The soft-drinks industry has proposed a raft of measures to reduce the daily number of calories consumed as an alternative to the Treasury's proposed sugar tax. 1 Feb 2017
Financial benchmarking runs a financial analysis and compares the findings to other franchises in order to assess the competitiveness, productivity and efficiency of an outlet. It is the process of comparing the performance criteria and business processes of a franchise to other businesses within their trade. 1 Feb 2017
The South African Council of Shopping Centres (SACSC) is sharing insight from leading economist, Dawie Roodt and political economy analyst and futurist Daniel Silke in three sessions around South Africa. The sessions are specifically tailored towards providing valuable insight to the retail and shopping centre sectors and associated industries. 1 Feb 2017
At the recent 2016 African Association of Exhibition Organisers (AAXO) and Exhibition Association of South Africa (EXSA) Exhibition Industry Awards, MamaMagic, The Baby Expo scooped up two Best Consumer Exhibition awards. 31 Jan 2017
The global fake footwear market accounts for over $1tn a year and, while some consumers feel that buying fake designer goods is a victimless crime, there is some evidence showing that fake products, such as shoes and handbags, support child labour and can be used to fund terrorism. 31 Jan 2017
E-commerce is set to increase in popularity and consumer uptake in South Africa this year due to a number of supporting trends, from greater variety offered by e-tailers, to the evolution of tech offerings, such as shopping apps and the profile and behaviour of shoppers. 31 Jan 2017
NEW YORK, USA: Starbucks plans to hire 10,000 refugees worldwide over the next five years in response to President Donald Trump's travel ban, the head of the US coffee-chain company said Sunday. 30 Jan 2017
Spur Corporation gave a credible performance in the first half of its financial year, but its franchise, RocoMamas, sizzled in the period, growing existing restaurant sales by 45%. 30 Jan 2017
Promotional activity during Christmas drove consumer spending at beauty and health-care retailer Clicks, despite aggressive discounting elsewhere in the retail sector. 27 Jan 2017
LONDON - Supermarket chain Tesco, Britain's biggest retailer, announced Friday it has agreed to purchase food wholesaler Booker for £3.7 billion ($4.7 billion, 4.4 billion euros). 27 Jan 2017
The Lewis share price held up reasonably well on Wednesday despite the release of yet another grim trading update from a major retail group. 27 Jan 2017
THE HAGUE - Dutch food and cosmetics giant Unilever on Thursday posted a 5.5 percent rise in net profit boosted by deodorants and ice cream sales, but warned "tough markets" are to continue in 2017. 27 Jan 2017
Restaurant franchisor Spur's share price gained nearly 5% on Thursday after it reported sales of R3.8bn for the six months to end-December, 8.6% higher than the matching period's R3.5bn. 27 Jan 2017
I recently met with Catharina Eklof, SVP Global Merchant Development and Victor de Kock, Strategic Merchants and Acceptance at Mastercard to discuss some of the emerging trends in merchant payments, the changing shopping environment and how the financial services company is innovating to address the needs of the ‘connected customer'. 27 Jan 2017
Poor performance over the festive season suggests shoppers are spending elsewhere. 26 Jan 2017
At the World Cheese Awards, held in San Sebastián in Northern Spain on 16 November, Fairview took home three international awards for its artisanal cheese. 26 Jan 2017
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