SAN FRANCISCO, US - Walmart, the world's biggest retailer, and Google, the internet's predominant search engine, are teaming up in an attempt to challenge Amazon's growing dominance in online shopping. 24 Aug 2017
The flagship Table Bay regional retail mall will open on 28 September 2017, with more than 65,000 m2 of retail space with the option to expand to 90,000 m2. It is thought to be one of the last large regional malls to open in Cape Town for some time due to geographical space constraints. 24 Aug 2017
Long4Life, an investment holding company with a lifestyle focus, has agreed to acquire 100% of Inhle Beverages for up to R360 million in cash and shares. 24 Aug 2017
In order to know where you are going, even in design, it is always important to look back at all the people who helped get one's industry to where it is. Since we're celebrating women's month in South Africa, we decided to take a look into graphic design to see which iconic women helped to get us here. 24 Aug 2017
South African designer Gavin Rajah and homeware retailer @home will launch a limited edition collection of hand crafted linen and scented candles in store on 23 November 2017. The range, Prêt À Vivre (ready to live), is available for pre-order online from 17-31 August 2017. 23 Aug 2017
A queasy mix of excitement, hope and cash has for some years now been mixing together in the food delivery sector and that rarely proves to be a recipe for success. 23 Aug 2017
Shoprite's result for the financial year to 2 July contained good news for everyone except its competitors. For management and shareholders, the good news included a 12% rise in diluted headline earnings and a 11.5% increase in dividends. 23 Aug 2017
She Leads Africa has opened applications for its Dark and Lovely x SLA Beauty Accelerator, a 10-week entrepreneurship development programme aimed at supporting early-stage entrepreneurs building businesses in the beauty industry. 23 Aug 2017
Two years ago I wrote an article, 'Evolving from multichannel to true omni-channel experiences' in which I outlined that while omnichannel is a frequently used term, very few South African brands truly understood how to execute on a true-omnichannel strategy. 23 Aug 2017
Transnet Port Terminals (TPT), in conjunction with Economic Development Tourism & Environmental Affairs (EDTEA) and the Coastal TVET College in Hammarsdale, has completed its R2 million SMME programme with nine youth-owned rural co-operatives in KwaZulu-Natal. 23 Aug 2017
The latest subscription box offering in SA delivers local, craft gin to one's door. The Gin Box, founded by Jean Buckham, is a gin club that aims to introduce South Africans to the multitude of local craft gin brands, their unique stories and how best to enjoy them. 23 Aug 2017
The quote ‘failure is not an option', popularised by the movie Apollo 13, suggests that in order to succeed, one must avoid failure. This is not a good lesson for life or business. 22 Aug 2017
Expansion in the forecourt convenience retail industry continues, despite the general downturn of the retail industry as a whole. 22 Aug 2017
People buy from people they like and trust, all things being equal that is (but admittedly there comes a point where price saving compensates for lack of trust). 22 Aug 2017
Aisha Pandor, co-founder of online home cleaning service SweepSouth, has been named one of the top 50 most inspiring women in tech. 22 Aug 2017
The Balmain Hair Couture range of hair care and styling products will be made available in South Africa in September. 22 Aug 2017
A new study from Juniper Research has found more than half (53%) of global transactions at POS (Point of Sale) will be contactless within 5 years, compared to just 15% this year. 22 Aug 2017
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SA's largest clothing and footwear retailer Edcon swung into a trading profit in the first quarter of its new financial year despite a deterioration of the operating environment, says CEO Bernie Brookes. 22 Aug 2017
This year's CEM Africa conference once again gathered bright minds to share strategy and solutions aimed at honing customer experience. Among them was Sven Schoof, head of customer experience at online fashion retailer Spree, whose keynote focused on empowering customers to interact with your brand. 21 Aug 2017
Youtap, a global provider of contactless mobile payments and financial services software, has launched a QR code solution and smartphone apps for mobile money services in Africa and Asia. 21 Aug 2017
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