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Doing business in Africa

Africa dominated Biz Retail headlines this past week as a region ripe for business investment.

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa opened its new head office in Port Elizabeth, which will house the largest Coca-Cola bottler on the African continent, accounting for around 40% of all Coca-Cola volumes sold in Africa.

In the same breath, Builders Warehouse has just opened its seventh store on the continent and the third store in Mozambique, as part of its ambitious African expansion strategy.

And global brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) is looking to build a $100 million brewery in Dodoma, Tanzania. The agreement forms part of the company's plan to ramp up investment on the continent to meet booming demand.

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Location and voice technology are the future of retail
Parcels delivered within 2 hours could be the norm by 2028
Adidas store numbers to contract as focus shifts to online

Remember to keep an eye on our Manufacturing Indaba special section for all the updates in the run-up to the fifth annual event to held in Johannesburg in June.

Enjoy!

Lauren Hartzenberg
Retail editor: Bizcommunity.com



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African bottling giant unveils new head office in PE
Coca-Cola Beverages Africa has announced the opening of its new head office in Port Elizabeth. The building will house the largest Coca-Cola bottler on the African continent...read
Builders Warehouse African expansion gains momentum with third store in Mozambique
Builders Warehouse African expansion gains momentum with third store in Mozambique
Builders Warehouse embarked on its African expansion in 2011 and is about to open its seventh store on the continent and the third store in Mozambique...read
AB InBev plans to build $100m brewery in Tanzania
AB InBev plans to build $100m brewery in Tanzania
Global brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) is looking to build a $100 million brewery in Dodoma, Tanzania...read
Location and voice technology are the future of retail
Location and voice technology are the future of retail

Gary Mortimer and Louise Grimmer

Retailers, struggling to connect with their customers, have been trialling new technologies to blend in-store and digital experiences...read
Manufacturing Indaba
Developing new manufacturers

Issued By Manufacturing Indaba

Following the 2008 financial crisis, which caused many industrial sectors around the globe to dwindle, South Africa's manufacturing industry experienced a similar downturn and almost a decade later, its recovery remains a work in progress... read
Retail
Parcels delivered within 2 hours could be the norm by 2028
In response to today's online-buying, smartphone-wielding consumer that expects a seamless, faster purchasing journey, 78% of logistics companies expect to provide same-day delivery by 2023... read
Adidas store numbers to contract as focus shifts to online
Footwear and apparel brand Adidas will be closing stores as it ramps up investment in online retail, with an aim to more than double its digital sales to €4bn by 2020... read

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Commercial Property
When in a mall's lifecycle should refurbishments be done?
There are a number of reasons why mall refurbishments are done - keeping up with current shopping centre trends, retail formats that erode traffic... read
Rediscover the V&A with its new audio walking tour

Lauren Hartzenberg

The V&A Waterfront has launched a free audio walking tour, giving visitors insight into the history of the property and its evolution from an industrial port to one of the country's top attractions... read
E-commerce
Kenya's MoBar Delivery brings alcohol to your door

Tom Jackson

Kenyan startup MoBar Delivery is connecting consumers with suppliers via couriers using a mobile app, streamlining and simplifying distribution of goods, starting with alcohol... read
Social shopping with #SpreeGallery
Online fashion retailer Spree has launched #SpreeGallery - a new social shopping hub that invites customers to share images of themselves wearing products bought on Spree... read
Exhibitions & Events
WTM Africa 2018 ready to welcome leading travel and tourism professionals in Cape Town

Issued By World Travel Market Africa

WTM Africa 2018 is set to deliver another impactful and important exhibition dedicated to furthering the potential of tourism on the continent and even further afield... read
10 reasons why you need to visit WTM Africa 2018

Issued By World Travel Market Africa

Join travel professionals from 70 countries and regions over three days in Cape Town. WTM Africa is an international event providing a platform to showcase your products to serious buyers... read
Fashion & Homeware
Luxury German watch brand A. Lange & Söhne now available in SA
Handcrafted timepieces from German watchmaker A. Lange & Söhne are now available locally from Johannesburg luxury retailer, The Vault... read
#Newsmaker: Daniel Moleka to showcase 'Immortal' collection at first Cannes' Fashion Street Show

Jessica Tennant

Daniel Moleka, owner of RedThread Apparel X and first-year student at Fedisa Fashion Design School in Cape Town, has been invited to showcase his 'Immortal' collection at the inaugural Fashion Street Show at the Cannes Film Festival... read
WearSA Fashion Festival ends on high note

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FMCG
Burger King counts on the best nose in town

Issued By The Jupiter Drawing Room Cape Town

Burger King recently enabled a special Whopper fan to find his way to the closest Burger King restaurant with the help of his guide dog with a one of a kind nose... read
WSA names KWV a World Class Distillery
KWV was recently named a World Class Distillery and received a Double Gold as well as six Gold awards at the 15th World Spirits Awards (WSA) in Germany... read
Food & bev. services
Col'Cacchio Insta-readies its dining experience
Italian-inspired restaurant franchise Col'Cacchio has added an engaging element to their dining experience that would hold special appeal for their social media-savvy customers... read
Green Sustainability
Could online shopping help us reduce our carbon footprint?
The full lifecycle emissions from a products' consumption is dominated by the manufacturing processes and the product's use, however, emissions associated with the distribution of goods from manufacturer to consumer also matter... read
Health & Beauty
Search is on for new Face of Pond's
Pond's South Africa is searching for the new face of its brand, who will feature in the company's marketing campaigns and win prizes to the value of a R100,000... read
How Pick n Pay shelf space boosted this small, family-owned hygiene business
While children know how to wash their hands, they often don't, and this is how the idea of Lunch-Box Buddy was developed... read
Flu shots on the go with Discovery Health and Uber
With winter and the dreaded flu season around the corner, Discovery Health has teamed up with Uber to provide flu shots on-demand... read
Health & Safety
Impact of food safety compliance on growth of food and beverage business

Roy Kirby

We have, of late, experienced an alarmingly high number of food safety-related incidents, both in South Africa and globally. Re-establishing trust in the food safety industry is more necessary than ever... read
Regulatory
Health tax deterrent goes up in smoke
The increase in excise tax on tobacco products above the inflation rate, announced in the Budget Speech in February, was erroneously lauded by tobacco control lobbyists... read
Research
Are SA's coffee consumers becoming connoisseurs?

Issued By Insight Survey

Insight Survey's latest SA Coffee Landscape Report 2018 carefully unfolds the global and local coffee markets based on the latest information and research... read
New research reveals traditional retailers intensify focus on omnichannel approach
A new study finds that traditional 'bricks and mortar' retailers are seeking to buttress their ailing offline-store activities with the development of integrated online engagement channels... read
BMi Research in partnership with BlackCurve brings price management solution to South Africa

Issued By BMi Research

One of the greatest challenges facing today's online retailers is accurate pricing. In fact, it's such a business-critical activity that getting it right - provided the data and pricing are accurate - is more than likely to result in an increase in sales and ultimately profits... read
Retail Marketing
Big brands ripping off street art is not cool: why illegal graffiti should be protected by copyright

Enrico Bonadio

When street artist Jason "Revok" Williams sprayed his trademark chevrons on a handball court in Brooklyn, he probably didn't imagine he would end up in a legal fight with a high-street fashion giant for breach of copyright... read
What business is Castle Lite in?

Bogosi Motshegwa

Bogosi Motshegwa writes how Castle Lite has proved that one can build a brand thinking from the periphery... read
A South African's guide to moving to and making it in Malta: The invisible baker

Marcus 'The Maltese Falcon' Brewster

Diagonally across from our village house and on the opposite corner lies one of the great marketing mysteries of Malta, a retail conundrum that would perplex even Sherlock Holmes - the case of the invisible baker... read
Training
Shoprite Group boosts skill set of fresh food departments
More than 4,000 employees from the Shoprite Group's fresh food departments will be upskilled as a result of the retailer's latest training programme... read
Business
Ghanaian startup crowned 2018 Seedstars Global Winner
Ghanaian startup, AgroCenta, was crowned the 2018 Seedstars Global Winner at the fifth edition of the Seedstars Summit which took place on Thursday, 12 April 2018... read
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Thomas Jefferson
"The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money."
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"Perfection is the child of time."
Ellen Glasgow
"All change is not growth, as all movement is not forward."
Kristen Stewart
"It's okay, you know? It's okay to be you. It's okay to just not be okay. It's okay to not be okay."
Marc Jacobs
"I still appreciate individuality. Style is much more interesting than fashion, really."

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