready for trading of carbon offsets
Promethium Carbon recently demonstrated the market readiness for the trading of carbon offsets in South Africa on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE)... read more>>
Hospitality
How to keep the beach off beachfront hotel staff uniforms

Stephen Sandmann

Being exposed to the sun's harmful rays is an everyday occurrence for your hotel waiters, who often serve and attend to guests by the hotel pool or on the beach... read more>>
New deli for Constantia
The Chardonnay Deli has opened in Constantia, Cape Town, offering charcuterie produced by Richard Bosman, cheeses sourced from the best dairies in South Africa, and a wide range of gluten-free goodies to go... read more>>
Packaging
Trends in packaging for 2015

Issued by Pyrotec

In today's cutthroat purchase environment, your product packaging has more impact on your bottom line than ever before. Are you ready to stand out in 2015? Here are three tips from Pyrotec PackMedia... read more>>
Regulatory
Competition Commission's appeal against SAB dismissed

Leana Engelbrecht

The Competition Commission's appeal against South African Breweries Limited (SAB) was dismissed with costs in a judgment handed down on Monday, 2 February 2015 by the Competition Appeal Court (CAC)... read more>>
Paper calls for standardisation of naming of seafood species
Retail Marketing
Is design on the 2015 business agenda?
The business year is just a few weeks old, yet is already setting an aggressive pace thanks to a tougher economic climate, savvier customer and explosion of disruptive tech... read more>>
ACDOCOSA board welcomes UK retail expert Jeremy Bird

Issued by ACDOCOSA

ACDOCO South Africa has announced the appointment of a retail expert, Jeremy Bird, to its board and the board of its holding company, Astley Dye & Chemical Co. Ltd in the United Kingdom... read more>>
[Biz Takeouts Podcast] 121: The Bookmarks 2015 and IAB Digital Summit with Josephine Buys
Retail Services
A can do website will grow township kasi parties
A new interactive website, CANnect, launched by Nampak Bevcan's consumer facing brand CAN DO!, is set to revolutionise the way township outlets do business... read more>>
Simply super-easy returns system
Security
How to protect your business from fraud
Banks, regulators, security experts and law enforcement authorities continue to explore various measures to protect businesses from fraudulent activities, which continue to multiply. However, there are tips that can assist businesses... read more>>
Supply Chain
Drought conditions could result in 30% rise in food prices
Continued dry weather could lead to substantial increases in food prices over the next 12 months, the executive committee of Grain SA said in a statement. read more>>
International
Dan Formosa to head up Product Design Lions Jury
CANNES, FRANCE: Award-winning designer, Dan Formosa, has been named as president of the Product Design Lions jury. Formosa, a consultant in design, was a member of the team that designed IBM's first personal computer... read more>>
Fifty Shades of Grey arouses sex toy boom
NEW YORK CITY, US: The erotic bestselling novel Fifty Shades of Grey was devoured across the world by millions, from British housewives to Guantanamo Bay inmates... read more>>
Sony sells US-based online game unit
TOKYO, JAPAN: Japan's Sony has sold its online gaming unit to a US investment firm, in a move that should free it to make titles for consoles other than PlayStation... read more>>
France looking at taxing Netflix, Amazon to fund film and TV sector
PARIS, FRANCE: France is looking to decide this year on how it might tax US online giants Google, Amazon and Netflix to help fund its heavily subsidised film and television sector in response to changes brought on by internet video streaming... read more>>
WikiLeaks site slams costs of policing Assange
The best of global digital marketing monthly awards for January 2015
Lions Pharma, Health global juries headed up by Rob Rogers, Andrew Spurgeon
US electronics chain RadioShack pulls plug
US anchor Brian Williams recants on coming under fire in Iraq
The true Little House story makes a splash in US
Promoted Tweets syndicates with Flipboard, Yahoo! JAPAN
Monster HR now truly a global monster agency

Naseem Javed

The Gunn Report 2014 unveiled
Uber cabbie denies raping Indian passenger
Cuba publishes first photos of Fidel Castro in nearly six months
'Honey trap' hackers stole Syria rebel plans
Alarab launches... sinks
Sy Lau announced as Cannes Lions Media Person of the Year
More International
Africa
New money transfer service for Africa
Orange and Ecobank launch money transfer service between Orange Money accounts and bank accounts in Africa... read more>>
Tanzania's Tigo pays out millions to users
Tigo, one of Tanzania's mobile phone operators, has paid out millions to its users, reports Mobile Money Africa... read more>>
More Africa
Government news
Load-shedding risk high this week
The risk of load-shedding this week remains high, says Eskom... read more>>
New York Forum AFRICA to coincide with AGOA Forum
The New York Forum AFRICA (NYFA), will now take place on 29-31 August in Libreville, Gabon under the patronage of Ali Bongo Ondimba, president of the Gabonese Republic... read more>>
SA brand image should go big abroad
The campaign of marketing South Africa to the world needs to be taken to a higher gear, says Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Communications chairperson, Joyce Clementine Moloi-Moropa... read more>>
The globalisation of the African continent
Data consumption continues to grow at an incredible pace globally. Over 90% of all the data in the world was created in the past two years, and the total amount of data being captured and stored by industry doubles almost year on year... read more>>
Maths not SA's innovation holy grail

Edzai Conilias Zvobwo

Umalusi validates adult education through national assessment
SABC: Muthambi, Motsoeneng accused of hostile takeover
SANDF to investigate reports of recruit abuse
Legal Aid Act to come into effect in March
Remaining 11 bodies repatriated home
Military aircraft departs SA to bring back more bodies from Nigeria
SA condemns gruesome murder of Jordanian pilot
Gauteng premier condemns racism in schools
SARS senior official resigns
Mining groups invested in South Africa
Unisa partnership sealed

Issued by False Bay College

Vast majority of students turned away
Matric results of 34 centres remain blocked
Repair work on W Cape water scheme canal completed
Automotive industry critical for economic development
'The Silence of the Shams'
More Government news
Motoring news
Motorists - you can still save more
Motorists can make even greater savings than through a drop in fuel costs... read more>>
Local vehicle sales down but exports boom

Henrie Geyser: motoring editor

Local new vehicle sales got off a slow start with January figures lagging 1.2% behind the 52,948 vehicles sold in January 2014... read more>>
More Motoring news
Jobs offered
Community Managers - Cape Town
Leading online fashion retailer, RunwaySale is looking for dynamic community managers with a passion for keeping our amazing customers happy! Read more >>

Store Manager and Fashion Consultants - Nelspruit
Our leading menswear brand, Fabiani, is offering exciting opportunities to partner with us, continually growing our brand. Read more >>

Sales and Marketing Coordinator - Cape Town
Scan Retail's Cape Town office has an opportunity for a young go-getter with high energy levels to assist the sales team in a sales and marketing coordination role. Read more >>



New events to diarise
Designers collection launch
Fashion House & Buyers Lounge - 10 Feb 2015 to 11 Feb 2015, Bedfordview, Germiston

Customer Experience and Customer Loyalty Strategy
Principa - 17 Feb 2015, Johannesburg | 20 Feb 2015, Cape Town

Bridal Fair at Ilanga Estate
SA Bridal Fairs - 22 Feb 2015, Bloemfontein

Li Edelkoort Trend Seminar
28 Feb 2015 to 2 Mar 2015, Cape Town, Johannesburg

Cards and Payments Africa 2015
Terrapinn Ltd - 10 Mar 2015 to 11 Mar 2015, Johannesburg

Supply Chain Seminar 2015
24 Mar 2015, Johannesburg

Rand Show
Rand Show - 3 Apr 2015 to 12 Apr 2015, Johannesburg

duBoirs Bridal Fair
12 Apr 2015, Durban

Collaborative Supplier Relationship Management
Bespoke - 14 Apr 2015 to 15 Apr 2015, Cape Town

18th AutoExpo Africa 2015
Expogroup - 27 Apr 2015 to 29 Apr 2015, Nairobi

Upcoming events
Taylor Smash Party
Rothoma Deejays - 14 Feb 2015 to 15 Feb 2015, Soweto

Fleet management course
TransAuto Academy - 16 Feb 2015 to 19 Feb 2015, Cresta Randburg

Africa Energy Indaba 2015
Siyenza - 16 Feb 2015 to 20 Feb 2015, Johannesburg

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Warren Beatty
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Shelly Branch
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