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E-commerce disruptionIn top news this week, the CMO Council has released a report revealing that large, global e-commerce communities are disrupting the retail marketplace by bringing together vast numbers of buyers and sellers in frictionless transactional environments. This is forcing brand marketers to rethink every aspect of how they go to market. Sticking with e-commerce, Mark Thomson from Zebra technologies shares his views on how technology is driving the millennial retail market. The latest Mastercard SpendingPulse report shows that retail sales for March 2018 grew by 4% year-on-year after removing the effects of inflation, marking the highest growth rate for retail spending since May 2013. And with the topic of food safety being top of mind this year, EcoWize's Gareth-Lloyd Jones asks the question: "What will it take to improve food safety standards in SA?" Turning our focus to fashion, it looks as though H&M may soon be stocking products from SA suppliers following pressure from Government for them to procure locally as a practical way to "atone" for racially insensitive advertising. Bizcommunity's Maroefah Smith chats to Chloe Townsend and Nick Dutton from Missibaba and Mami Wata respectively to find out more about the brands' new collaboration in support of surf therapy NGO Waves for Change. And for #AfricaMonth, Ruth Cooper interviews Thandazani Nofingxana, a fashion and textile designer and one of the 2018 Design Indaba Top 40 Emerging Creatives, about the inspiration for his latest collections as well as what it means to be an African designer. All that and more... enjoy! Lauren Hartzenberg
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| Giant digital shopping destinations now account for more than 50% of the nearly $500 billion spent by North American consumers online...read |
| | Mark Thomson Over the last decade, the retail industry has seen a shift in how it operates. The exponential increase in online shopping has had a significant impact on how we buy our products...read |
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Total South African retail sales for March 2018 grew by 4% year-on-year after removing the effects of inflation, marking the highest growth rate for retail spending since May 2013...read | 
Lauren Hartzenberg Since launching in South Africa in October 2015, H&M has become a dominant force in the local clothing retail industry...read | 
Brendon Williamson From the moment they click onto an e-commerce site, customers develop a lasting impression of your brand...read |
| | |  | Issued By Manufacturing Indaba The Manufacturing Indaba 2018 will be set amidst the exciting backdrop of Industry 4.0 which aims to open a gateway of opportunities for existing and prospective manufacturers in the region... read | |
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| | |  | Issued By Bizcommunity.com The run up to the 55th Africa Day, celebrated annually on May 25 in parts of Africa and around the world in commemoration of the foundation of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) (now the African Union), is an ideal time to reflect on the opportunities presented by a new collective Zeitgeist happening in Africa. read | |  | Anthony Kent It has become almost fashionable to predict doom and gloom for high street clothes shops. And the outlook can indeed seem bleak... read | | |  | Andy Walker Zapper will soon be compatible with Mastercard's Masterpass payments system, after the companies on Monday announced a new possible collaboration... read | | |  | E van Tonder and DJ Petzer In a dynamic business world, characterised by shorter product life cycles, growing customer demands and intense competitive rivalry, innovation is increasingly being considered a key element in a business's strategy to attract and maintain customers. read | | |  | Issued By Shift Social Development Business is driven by profit, but Shift Social Development CEO Tiekie Barnard believes in the importance of profit with purpose. In this Q&A, she explains the meaning of Shared Value and how companies can use this business strategy to find where the biggest growth opportunities lie... read | | |  | Hot Wheels is the number one selling toy and vehicle property in the world, and this year it celebrates its 50th anniversary... read | | |  | Tom Jackson Kenyan e-commerce startup Wagon Shopping processed KES405,000 ($4,000) worth of orders in the first quarter of this year, up 675% from last year, as it positions itself for a funding round... read | |  | Tom Jackson Moroccan company Hmizate, which since 2011 has provided an e-commerce platform offering users access to goods, food, travel services and deals, has expanded into fintech with the launch of HmizatePay... read | |  | Claire Cobbledick Entrepreneurs are the lifeblood of Gumtree. So much so that we have coined the term Gumtrepreneurs for anyone who is building a business, or a making bit extra on a side hustle... read | | |  | Issued By World Travel Market Africa After a successful three days in the host city of Cape Town, WTM Africa reports that its pre-audited statistics show an 18% increase in visitor numbers in comparison to 2017... read | |  | The South African economy and its impact on the consumer, and the evolution of retail in a digital age were some of the key themes explored at the SACSC Research Conference this year... read | | |  | Maroefah Smith What do you get when you take two creative brands, a shared love of bananas, and a desire to do some good? The Missibaba x Mami Wata Bananananananas custom surfboard bag... read | |    
View gallery | | |  | The dilutables category showed a decline in volume in 2017 compared to 2016, according to a recent report from BMi Research... read | |  | Nescafé has unveiled a new crafting process and packaging design for its popular Gold range of instant coffees... read | | |  | Coca-Cola Beverages SA (CCBSA) is installing rooftop solar photovoltaic units at 11 of its sites... read | | |  | The recent Listeria outbreak has resulted in consumers not just questioning food safety standards, but insisting on a zero-tolerance approach to bacterial contamination... read | |  | The Allianz Risk Barometer 2018 indicated that business interruption is a top concern for the food and beverage industry with 53% of 68 respondents pointing to the worrisome risk... read | |  | Unsafe food containing harmful bacteria, viruses, parasites or chemical substances, causes more than 200 diseases worldwide, according to the World Health Organisation... read | | |  | Benjamin Ouma The AfCFTA's potential as a tool for driving industrialisation, economic diversification and development was highlighted at the start of the UN Economic Commission for Africa's Conference of Ministers... read | | |  | This year a number of brands used Mother's Day as an opportunity to win over the hearts and cash of consumers looks to lavish their mums. But who stood out though?... read | | |  | Avatar Cape Town has won the integrated 2018 campaign for H&M, marking the global retail giant's first locally produced campaign, including ATL, digital, social, BTL and PR... read | | |  | Tobacco farming is making a comeback in the Eastern Cape with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the JSE' read | | |  | Ruth Cooper At only 21 years of age, Thandazani Nofingxana - a fashion and textile designer and one of the 2018 Design Indaba Top 40 Emerging Creatives - has already established a strong design aesthetic that draws from his culture and experience as a young African man. read | | | |  | Joanne Shields Africa is a diverse continent with unique market conditions. Home to seven of the fastest growing economies and seven of the world's megacities, and with millions of young people entering the labour force each year, Africa is fertile ground... read | | | | Maya Angelou "All great achievements require time." Sugar Ray Leonard "Success is attaining your dream while helping others to benefit from that dream materialising." Thomas Fuller "A good garden may have some weeds." Richard Avedon "All photographs are accurate. None of them is the truth." Mark Zuckerberg "Figuring out what the next big trend is tells us what we should focus on." |
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