Retailer Pick n Pay will be making a foray into the Nigerian market through a joint venture with AG Levintis. 28 Apr 2016
When Attacq snips the ribbon on its Mall of Africa in Johannesburg on Thursday, it will add to an oversupply of retail space that threatens to topple the best returns among SA's real estate investment trusts. 28 Apr 2016
CRM emerged in the 1990s as an information technology solution for managing a customer database and, today, sits at a senior management strategy or executive level to deliver shareholder value to organisations. 26 Apr 2016
The team of eight, dressed head-to-toe in K-Way gear, spent five days on Kilimanjaro and successfully summited on day 5. Left to right: Bernadette Wagner, Geneve van Heerden, Warwick Wragg, Clive Meyer, Simone Sulcas, Grizelle Grobbelaar, Deon Barnard and Ryan Weideman.
In March a team of Cape Union Mart employees set off to climb Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. With its peak at 5895 metres above sea level, Kilimanjaro is a high-altitude mountain with snow, ice, wind and sub-zero temperatures. 26 Apr 2016
James McCormick
While digital marketing spend continues to grow, companies could be missing out on making full use of all the information at their disposal, says James McCormick, Forrester's principal analyst serving customer insight professionals. 26 Apr 2016
The declining currency in South Africa has effects on all facets of the South African economy, especially on businesses. Some of these effects are positive and some are negative; however, over the years, Oscar Grobler, chairman of flooring company Nouwens Carpets, has learnt that a declining currency indicates that planning ahead is of importance to keep businesses afloat and to survive the economic storms. 26 Apr 2016
Pedestrians walk past the entrance to a BHS store on Oxford Street in central London on 25 April 2016.
AFP / Niklad Halle'n
LONDON - BHS, the owner of department stores across Britain, has called in outside help to rescue the struggling firm from potential closure and the loss of around 11,000 jobs, administrators said on Monday. 26 Apr 2016
People walk past the logo of electrical goods retailer Darty shop in La Defense near Paris, France, last week. Image credit: Reuters
PARIS - French retailer Fnac raised its offer for Darty on Monday to about £900m ($1.3bn) in a final bid to win Europe's largest electronics retailer in a battle with SA's Steinhoff. 26 Apr 2016
The services of two highly experienced personal shoppers are now available to all customers at the Menlyn Park Shopping Centre in Pretoria. Shoppers only need to do contact the centre and bookings will be scheduled at their convenience. Consultations will be held at the centre managements offices. 25 Apr 2016
Shoprite CEO Whitey Basson.
Photographer: Russell Roberts
Image source: BDlive
Food suppliers should not use the drought and weak rand as an excuse for unnecessary price hikes, Shoprite CEO Whitey Basson said on Monday. 25 Apr 2016
The queue outside Starbucks in Rosebank, four days after opening.
Photographer: Jessica Taylor
Excited caffeinistas queued outside of the newly opened Starbucks in Rosebank on Thursday, paying no mind to the cold or drizzle. 25 Apr 2016
The answer seems obvious. It must be a resounding 'yes'. Surely, the health fundi battalion, armed with neon à la mode apparel and spurned on by draconian dietary ideology, must be boosting RTD juice sales as they wage their corporeal war against the proverbial 'bulge'? One may certainly be forgiven for thinking so anyway. 25 Apr 2016
Darren Hele.
Photographer: Jeremy Glyn
Image source: BDlive
Famous Brands has bought 51% of Lupa Osteria, a chain of three Italian restaurants in KwaZulu-Natal, for an undisclosed amount. 25 Apr 2016
Mario Toscano
The eCommerce Awards have been put on hold for 2016, so I thought I'd interview the organiser to find out why... 25 Apr 2016
Aggressive retail sales promotions have helped drive foot traffic to beauty and pharmaceutical group Clicks, which reported double-digit interim profit growth. 25 Apr 2016
There's scant research on the status of ethical consumerism in South Africa, but the 2015 Ethical Markets Report 2015 by the UK's Ethical Consumer reported an 8% rise in the UK, valued at GBP38 billion, despite a highly challenging fiscal year in that country. 22 Apr 2016
The new Mall of Africa in Waterfall, Midrand, will feature a choice of 300-plus stores, restaurants, entertainment and services, and the very latest in mall design when it opens next week, on 28 April 2016. 22 Apr 2016
Both the UK and SA plan to tax sugary drinks, but Britain’s finance minister has provided far more details. Image credit: Reuters/Suzanne Plunkett
The tax on sugar-sweetened beverages, announced by Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan in his February budget speech, will come into effect on 1 April next year. 22 Apr 2016
Many South African manufacturers' efforts to expand into Africa have failed. Two mistakes - according to speakers on the line-up for the 2016 SAPICS conference for supply chain professionals - are applying familiar product-focused processes, and discounting the importance of working within the existing framework of local culture. 22 Apr 2016
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