Woolworths has won the Best Marketing Campaign linked to Loyalty at the 2016 International Loyalty Magazine Awards ceremony, which took place in London earlier this week. 23 Jun 2016
Major rival Heineken on Wednesday hit SABMiller and Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) with a slew of conditions it wants the Competition Tribunal to impose on the $108bn merger. 23 Jun 2016
ABIDJAN - Swiss company Nestlé will offer on-the-job training for 300,000 African youths to offset high unemployment that poses "severe economic and social challenges" for the continent, the company announced on Tuesday. 23 Jun 2016
STOCKHOLM - Swedish fashion brand Hennes and Mauritz (H&M) said on Wednesday an unusually cool European spring kept shoppers away, depressing profits in the three months to May. 22 Jun 2016
If projections hold, Africa will have over 1.1bn consumers by 2020 - more than the populations of Europe and North America combined. Incomes are increasing: in 2020, Africa will have twice as many affluent consumers as the UK, according to a new report by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and BCG's Center for Customer Insight. The report, entitled African Consumer Sentiment 2016: The Promise of New Markets, was released yesterday. 22 Jun 2016
The new script book - Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts I & II - will be available from takealot.com, which is currently offering customers a pre-order. 22 Jun 2016
Art dealers Justin Rhodes and Ashleigh McLean, and design gallerists Trevyn and Julian McGowan have a dynamic new space in Rosebank's Keyes Art Mile precinct of Joburg. The 300m² contemporary exhibition space, in the StudioMAS-designed Trumpet building, is due to open this August and heralds an intriguing partnership between contemporary art gallery Whatiftheworld and collectible-design platform Southern Guild, both firmly established in Cape Town. 22 Jun 2016
Retailers are fond of telling us their special offers are incredible or crazy. How right they are! Because in many respects the current spate of retail price cuts really is unbelievable, if not downright insane. 22 Jun 2016
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Over the last six years, Rock Girl has grown from a small grassroots art and education programme for girls to become the charity of choice for South African artists and designers committed to creating a safer South Africa for all. The Rock Girl Safe Spaces campaign, launched in August 2010, has seen designers like Laurie Wiid van Heerden, Atang Tshikare, Mokena Makeka, Lovell Friedman, and the late Paul du Toit create one-of-a-kind public benches around the city. Rock Girl has also successfully advocated for the construction of a new school in Manenberg for 800 learners, and, most recently, organised a 35km pan-community run from Khayelitsha to Cape Town to bridge the divide between communities and raise awareness about the need for safe spaces in every part of the Cape Town. 22 Jun 2016
An increasing number of people with an entrepreneurial mindset are setting up e-commerce sites, thanks to increased access to the Internet and mobile services, a growing middle class and the availability of online tools that are easy to use. 22 Jun 2016
A Game store, operated by Massmart, in Rosebank, Johannesburg.
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Small, medium and micro-sized enterprises (SMMEs) in the grocery retail sector are reaping the rewards of big investments by dominant players in the industry, such as Massmart and Pick n Pay. 22 Jun 2016
Euromonitor International has published a new report entitled Apparel and Footwear in 2016: Trends, Developments and Prospects. It has found that the global apparel and footwear industry remains strong, posting over 5% value growth in 2015 - slightly up from the previous year. Asia Pacific remains the world's largest regional apparel and footwear market. Despite slowing growth, sales in the region still grew by $30bn in 2015. 21 Jun 2016
Amarula Cream is asking travellers everywhere to celebrate African elephants and their conservation with a new bottle, which will be launched through travel retail stores. Affectionately named Jabulani, which is Zulu for 'rejoice', the bottle inherits its name from a South African elephant that was abandoned as a baby, but was later rescued and adopted into a new herd. 21 Jun 2016
Issues impacting retailers, manufacturers under the spotlight at The Consumer Goods Forum Global Summit in Cape Town from 15 to 17 June 21 Jun 2016
The latest EY/Bureau for Economic Research (BER) Retail Survey indicates a sharp deterioration in the business confidence levels of retailers during 2016Q2. The percentage of retailers that reported that they were satisfied with prevailing business conditions dropped from 44% in 2016Q1 to a 15-year low of 26% in 2016Q2. 21 Jun 2016
The 2016 KPMG International Global Manufacturing Outlook (GMO) has stated that 74% of manufacturing company CEOs reported growth as a high priority over the next two years. Competition for market share is fierce with many planning rather aggressive strategies in the pursuit of their growth objectives. 21 Jun 2016
Tom Gorman, CEO of Brambles and a board member of Enactus, has announced the launch of a global initiative, 1 Race 2 End Waste, to reduce food loss and waste in developing as well as developed countries. 21 Jun 2016
Mosaic cellar team: Germain Lehodey, Mari Dartnall, Chantel Dartnall, and Moses Magwaza.
Mosaic at the Orient, South Africa's Restaurant of the Year, has won the Best Overall in Region Award at the 2016 World's Best Wine Lists Awards. The restaurant also took awards for the Best Champagne and Sparkling Wine List; Best Dessert and Fortified Wine List; Best By The Glass Wine List; Best Hotel Wine List; and a special Jury Prize. 21 Jun 2016
Donna Oosthuyse from the JSE; Praxia Nathanael, Gold Brands Investments CEO and chief operating officer, Stylianos Nathanael, at the group’s listing.
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Newly listed fast foods franchisor Gold Brands Investments, which owns the Chesanyama brand, has acquired affordable eatery concept Mama Chaka's - heralding an unexpected return to the JSE of food sector entrepreneur Dennis Finch. 21 Jun 2016
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