Edcon, SA's largest clothing retailer that was saved by a bailout deal with creditors, plans to cut back on buying clothing from China and Bangladesh. 11 Oct 2016
The launch date for Dunkin' Donuts' first South African restaurant has been brought forward to Thursday, 13 October at midday at the Goodwood precinct in Cape Town. 11 Oct 2016
In The Times/Sowetan Shopper Survey 2016, Clicks achieved first place in the Health, Beauty and Fragrance Outlets and Pharmaceutical Outlets categories, and third place overall. 11 Oct 2016
The British pound's flash crash could not have come at a worse time for South African shareholders who will receive rand payment based on Monday's rand-sterling exchange rate. 11 Oct 2016
Investors in Pick n Pay sent the company's share price climbing as much as 3% in intraday trade on Friday, on a day when most food retailers made marginal gains, after releasing a trading statement that defied the constrained local consumer environment. 11 Oct 2016
An unexpectedly flat performance from plastic packaging specialist Bowler Metcalf's 43%-owned soft-drink bottling subsidiary, SoftBev, has resulted in an outpouring of speculation. 10 Oct 2016
BURGER KING® South Africa launched its first local television commercial last night, Thursday, 6 October. With a definite South African spin, the ad dramatises an emotion everyone has experienced at some point - food envy. 7 Oct 2016
Stretched consumers with reduced disposable income are not unique to SA's retail sector, says Raam Ratnam, S&P Global Rating's senior director for corporate ratings for retail companies. But pressure on credit spend is a significant local risk. 7 Oct 2016
Marius Visser, executive: Business Solutions at Metacom explains how business decision makers can benefit from Wi-Fi solutions and suggests things to think about when implementing one... 7 Oct 2016
Clover recently launched the second Manhattan Ice Tea Shop Like a New Yorker (#SLNY2) competition. 7 Oct 2016
Amazon said the "Prime Reading" program would include "over a thousand popular books" (AFP Photo/Stephen Brashear)
WASHINGTON - US online giant Amazon on Wednesday launched a new "Prime Reading" programme for US members of its subscription programme, allowing unlimited reading of a rotating selection of e-books. 7 Oct 2016
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The National Credit Regulator (NCR) is finalising its response to a lawsuit brought by three retail groups in June challenging its new affordability assessment regulations, which retailers claim caused millions of rand in lost sales. 6 Oct 2016
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With new or greater demands, the business offering and its supporting processes must be developed to retain and attract more customers. This has become particularly apparent in the shift to digital, especially within the environment of customer service through contact centres. 6 Oct 2016
The new Jabulani bottle from Amarula has won a Gold Travel Retail Excellence Award at this year's Drinks International Travel Retail Awards held in Cannes earlier this week. 6 Oct 2016
Nona Holdings, Shopstar and Kamers have joined forces to give e-commerce the push it needs in helping SA businesses develop more holistically. 6 Oct 2016
At the recent Michelangelo International Wine and Spirits Awards, Wilderer Distillery received two gold medals and a silver medal. The gold medals were for its Fynbos Gin and Grappa Muscato Barrique and the silver for Peach Mampoer. 6 Oct 2016
World Food Day, on 16 October every year, is an international day of action against hunger, with people from around the world coming together to declare their commitment to eradicate hunger in our lifetime. The Shoprite Group is commemorating the cause by reaffirming its commitment to fighting hunger in the communities in which it operates. 6 Oct 2016
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