The Korean Wave has brought several things to our shore, but K-Beauty has caused a surge in the beauty world. More and more beauty enthusiasts are looking at Korean beauty techniques and products to achieve flawless skin. 4 Sep 2018
No more chocolate by 2050? Several articles have pointed recently that we are heading to a major chocolate crisis. 4 Sep 2018
Grocery stores have been given the green light to once again stock processed meat on shelves and pack them in lunch boxes. This comes almost six months after polony and other ready-to-eat processed meats were declared no-go areas by the Department of Health. 4 Sep 2018
In #FreshOnTheShelf, we round up some of our favourite food and beverage products that have hit the retail shelves recently. 3 Sep 2018
The future of payments ecosystems is taking shape in Africa as the continent paves the way for innovation that brings together retail, banking, financial services and mobile technology. It's being fueled by a drive for financial inclusion - new ways to bring consumers, merchants and entrepreneurs into the formal economy. 3 Sep 2018
Fleur le Cordeur is about blessing people on their special occasions - especially on their wedding day. The company loves everything about anything that grows from soil, and especially using these gifts from nature to bless people on whatever occasion may be important to them. It works with flowers - any colour, any texture and any scent - and is challenged by all the lovely and unique gifts from nature that it discovers on a daily basis. 3 Sep 2018
Still, sparkling, flavoured or enriched with additional vitamins and minerals? Bottled water was once a far simpler product, but the number of options available to consumers within this category has increased substantially over the last few years and driven the growth of the industry. With the water crisis in the Cape provinces (Northern, Western and Eastern), we investigate whether sales of bottled water have significantly increased over the past year, and what the outlook is for 2018 and beyond. 3 Sep 2018
South Africa is processing a new report produced by an independent panel that reviewed the current list of items exempted from value-added tax (VAT). While experts on the panel noted that chicken is the largest staple protein for low-income households, the report ultimately advised against it. 3 Sep 2018
One of my ice cube trays is a small, yellow novelty tray that, when placed in the freezer, molds water into little duck-shaped pieces of ice. 31 Aug 2018
South Africa's largest online retailer, Takealot, cleaned up at this year's Pricecheck Tech and E-commerce Awards, bagging four of the 14 awards presented, including the coveted E-commerce Service of the Year and People's Choice Award. 31 Aug 2018
Competition in the retail industry is fiercer than ever. Between e-commerce sites and subscription services, consumers have plenty of choices when it comes to where they spend their time and money. 31 Aug 2018
Provincial manufacturers and businesses assembled in Durban at the Kwazulu Natal Manufacturing Indaba to explore growth opportunities, discover the latest manufacturing incentives and trends, and seek out opportunities for networking and collaboration. 31 Aug 2018
The country's best beers were awarded at this year's South African National Beer Trophy (SANBT) competition. Held at Beerhouse in Cape Town on 29 August, SANBT is the largest beer tasting competition in Africa to date with 212 entries and more than 20 judges. 30 Aug 2018
Yvonne Blaauw, a mom of two from Wellington in the Western Cape, is the winner of the 26th annual Championship Boerewors competition. Her recipe, voted the best boerewors in South Africa, will be available in all Shoprite and Checkers stores nationwide from Friday, 14 September 2018. 30 Aug 2018
Retailers and shopping centres need to work harder at enticing shoppers as shrinking salaries, a VAT increase, petrol price hikes, escalating food costs and soaring electricity fees are contributing to mounting financial pressure. 30 Aug 2018
While Bloomberg figures show that women are the world's most powerful consumers, responsible for 70 to 80% of all consumer purchases through their own purchase or influence on others, a recent Sanlam survey reveals that they are not reaping the benefits of such power. Instead, it appears that they may be falling prey to some exploitation through 'pink tax' on female-branded products. 30 Aug 2018
Self-service retail is swooping across the globe; from online shopping to self-checkout, there's a growing trend in retail environments that focuses on driving efficient and seamless processes to enhance service and CX. 29 Aug 2018
Jandri Van Zyl's sweet dreams of building a crowd-pleasing cake-haven have steadily been realised since her business The Velvet Cake Co. launched in 2012 to public acclaim. 29 Aug 2018
Fishing and food business Sea Harvest Group has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Cape Harvest, has concluded a share purchase agreement of R527 million to acquire Ladismith Cheese based in the Western Cape. The acquisition marks the first venture into dairy for Sea Harvest, which is best known for its frozen hake products. 29 Aug 2018
Shoppers are changing at such a rapid pace, and while there are many methodologies to understand shoppers, a tool to help us move with the rapidly changing shoppers is needed. 29 Aug 2018
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