MetPac-SA, the newly formed producer responsibility organisation (PRO), tasked specifically with looking after the interests and recycling of steel, tin plate and aluminium packaging, is campaigning to highlight the versatility and recyclability of metals. 18 May 2017
SYDNEY, Australia - French fashion house Chanel has triggered an uproar by selling a luxury monogrammed boomerang with a price tag of nearly $1,500, with critics saying the accessory is an insult to Australian Aborigines. 18 May 2017
Following on its 2015 Tastemakers campaign, Weylandts has launched its new 2017 advertising campaign - 'Taste never goes out of style'. The print, out-of-home and TV campaign was produced by its in-house agency, created three years ago by head of marketing Tim Culley, and creative director Renier Zandberg. 17 May 2017
Clicks is partnering with Project Dignity on its Girls on the Go campaign, to assist with sponsorship of thousands of reusable sanitary packs being donated to disadvantaged communities across the country every two months. 17 May 2017
Following the announcement of a partnership between Shield and the Chelsea Football Club, Shield has set out to find South Africa's best aspiring soccer star and give him the opportunity to spend a day training with Club's coaches at the team's training ground in Cobham to see what it takes to play like a champion. In addition, one lucky fan will win a Chelsea FC dream trip to watch the first team training and meet the team at the Cobham Training Centre. 17 May 2017
Note: The asterisk (*) shows the forecasts for 2018 and 2020. Source:Mordor Intelligence; Insight Survey: Graphics by Insight Survey
Whether braving the queues at the supermarket at month-end or sitting in a restaurant or coffee shop, one cannot help but notice the increasingly greater variety in fruit and vegetable juice flavours available to enjoy. What are the latest trends and reasons for these trends in the South African market? Is always reliable orange juice becoming too (dare one say it) ...boring? 17 May 2017
Richemont, the luxury goods conglomerate controlled by the Rupert family, hiked its dividend for the year to March despite a crimping in operating margins from 18.6% to 16.6%. 17 May 2017
Stakeholders forming part of the broader shopping centre and retail industries are gathering at The Maslow Hotel in Sandton today for the annual South African Council of Shopping Centres (SACSC) Research Conference. Sponsored by Cushman & Wakefield Excellerate, this year's event boasts a stellar line-up of speakers seeking to highlight, dissect and analyse industry trends affecting business's bottom line. 17 May 2017
Mitchell's, the pride of Knysna since 1983 and the original South African craft beer, has introduced fresh packaging designs for its beers: Forester's Lager, Bosun's Pale Ale, Milk & Honey Ale, 90 Shilling Ale, Raven Stout, and Old Wobbly Strong Lager. 17 May 2017
As the world's best chefs will tell you, seasoning makes good food into great food, which is why Cerebos has added three new seasoning salts - Seasoning Salt, Chicken Seasoning and Sriracha Salt. 16 May 2017
Euromonitor International has recently released research on how industrial changes are shaping the B2B marketplace around the world and that 11 out of the 20 fastest growing economies in the future will be in Africa. 16 May 2017
NEW YORK, US - Wal-Mart Stores, the 800-pound gorilla of retail, is running hard to catch up in an increasingly crucial segment where it is neither the biggest nor the best: e-commerce. 16 May 2017
According to new data from fintech analysts Juniper Research, the global value of contactless transactions made via payment cards, mobile and wearables, will reach $1.3 trillion by 2019, more than doubling from an estimated $590 billion in 2017. 16 May 2017
This season the Country Road homeware design team were inspired by the Australian way of life, with natural materials and colours aplenty. Here, we go behind the design and meet the team as they share the inspiration and processes that went into this season's collection. 16 May 2017
Luxury goods maker Richemont on Friday reported a 46% slide in net profit to €1.21bn in the year to March partly due to the one-off gain on the merger of Net-A-Porter with Yoox in 2015. Excluding this exceptional item, net profit would have dropped 24%, the maker of Cartier watches said in a statement. 16 May 2017
Durban is set to get its own city edition of the popular property trading game Monopoly, and the public has a say in which iconic Durban roads, landmarks and phrases get included. 15 May 2017
A new app ecosystem, Advance, allows people to order their favourite artisanal and handcrafted goods from local producers online or using the app, and then collect them in-store or at a local market or pick-up point. 15 May 2017
Steven Berg, (also known as StevenBe) will be in South Africa from 13-20 May 2017 to present various knitting workshops alongside Mohair South Africa (MSA) and give knitting enthusiasts an opportunity to learn all the tricks and stitches from one of knitting's leading men. 15 May 2017
According to market research provider, Euromonitor International, the global alcoholic drinks market declined for the second year in a row, after years of growth. It witnessed 0.2% overall decline in total volume terms, which still represents an improvement in comparison with the global 0.8% decline of the previous year. 15 May 2017
Whitey Basson
Back in 2011, when critics got into a flap about the R595m that former Shoprite CEO Whitey Basson made when he exercised a chunk of the share options he'd received as part of his remuneration package, chairman Christo Wiese told the Financial Mail: "I would pay R1bn in the middle of the night for another Whitey." 15 May 2017
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