Distell has been judged the International Wine & Spirit Competition's (IWSC) Distiller of the Year for 2015. This is the second time the Stellenbosch-based company has triumphed against famous-name whisky, whiskey and cognac producers across Europe, North America and Asia. 30 Nov 2015
WASHINGTON - Many Americans bought online as they did in physical stores during the Thanksgiving weekend shopping splurge, the National Retail Federation said on Sunday, highlighting a growing trend away from the traditional Black Friday consumer assault. 30 Nov 2015
South African e-commerce payment gateway PayU has launched PayU Wallet, enabling secure, quick and easy ways to pay online, and delivering improved mobile security, convenience and capability for online shopping, across numerous devices. Providing both consumers and retailers with a swift and efficient tool for payments, the wallet safely stores card details while ensuring that users always have access to funds. 30 Nov 2015
The last time I spoke to Raphael Afaedor in person, he was still the co-founder of Jumia, his face and that of Tunde Kehinde's had just been on Forbes and they were the focus of the foreign press including CNN. I was able to drag him aside in the hall where Jumia was celebrating its first year anniversary and when I asked him what was next for e-commerce in Nigeria, he said the focus will continually be on satisfying the customer - even if he or she expresses interest in buying cows online. 30 Nov 2015
Nampak's financial year ended-September was one of "mixed fortunes" for the company. 27 Nov 2015
The MyPlanet Rhino Fund recently allocated R1.385m in funding towards rhino conservation causes across the country that vary from rhino protection and monitoring to saving and raising rhino orphans. 27 Nov 2015
Woolworths has made changes to its loyalty programme, WRewards - a tiered, card-based loyalty programme that rewards its customers instantly with savings on over 1,000 products in store. 27 Nov 2015
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are here and it is instrumental to keep your e-commerce platform in perfect health. Key areas to keep an eye on are usage and load characteristics - they are gauges for interpreting how much work an online platform performs, and how well it performs under stress. 27 Nov 2015
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are here and it is instrumental to keep your e-commerce platform in perfect health. Key areas to keep an eye on are usage and load characteristics - they are gauges for interpreting how much work an online platform performs, and how well it performs under stress. 27 Nov 2015
[Newswatch] New Balance announced this week that it will be launching the first high performance running shoe with a 3D-printed midsole. 27 Nov 2015
With the recent launch and success of Wonderbag slow cooker into the Ghana and Nigeria markets in 2015, Nigerian e-commerce store Jumia approached the brand to be part of this year's sale extravaganza. 27 Nov 2015
In response to the growing popularity of gaming and technology in the South African market, Toys R Us has launched R-Zone, a gaming and consumer electronics site designed by Durban-based digital agency Broken Pony Club. 27 Nov 2015
Woolworths today announced the completion of the first phase of replacing sweets and chocolates with better snacking options at the checkout aisles of 104 stores, including a number of medium and small stores over and above new and large format stores, as per its statement released in August. These stores represent 50% of total Woolworths sweets and chocolate sales and include our Canal Walk, Constantia, Sandton, Tygervalley, Gateway, Hazeldean, and Eastgate stores, to name a few. 26 Nov 2015
Krispy Kreme fans were invited to an action-packed, celebrity-studded camp-out at The Zone @ Rosebank on Tuesday, 24 November as they counted down to the official opening of the very first Krispy Kreme store on the African continent at 7am yesterday. 26 Nov 2015
If clients are at the centre of our businesses, we have to adapt to their shopping preferences. If they want to shop online, then we have at least to meet them half way by creating the necessary channels and platforms for them to evaluate their options properly. 26 Nov 2015
The global retail brand Cotton On has announced that its footwear and accessories brand Rubi will open its first standalone stores in Johannesburg this month. The first two standalone stores will be at Centurion Mall and The Glen Shopping Centre. 26 Nov 2015
Co-founder of Alpha Male, Bev Steward.
It's probably fair to say that many older and larger men have less interest in shopping for clothes, particularly when there are limited choices for them in stores and it becomes increasingly harder for them to find suitable items. 26 Nov 2015
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan is set to invite global online payment giants PayPal and Alibaba to offer their services in the country, the IT ministry has said, after easing its e-commerce rules. 26 Nov 2015
Your friendly neighborhood social media giants seemed to have cracked the code when it comes to advertising. But they've had more misses than hits so far in their efforts to take a slice of our e-commerce shopping dollars - from the Facebook Gifts experiment (discontinued in 2013) to Twitter's flagging #AmazonCart. 26 Nov 2015
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