In #FreshOnTheShelf, we round up some of our favourite food and beverage products that have hit the shelves recently. 16 Nov 2018
Pentawards Live speakers: Denise Siebert, vice president, design of the Global Kellogg Company, design and visual identity leader at Diageo; Ann Chen and Mauro Porcini, PepsiCo, chief design officer.
The Pentawards Live Amsterdam will be hosting international speakers from a selection of the world's most renowned brands and Microsoft's Kevin Marshall is the latest speaker to be announced. 16 Nov 2018
With Black Friday falling on 23 November this year, many of South Africa's top retailers, both online and bricks and mortar, have upped the ante in offering massive discounts to make this the most colossal shopping bonanza to date. 16 Nov 2018
One of only a handful of black ballerinas in the world, Kitty Phetla, has broken all barriers in becoming a respected dancer, choreographer, model and radio host in South Africa. Recently she has been recognised with the 2019 Standard Bank Young Artist award for dance. 16 Nov 2018
The collapse of Steinhoff International, the multi-billion dollar global business group, has been rightly described as the biggest corporate scandal in South African history. 16 Nov 2018
Rapid gravitation toward cognitive wellbeing and growing proclivity for nutritional products remain the key growth levers of the weight management beverages landscape. A new report by Fact MR projects that the weight management beverages market is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of over 3.6% from 2018 to 2027. 16 Nov 2018
Ice cream brand Magnum is once again bringing its widely-popular Magnum Pleasure Store concept to SA shores with a pop-up shop in Sandton City from 16 November 2018 until January 2019. The new Magnum Pleasure Store is a contemporary, luxurious space where consumers can explore the tastes and textures of Magnum chocolate and ice cream in a way that's personal to them. 15 Nov 2018
Just over a month after its merger with Spree, Superbalist says the platform migration went ahead with no major glitches. The merger of two of South Africa's most prominent online fashion retailers was announced in June and integration was completed over a 7-week period. 15 Nov 2018
About 120 people who have been working for Dis-Chem through a labour broker are to be made permanent employees of the retail chain from 1 December. 15 Nov 2018
South Africa's economy is one that's vulnerable to the global economy, but it is the internal issues the country faces that will determine whether it will face a downgrade or not. 15 Nov 2018
Juliet Anammah, chief executive officer of Jumia Nigeria has described the recent tripartite motion by the Consumer Protection Council (CPC), the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) and the Nigeria Custom Service (NCS) on the urgent need for government to develop a framework to regulate the activities of e-commerce platforms in Nigeria, as a round peg in a round hole. 14 Nov 2018
Over three-quarters of franchisee owners are optimistic about the future. This optimism is translated into the growth of franchises' contribution to the GDP of South Africa - growing from 9% in 2014 to 15% today. 14 Nov 2018
Amazon has announced that it has selected New York City and Arlington, Virginia, as the locations for the company's new headquarters. Amazon will invest $5 billion and create more than 50,000 jobs across the two new headquarters locations, with more than 25,000 employees each in New York City and Arlington. 14 Nov 2018
German fashion house Hugo Boss and German carmaker Porsche have entered into a multiyear cooperation that will see the apparel giant outfitting Porsche's Formula E racing team when the next championship season begins. 14 Nov 2018
NEWSWATCH: Parisian couturier Jean Paul Gaultier is the latest fashion designer to ditch the use of fur in all future collections. 13 Nov 2018
Maybe the thought crossed your mind after the tenth compliment of your home-baked cupcakes, or that breyani you whipped up for a colleague's birthday lunch: You spend so much time in the kitchen anyway, you could start up a home industry business of your own - making sweet and savoury delights, and getting paid for it. 13 Nov 2018
Black Friday is here to stay: as part of a retail festival that entices consumers in their millions to part with their cash, it's another way of increasing revenue just before the festive season officially kicks in. 13 Nov 2018
South African online styling service Crate|ov Clothes, gives men the opportunity to be dressed by a professional stylist who selects outfits based on their preferences and then sends them a package of their picks. Customers then send back what they don't want, and pay only for what they keep. 13 Nov 2018
Alcoholic beverages giant Diageo is selling 19 of its non-priority brands, positioned in the lower-end segment of the US drinks market, to US firm Sazerac for $550m. The decision is motivated by UK-based Diageo wanting to boost growth of its more premium brands in the US, one of its biggest markets. 13 Nov 2018
South African jewellery retailer American Swiss has expanded abroad with the opening of its first store in Australia last week. 12 Nov 2018
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