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Design Month well under wayOne week into Design Month, I chat to Adrian Morris of Design Partnership on localising design in the international retail and services market, and Beverley Klein interviews La Mode Fashion's Leah Misika on fashion design in Namibia. In other news, Leigh Andrews investigates Pick n Pay's new TV ad, where John Robbie looks at its Brand Match incentive, questioning whether this form of 'consumer benefit' over 'brand push' promotion will win out in the retail future. While Sindy Peters interviews Prof Sheryl Hendriks from the University of Pretoria on the possibility of a national food shortage, and how South Africans should be preparing for the rising cost of food. Keep checking our all-industry #DesignMonth special section as we explore everything design throughout February. Jessica Taylor, Retail Editor (@Biz_Retail)
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Beverley Klein Leah Misika is the founder and managing director of La Mode Fashion. She's a design creative whose love for fashion and background in retail management makes for a well-balanced integration of disciplines... Read | Sindy Peters The World Meteorological Organisation has referred to the ongoing El Niño as the strongest experienced in 15 years. Responsible for heavy rains in South America and forest fires in Indonesia, it has resulted in far below-average rainfall, and very high temperatures in Southern Africa adversely affecting agriculture in the region... Read | Jessica Taylor Having executed several projects in Ghana, Mauritius, the Seychelles and Australia, where it will be opening an office in April, Design Partnership foresees "a shift away from the cookie cutter to localised experiences, underpinned by the rise of local individuality, primarily driven by the fact that everything is everywhere today - the world has become non-differentiated, an ubiquitous sameness"... Read | | Leigh Andrews Adrian Naude, Pick n Pay's marketing director, explains why John Robbie was selected as a specific ambassador to investigate the efficacy of the 'Brand Match' promise... Read | Zeenat Moorad While their grocery counterparts are likely to experience sluggish trading this year, SA's clothing groups will be only slightly better off, as the macroeconomic drivers of retail spending remain poor and competition becomes fiercer... Read |
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| Gold Brands Investments has been granted approval by the Johannesburg Stock Exchange for the listing of its ordinary shares on the AltX board, under the abbreviated name Gold Brands and share code GBI, with the commencement of trading on Friday, 12 February 2016... read | | | Gold Brands Investments has announced that it has concluded a R100 million deal with the Circle Food Group, prior to its listing on the JSE AltX... read | | | Fifi Peters The current oversupply of milk is good news for consumers, who can expect to pay lower prices, but not for shareholders of Clover Industries, SA's biggest milk producer... read | | |
| Barbie has announced the expansion of its Fashionistas line with the addition of three new body types - tall, curvy and petite - and a variety of skin tones, hairstyles and outfits. The new dolls can be viewed on Barbie.com and are available to order on Amazon internationally. The collection will roll-out over the course of 2016 at retail stores nationwide... read | |
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| The Pam Golding on Main multi-use retail and office development opened mid-2015 in Kenilworth Main Road, anchored by a 510m² Pick n Pay store. Its pavement café ambience is already making the area more vibrant and cosmopolitan and boosting interest in buying up and renovating flats in the area... read | | | The new multimillion rand Tugela Ferry Mall and Jozini Shopping Centre in rural KwaZulu-Natal have been trading very well since opening and both have had an excellent festive season, according to Gavin Tagg, CEO of Retail Network Services... read | | |
| Pick n Pay has announced the donation of R500,000 through different initiatives to provide respite for communities in South Africa's drought-stricken areas... read | | |
| Bennet Otoo The impact that increased tariffs and taxes have on the economy cannot be over-emphasised. One fast-growing facet of most economies in Africa is e-commerce... read | | | BEIJING - Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is looking to turn its hundreds of millions of users into sportsmen as it seeks to cash in on the country's growing sporting market, an executive said... read | | | Urbanisation, mobility, infrastructure, natural resources, telecommunications investments and inter-regional trade are just a few of the untapped opportunities making Africa the last growth frontier... read | | | The second eCommerce Africa Confex takes place 17 - 18 February 2016 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. With eCommerce forecasted to grow by 40% annually... read | | | Charlie Stewart E-commerce in South Africa - while still just a slice of the overall retail pie - is growing as much as 35% per year. However, of this, the lion's share still operates in the B2C space, suggesting that B2B companies - those that use the web to sell goods and services to other businesses - have yet to cotton-on to its very lucrative potential... read | | | Most consumers are aspirational and, despite budget constraints, want to own high-end, premium brands. Having recognised this, as well as the growth in online retail shopping, the RCS Group recently partnered RunwaySale to allow its over a 500,000 RCS cardholders to shop online for the first time... read | | | So, you're ready to take the plunge and try online fashion shopping, but you're still a little wary of parting with your credit card details and unsure whether you'll love your purchase without physically getting to touch and feel it? read | | | E-commerce Africa Confex is aiming to reflect the growth of the global industry and is aiming to be twice as big as it was during its inaugural 2015 event... read | | |
| The 2016 The Wedding Expo shows are open for booking by exhibitors and will feature new attractions to provide inspiration. The Wedding Expo at the Ticketpro Dome on 12 and 13 March is also open for ticket sales... read | | |
| Joining other major brands, Burger King is eliminating eggs from hens confined in battery cages... read | | |
| David Furlonger Mercedes-Benz SA is exporting nearly 90% of C-Class production at its East London assembly plant, as the addition of new foreign markets compensates for a continuing industrywide slide in domestic sales... read | | |
| Issued by Moving Tactics Claire's custom in-store digital signage, music and look and feel, set the tone for their young, female customers, aged 6-18 years... read | | |
| Issued by Nielsen Sales through South Africa's 134,000 Traditional Trade outlets currently amount to R46bn per annum, which equates to one of every five rands spent and one third of all consumer goods packages sold in South Africa... read | | |
| Issued by Smart Procurement World Supply chain management professionals will be attending the third annual Smart Procurement World Western Cape Summit 2016 to be held at Cape Town International Convention Centre from 1-3 March... read | | |
| Antony Bourne The use of smart machines in manufacturing is growing rapidly; by 2018, 50% of the fastest growing companies in the world will have fewer employees than smart machines, according to Gartner... read | | | The manufacturing sector started 2016 on the back foot as the seasonally adjusted Barclays purchasing managers index (PMI) fell two index points to 43.5 in January... read | | |
| CAPE TOWN - Former South African Reserve Bank governor Tito Mboweni was back on familiar terrain yesterday - fielding pointed questions on currency risks when chairing the annual general meeting of Nampak... read | | | Issued by Pyrotec Markem-Imaje - a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of product identification and traceability solutions - offers its 9450 continuous inkjet printer for all manufacturers; and the 9540 S for the beverage industry... read | | |
| A small local potato crisp manufacturer has to change its logo and packaging after Simba Chips accused it of being a copycat... read | | |
| Online retail results for The Foschini Group (TFG) for the six-week festive trade period, from late November to the first week of January 2016, contributed 25% of the group's projected annual online revenue. On Black Friday more than 350,000 unique visitors clocked in at www.tfg.co.za... read | | |
| SAPICS' goal to create a skilled workforce in South Africa was enhanced by the adoption of this valuable and globally recognised supply chain certification. Since its introduction in 2006, the CSCP has evolved into a truly global certification for supply chain professionals... read | | |
| Stuart Thomas Mercantile Bank, a financial institution aimed exclusively at entrepreneurs, on Friday announced that it had entered into an agreement with wiGroup to develop a loyalty and rewards programme for its clients... read | | | The current market in consumer smart glasses is 15 months behind previous expectations, thanks to the withdrawal of Google Glass in 2015, but a new study by Juniper Research shows that over 12 million consumer smart glasses will ship in 2020... read | | | | NEW YORK - Amazon said on Thursday that its Echo wireless system will play songs from Spotify as the retail giant delves further into the booming sector of streaming... read | | | LONDON - British tycoon Stelios Haji-Ioannou, founder of no-frills airline easyJet, on Tuesday opened a pilot budget supermarket in London in an attempt to crack the country's booming discount grocery sector... read | | | LONDON - British supermarket group Sainsbury's has tabled an offer to buy Home Retail Group, owner of catalogue chain Argos, for £1.3 billion, it said Tuesday... read | | More International | |
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| Auguste Coetzer Chief financial officers are not generally known for making miscalculations, but they are currently in danger of making a big one... with huge ramifications for their future prospects... read | | | James Hurford Self-confidence. Without it, you can't achieve anything. With it, you can achieve everything. To overcome any obstacle, or to achieve any goal and to become successful - you have to believe in yourself... read | | | Naseem Javed Now that all the brilliance of the mighty popular World Economic Forum 2016 in Davos, themed as The Fourth Industrial Revolution, has been fully captured, streamed and indexed, it's time to find a revolt. read | |
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