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Before you can say Phalaenopsis Coinciding with Retail Congress Africa, Deloitte released its African Powers of Retailing report, the first in what will be an annual series where the professional services firm will track the progress of the top African-listed retail performers on the continent. According to the report, South African retailers have dominated the Africa region, accounting for all 10 of the continent's top 10 retailers. Retail entrepreneurs featuring this week include Johann Vorster of Clover, Master Entrepreneur category winner of the EY World Entrepreneur Awards 2015 and Schalk Nolte, CEO of Entersekt - SA's fintech gem that's making it safe for millions to bank and shop online. SA Florist launched its 'Same-Day All-Day' delivery service called Zoom Bloom. Founder Nicholas Wallander says: "No more 12 o'clock cut-offs, no more wondering when the flowers will arrive. Order between 9am and 4pm and we'll have them there before you can say Phalaenopsis." As part of her TrendTalk series, Louise Marsland expresses her opinion on Amazon's new 'billboard' book store, questioning whether it's a new disruption for the book publishing industry or just a giant interactive billboard for Amazon... Jessica Taylor, Retail Editor (@Biz_Retail)
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|  | The top 25 African retailers have a presence in 21 countries on a continent where strong economic progress over the past decade is reflected by the fact that 10 of these leading retailers now come from countries outside the traditionally dominant South African market... read
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Luxury goods group Richemont announced on Friday that Stanislas de Quercize, CEO of Cartier, has requested that he be allowed to step down from his current position and from the group management committee for personal reasons... Read | Pioneering the on-demand economy in South Africa, SA Florist has launched its 'Same-Day All-Day' delivery service called Zoom Bloom... Read | Louise Marsland Amazon just opened its first book store in Seattle stocked with books at the same discounted price as on its website. Is this a new disruption for the book publishing industry or just a giant interactive billboard for Amazon..? Read | Earlier this week, KFC revealed the first glimpse of the fast food restaurant chain's contemporary new store design - the first of its kind both locally and internationally... Read | All those times you pay your monthly rent online or buy those must-have blue jeans through Superbalist, you're probably doing so without worrying about your identity or money getting stolen. Little do you know, however, you most likely have South African fintech company Entersekt to thank for that peace of mind... Read | Ernst & Young (EY) has named the winners of the 2015 Southern Africa World Entrepreneur Award Programme in the Master, Exceptional and Emerging categories... Read | Jessica Taylor On day one at Retail Congress Africa, veteran retailer Bernie Brookes, recently appointed CEO of Edcon, gave a fascinating keynote address on The Customer and the Environment Today and in the Future, speaking about digital disruption and its implications, with a special focus on trends that are having an impact on retailers across the globe... Read | The nine finalists who have been shortlisted for the 2015 Diners Club Winemaker of The Year Award have been announced: five for Winemaker and four for Young Winemaker... Read | Sub-Saharan African consumers see the value of new payment solutions and are demanding more innovative ways to pay, MasterCard has disclosed at Retail Congress Africa in Cape Town... Read |
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 | South Africans are embracing disruptive technology at a rapid rate, particularly in relation to business, innovation and technology, but the industry is not tracking against the rest of the world in this area... read | |  | In its latest Iconic Brands research survey, Ask Afrika has identified four types of loyalists and anti-loyalists that display varying behavioural patterns when it comes to brand loyalty... read | | |
 | A boom is expected in the courier express parcel (CEP) industry due to two market developments. The first, a game-changing innovation... read | | |
 | Rohan Ayyar One of the toughest challenges that e-commerce businesses and online retailers face is earning customer loyalty. A face-to-face interaction at a brick and mortar store has a far higher chance of building a real connection with a customer than a fleeting online interaction does... read | |  | Tanya Farber While mobile penetration is growing, shoppers still shy away from online shopping using cellphones... read | | |
 | Teamwork, plenty of fun and getting creative with food were the order of the day at the Secret Tribe Chief Cook competitions. The events were part of a competition for Spur's loyal Secret Tribe members - an exclusive club for kids aged 12 years and younger... read | | |
 | Tanya Farber Bling is still king, but consumers are increasingly on the lookout for ethical brands... read | |  | Thomas Schmidt In the clothing industry, various forms of mimicry from the confusingly similar logo applied to competing products, to the seemingly perfect copies, can dilute the distinctiveness of a brand... read | | |
 | The entrepreneurial fashion duo behind The Good Sir, Theo Ngobeni and Zano Sithetho, recently brought their Dinner with Style series - which was launched in Sandton in July - to Cape Town. read | | |
 | Roman's Pizza has won several local awards, including Best Pizza at the Best of Ekurhuleni Reader's Choice Awards, where residents are encouraged to nominate the 'best of the best' in their area; and Best Pizza in the Rekord's Best of Pretoria Award... read | |  | The rise of the 'hybrid consumer' is an emerging and growing trend with significant implications for the South African franchising industry... read | | |
 | It has been confirmed that Ocean Basket really is doing away with its wine-listing fees... read | | |
 | Benefits Cosmetics, from San Francisco, has launched in South Africa... read | | |
 | Mark Allix Clay brick manufacturer Brikor said on Monday it was the first JSE-listed firm to have come out of provisional liquidation... read | |  | The Manufacturing Indaba, which will take place on Friday, 6 November, 2015, at the CTICC, brings a stellar line-up of speakers to Western Cape manufacturers looking to grow their businesses... read | | |
 | Mark Allix Mondi Group will buy 95% of South Korean flexible packaging company KSP and related interests, expanding its global packaging business, the international packaging and paper manufacturer said on Monday... read | |  | Issued by Pyrotec The marketing world is awash with new techniques for crowdsourcing, connecting and socially interacting with products, brands and people. However, while it seems that most things have gone digital, packaging has firmly withstood the test of time... read | | |
 | Nompumelelo Magwaza Controversial political party Agency for New Agenda is hauling South Africa's five major retailers to court for racial discrimination and is threatening to scupper a trillion-rand business deal. read | | |
 | On the latest Biz Takeouts Marketing and Media Radio show, host Warren Harding interviewed Paula Raubenheimer from SouthernX... read | |  | Gary Allemann Big data and the benefits it can deliver for business is a hot topic, particularly for marketing departments where big data promises to deliver deeper customer insights... read | |  | Pongrácz, the Méthode Cap Classique, is celebrating 25 years by giving bubbly lovers the opportunity to acquire their own one-carat black diamond... read | | |
 | CAPE TOWN - Shares in Truworths International ramped up strongly on the JSE yesterday after the fashion retailer posted sprightly sales growth figures for the first 18 weeks of trading in its new financial year... read | | |
 | Mark Elliott From the way we communicate and manage our health to how we pay for things, innovative technologies impact almost every aspect of our life... read | | |  | GENEVA - Luxury Swiss watchmaker TAG Heuer will next week launch a smartwatch aimed at taking on the Apple Watch, but with an asking price of $15,000, the company chief said in an interview published on Sunday... read | |  | SAN FRANCISCO - Apple has defeated a class action lawsuit from its California store employees seeking back pay for the time taken to undergo checks of their bags when leaving for the day... read | |  | THE HAGUE - Dutch beer giant Heineken announced late on Friday it was moving to buy up all outstanding shares of Jamaican brewer Desnoes & Geddes to gain 100% control of the company... read | |  | SAN FRANCISCO - Take another discount on the stock price: Groupon fell hard on Wednesday as the company's new chief executive laid out his strategy in the face of a weakening sales... read | |  | LONDON - British retailer Marks and Spencer, regarded as a barometer of UK consumer demand, posted sliding net profit on Wednesday on tumbling clothing sales and a poor international performance... read | |  | SAN FRANCISCO - US online giant Amazon, which has led the bookselling industry's shift to the Internet, opens its first physical bookstore on Tuesday... read | |  | LONDON, UK: Vegans and strict vegetarians will soon be able to sup a hearty pint of the black stuff, after Guinness revealed it will remove fish guts from the brewing process. read | | | More International | |
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