The collectible toy market is getting a miniature fashion makeover as Minnee by Zuru, billed as the world’s smallest poseable fashion doll in a blind-box format, prepares to launch in South Africa this September. 25 Aug 2026
For a household brand with 135 years of history in South Africa, Sunlight Green Bar is using its latest milestone to look forward rather than simply celebrate the past. 25 Aug 2026
A new investigative video series is putting South Africa’s illicit-goods economy under the spotlight, exploring how illegal products move through supply chains and the far-reaching consequences for consumers, businesses and society. 25 Aug 2026
Whirlpool has expanded its premium built-in appliance offering in South Africa with the launch of the new Whirlpool W5 Built-in Oven Set – the first time the globally recognised W5 range has been introduced to the local market. 24 Aug 2026
The Birkenstock Boston has been around for 50 years, but it certainly hasn't stayed in one lane. 24 Aug 2026
What began with eight chest freezers in a family garage has become a growing food business with products reaching shoppers across South Africa. 24 Aug 2026
With 150 years of global heritage and 75 years in South Africa, Jockey is using its milestone anniversary to strengthen its retail proposition, refresh its visual identity and accelerate its digital growth. 24 Aug 2026
The growing crossover between performance footwear, fashion and streetwear is creating new opportunities for brands to engage consumers beyond the point of purchase. 21 Aug 2026
South African consumers are becoming more deliberate about where and how they spend, while AI is giving them new tools to compare products, prices and brands before they make a purchase. 21 Aug 2026
Spur Corporation has reported a resilient financial performance for the year ended June 2026, with franchise restaurant sales increasing 6.9% to R12.3bn as the group expanded its footprint in South Africa and international markets. 21 Aug 2026
Marilyn Monroe may have left Hollywood more than six decades ago, but her influence on film, fashion and pop culture is still everywhere. Now, one of her most famous screen looks has been recreated in miniature as Barbie celebrates what would have been the icon’s 100th birthday. 21 Aug 2026
As vice president of operations at Game (Massmart), Unathi Kildase has built her career across operations, supply chain, customer experience and other areas of the business. 21 Aug 2026
Iwisa No.1 is turning 70, and instead of simply looking back, the maize brand is handing its next chapter over to a new generation of South African designers. 21 Aug 2026
Melbro Group has announced two senior leadership appointments as the retail and wholesale business prepares for its next phase of growth. 20 Aug 2026
CNA, South Africa’s 129-year-old stationery retailer, has been named “Coolest Stationery Store” by South African youth in the Sunday Times GenNext Awards almost every year of the past decade (including 2021, the very year it entered business rescue). Since then the chain has closed roughly two-thirds of its stores, cycled through ownership disputes, and continued fighting insolvency, yet it kept reappearing on GenNext’s “coolest” shortlists through the 2015–2024 retrospective awards. That gap between commercial distress and youth approval is the CNA paradox, and it raises an uncomfortable question for any legacy retailer: how much does “cool” among 8- to 30-year-olds actually measure the health of a business, and how long can perception outlast the reality behind it? 20 Aug 2026
The e-commerce industry in South Africa is flourishing. The market's turnover is expected to exceed R130bn this year. Over 100 million shipments are handled by the industry each year, and local internet sales are expanding at a rate of about 20%. 20 Aug 2026
Rhodes Quality’s Limited Edition 100% Fruit Juice Blend range has been named Product of the Year 2026 in the Fruit Juice Category, following an independent survey of 2,000 consumers conducted by Kantar. 20 Aug 2026
Uber Eats and urban infrastructure provider CitiPods have launched a pilot urban hub for delivery couriers at Constantia Village in Cape Town, combining courier amenities with efforts to improve the management of public space. 20 Aug 2026
South Africa's retail sector recorded 1.6% year-on-year growth in June 2026, with ‘other’ retailers and general dealers making the biggest contributions to the increase, according to the latest data from Statistics South Africa. 20 Aug 2026
For Konaye Dlatu, digital strategist at Pepkor, creativity was never something she deliberately set out to pursue. It was simply part of who she was. 20 Aug 2026
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