Bowler Metcalf CEO Friedel Sass | Credit: Financial Mail
Plastics packaging specialist Bowler Metcalf (Bowcalf) served up a dose of good news to shareholders on its investment in struggling soft-drink bottler SoftBev at its annual general meeting on Wednesday. 9 Nov 2017
Brait shares rallied more than 3% at one stage on Wednesday on its decision to value 2015's 780m acquisition of UK fashion retailer New Look at the princely sum of nothing. 9 Nov 2017
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany: Growth in online shopping continued to provide a bonanza for German logistics group Deutsche Post in the third quarter, the firm reported Thursday, confirming its forecast for the full year. 9 Nov 2017
PARIS - Chinese tourists visiting Paris are now able to pay for their purchases in two of the city's famous department stores with their smartphones, thanks the adoption of the payment app of the popular Chinese social media network, WeChat. 9 Nov 2017
LONDON - Marks and Spencer, the British clothing-to-food retailer, announced on Wednesday a sharp rise in net profits on higher sales but plans to slow expansion of its number of standalone food stores. 9 Nov 2017
In the 1940s tinned foods were extremely popular as a means of preserving products for extended periods of time. However, given the fact that heavy rationing was imposed on these products during World War II, frozen food packaged in paperboard cartons began to emerge as a credible alternative. This continued into peace-time, as the business case for frozen foods remained strong. Fully automated cartoning machines were available on the market that were capable of packaging a wide variety of frozen goods, including the first generation of TV dinners, frozen fish fingers, pizzas, and of course, ice cream. 8 Nov 2017
Those little presticked notices of 'if you break this, consider it sold' or the 'seven-day return policy' that you are so kindly informed of when you return the toy that broke on day one, have no basis, according to PJ Veldhuizen, CEO of Gillan and Veldhuizen, a Cape Town-based attorney firm that specialises in litigation. 8 Nov 2017
More than a third of TFG's revenue will come from outside Africa in the next financial year after the group integrates the Hobbs clothing retail business in the UK, says chief financial officer Anthony Thnstrom. 8 Nov 2017
Retailer Mr Price's turnaround strategy has paid off as the group expects earnings per share to climb as much as 25% for the 26 weeks to September 2017. 8 Nov 2017
TFG today announced the acquisition of contemporary British womenswear brand Hobbs. Since its launch in London in 1981, Hobbs has built a strong brand identity focused on affordable luxury, offering modern cuts, feminine tailoring and heritage craftsmanship across wear-to-work, smart casual and occasion womenswear. 7 Nov 2017
Clothing retailers are likely to see single-digit growth in future as low sales, worsened by weak economic growth and international competitors entering the market, continue to put the sector under pressure. 7 Nov 2017
TFG expects to see a rising contribution from online sales - which now account for 6% of group-wide turnover - as it invests in its e-commerce operations, says CEO Doug Murray. 7 Nov 2017
Johannesburg has become a regional retail hub with cross border shopping activity running into billions | Photographer: Mark Lewis
Over the last 20 years Johannesburg has become an intense wholesale and retail centre for local hawkers and for traders from all over sub-Saharan Africa. Billions of rand worth of fast fashion is sold annually in the traditional central business district and in 20 large Chinese shopping malls west of the inner city. 6 Nov 2017
Botswana-based retailer Choppies has completed the acquisition of KwaZulu-Natal's Arizona Wholesalers and Butcheries, adding to its 71-strong retail footprint in SA. 6 Nov 2017
With its unique silhouettes and colourful African prints, Rich Factory designs demand attention. The creative force and founder of the brand is Zambian-born, South Africa-dwelling Rina Chunga, whose passion for the African continent is never far removed from her creative output. 6 Nov 2017
Country Road is celebrating the arrival of summer with a road trip to Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town in a colourful branded caravan. 3 Nov 2017
The Fry Family Food Co., a popular South African brand of plant-based meat alternatives, has launched Crafted, a new clean label range made from 100% natural ingredients and fresh herbs and spices. The new offering includes four meat-free food products aimed at flexitarians, vegans and meat-eaters alike. 3 Nov 2017
A millimetre-accurate map now allows OR Tambo International Airport visitors to navigate around retailers in the domestic and international terminals, using their phones or virtual reality technology at virtual.saairports.com. The 18,000 square metre scan delivers a high-definition rendering of the airport's retail spaces, creating what the company refers to as Africa's first virtual commerce environment. 3 Nov 2017
Online retail is a huge business today, with an increasing number of consumers across the world turning to the internet to buy products and services. There are several reasons for this, but the obvious ones are convenience, affordability and range of choice that physical retailers cannot hope to match. 3 Nov 2017
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