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Jeans maker Diesel files for bankruptcy in the U.S

Diesel USA, the clothing maker famous for its five-pocket jeans, filed for Chapter 11 protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court this week...

7 Mar 2019

SOUTH AFRICA

Amazon's Project Zero lets brands remove fake product listings

Through a new initiative called Project Zero, Amazon wants to empower brands to help stop the spread of counterfeit products on the marketplace...

5 Mar 2019

SOUTH AFRICA

Samsung rolls out experiential stores in the U.S.

Samsung has opened three physical Experience Stores in major U.S. cities, where customers can to test out products, address repairs and receive one-on-one assistance...

25 Feb 2019

SOUTH AFRICA

Festival-goers can now shop and ship to Amazon lockers at Coachella

Visitors to the USA's popular Coachella festival in April will now be able to shop festival essentials from Amazon to be delivered to an Amazon locker located inside the event...

14 Feb 2019

SOUTH AFRICA

Toys 'R' Us reincarnated as Tru Kids

Less than a year after Toys 'R' Us liquidated its assets and shut the doors to hundreds of toy stores and Babies 'R' Us stores in the U.S., the company has reemerged under a new brand...

13 Feb 2019

SOUTH AFRICA

Walmart launches online-exclusive furniture brand MoDRN

Walmart has introduced its own private label furniture brand called MoDRN, available exclusively online through the Walmart.com's home section...

12 Feb 2019

SOUTH AFRICA

Kohl's aims to drive footfall with Weight Watchers collaboration

US department store chain Kohl's plans to exploit the wellness trend by partnering up with WW (formerly known as Weight Watchers) on a new pilot series. The collaboration will see Kohl's open its first WW Studio in-store...

4 Feb 2019

GLOBAL

Elevated sensorial experiences drive shoppers back to stores

According to a new global report by in-store media company Mood Media, sensory experiences drive 9 out of 10 shoppers back to stores...

15 Jan 2019

SOUTH AFRICA

How Sears helped make women, immigrants and people of colour feel more like Americans

Sears did more than pioneer the mail-order catalogue over a century ago. It helped make America a more inclusive place at a time when Jim Crow was rampant...

By Einav Rabinovitch-Fox 3 Dec 2018

SOUTH AFRICA

Amazon picks NYC and Northern Virginia as new HQ

Amazon has announced that it has selected New York City and Arlington, Virginia, as the locations for the company's new headquarters.

14 Nov 2018

SOUTH AFRICA

WH Smith to buy airport retail chain InMotion for $198m

UK books and stationery retailer WH Smith has announced plans to acquire InMotion, a US travel retailer, for $198 million. The transaction marks a significant step in WH Smith's international travel growth strategy...

31 Oct 2018

SOUTH AFRICA

For many Muslim grocery shoppers, a shifting definition of 'halal'

For Muslims, halal food follows certain rules proscribed by Islamic law. It usually pertains to ritual slaughter and abstention from certain items like pork, blood and alcohol...

By Febe Armanios 24 Oct 2018

SOUTH AFRICA

US retail chain Sears files for bankruptcy

US retail giant Sears has filed for bankruptcy and plans to close almost 150 stores...

16 Oct 2018

SOUTH AFRICA

Michael Kors grows luxury portfolio with $2bn Versace acquisition

One year after buying Jimmy Choo, US fashion company Michael Kors is acquiring Italian luxury goods house Versace for $2.1 billion...

By Lauren Hartzenberg 25 Sep 2018

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