Mass personalisation is not just a buzzword or international trend making waves overseas. It's here and already making its presence felt in the local consumer market. Here's what you need to know... 8 Dec 2016
A sign outside the Adcock Ingram offices in Johannesburg.
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Adcock Ingram Critical Care (AICC) gained commercial rights to the Pharma-Q range of products in SA last Friday. 8 Dec 2016
Olive Ndebele, general manager of Menlyn Park Shopping Centre.
Value for money is always going to be a key motivator when it comes to shopper behaviour. Nevertheless, to keep customers loyal over time, their overall emotional connection with your shopping centre is vital. 8 Dec 2016
STOCKHOLM - Swedish furniture giant Ikea on Wednesday announced a record annual net profit for its fiscal year 2015-2016, on strong sales of kitchen equipment and dining rooms. 8 Dec 2016
Steinhoff could be ready to list its South African operations separately as a retail entity, says Cratos Wealth portfolio manager Ron Klipin. 8 Dec 2016
Local beverage manufacturers have fired a fresh salvo in their campaign against the government's plans to impose a tax on sugary drinks, releasing research that casts doubt on the science underpinning Treasury's policy position. 7 Dec 2016
The judges for the Wine Label Design Awards 2017 have been selected. They are Christian Eedes, editor, Winemag.co.za; Rebecca Constable, product developer for wine, Woolworths; Sean Harrison, ECD, Whitespace Creative; Carla Kreuser, creative director, Jupiter Drawing Room; and Margot Janse, executive chef, Relais and Châteaux Le Quartier Français Hotel Franschhoek. 7 Dec 2016
Zando reported an increase of orders by the factor of 11, compared to an average day in 2016 on Black Friday, 25 November. This is a record for Zando's Black Friday sales, especially as most purchases were made through the online retailer's mobile app. 7 Dec 2016
Consumers are eager to spend and retailers are keen for the windfall of the holidays but when people are more spendthrift, criminals are more alert. This is particularly true for cybercriminals, cashing in on the holiday spirit. 7 Dec 2016
Verint Systems has noted in its 2016 research an increase of 52% in customers preferring customised service. This year, eight out of ten customers prefer it when service is personalised to them. It is apparent that market preferences are developing at a rapid rate and companies need to develop in time with their consumers. 7 Dec 2016
The acquisition of Sovereign Foods would not be a financial burden for Country Bird Holdings (CBH), CEO Marthinus Stander said in response to charges by Sovereign that his company was using the acquisition to get out of financial difficulty. 6 Dec 2016
Fashion fundies across SA will soon get their threads as easily as they get an Uber with retailer TFG testing its 'deliver 2 me' service for online purchases. 6 Dec 2016
As the festive fever finally begins to take hold, retailers that can connect more to their customers while still offering world-class products and services will find themselves in high demand. 6 Dec 2016
The 2016 winners of the Mohair Trophy for the excellent quality of their mohair production have been selected. They are F E Colborne & Sons, which won the Mohair Trophy for the tenth time since the establishment of the Trophy, while P H Viljoen and Neil Colborne won second and third place respectively. The winners were awarded a silver plate, created by Italian silversmith Bandimarte Guscelli. 6 Dec 2016
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Tile and sanitary ware manufacturer Italtile' s sales grew 14.7% to R2.9bn for the first five months to end-November, it said in a sales update on Monday morning. 5 Dec 2016
Rockcastle Global Real Estate has concluded the preliminary agreements to acquire the shopping centres known as Focus Park Zielona Góra and Focus Mall Piotrków Trybunalski in Poland. 5 Dec 2016
The Delichoc production line at Delacre's factory in Nieppe, France (AFP Photo/Denis Charlet)
PARIS - Nutella maker Ferrero said on Monday it had bought Belgium's Delacre for an undisclosed sum as it seeks to spread from chocolates to biscuits. 5 Dec 2016
Arlette Ricci, 75, was handed a one-year prison term and a million-euro fine in April 2015 for allegedly hiding 18.7 million euros ($19.8 million) from the taxman for more than two decades (AFP Photo/Loic Venance)
PARIS - The heiress to the fortune of French couturier Nina Ricci on Thursday launched an appeal to avoid jail time for tax fraud, in one of the toughest sentences of its kind in French fiscal history. 5 Dec 2016
Sappi is now the world’s largest producer of dissolving wood pulp‚ which is used to manufacture viscose staple fibre‚ which is in turn used in textiles and pharmaceutical products‚ among other applications.
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Paper and pulp producer Sappi has made it back into the top 40 index, marking a roundly successful year in which it paid a dividend for the first time since 2008 after nearly doubling full-year net profit while cutting net debt. 5 Dec 2016
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