In line with its World Without Waste campaign, The Coca-Cola Company is accelerating the collection and recycling of PET plastic bottles across Southern and East Africa, the company announced today in recognition of Global Recycling Day. 18 Mar 2019
South Africa's most innovative consumer products have been recognised in the 11th annual Product of the Year awards. Conducted by Nielsen, Product of the Year is South Africa's largest independent consumer-voted survey focused specifically on product innovation. 15 Mar 2019
With average annual growth for sub-Saharan Africa forecast at 8% until 2023 - a positive outlook following the downturn between 2015 and 2017 - the continent is looking increasingly attractive as a trade and export destination. 15 Mar 2019
Strategic partnerships between payment services are crucial in ensuring that the payment ecosystem is seamless. This was the main message of Robyn King, the lead industry relations at Payments Canada, who spoke at the 2019 Seamless Southern Africa event in Cape Town this week. 15 Mar 2019
The Black Friday sales bonanza, which takes place towards the end of November, is now bigger in SA than ever before. It is a boon for retailers, shopping centres and consumers. However, is Black Friday an emerging threat for the traditional December festive season sales boom? 14 Mar 2019
Ramona Kasavan is taking over Africa one sanitary towel at a time. She started her company, Mimi Women which manufactures sanitary towels locally in South Africa, after seeing large numbers of girls missing school over their monthly menses. 14 Mar 2019
Customer loyalty retention is becoming increasingly important to the success of independent retailers in South Africa. According to Vend, a POS retail and inventory management company, the equation is pretty simple: customer loyalty means repeat business, which equals revenue and long-term sustainability. 14 Mar 2019
It's disconcerting being confronted with news about retail business liquidations and the latest spate of store closures. But brick and mortar retail is not dead, it's in a state of flux. 14 Mar 2019
More than 2,000 tonnes of rooibos was shipped to Japan in 2018 - the largest consignment since the South African indigenous tea was first introduced to the Japanese in the '80s. 13 Mar 2019
In the last year, elevated household debt, higher fuel prices and an increase in value-added tax has squeezed consumer spending. And South African retailers have not been spared from the effects of this. 13 Mar 2019
Last week's statement of government support for the South African poultry industry does not end the industry crisis caused by dumped imports, says FairPlay. But it could mark the start of a new era of co-operation between Government and the industry to address that crisis. 12 Mar 2019
Pick n Pay has launched a 'Meet the Maker' showcase, that will see the retailer allocate shop space to promote local South African products produced by small businesses, to customers. 12 Mar 2019
Across all consumer industries, innovation in sub-Saharan Africa is seeing new products and services offered to address challenges the continent faces... 12 Mar 2019
Barbie Millicent Roberts, from Wisconsin US, is celebrating her 60th birthday. She is a toy. A doll. Yet she has grown into a phenomenon. An iconic figure, recognised by millions of children and adults worldwide, she has remained a popular choice for more than six decades - a somewhat unprecedented feat for a doll in the toy industry. 11 Mar 2019
Mike and Thina Maziya's plastic manufacturing and recycling company, Verigreen, has been awarded a multi-million rand contract to supply 25 different products under the Shoprite Group's Ritebrand and Housebrand labels. 11 Mar 2019
When it comes to feeling prosperous, mindset matters more than income, according to the results of Nielsen's new 2019 Changing Consumer Prosperity Report, which highlights how global consumers think and feel about their financial situation. 11 Mar 2019
The Cannabis Expo, a trade and consumer exhibition dedicated to the cannabis industry, is set be held at Sun Exhibits at GrandWest in Cape Town from 4 to 7 April. Headlined by multinational healthcare group, Go Life International, the Cape Town event follows the official launch of The Cannabis Expo in Pretoria last year. 11 Mar 2019
In a partnership with the new Toyota Wessels Institute for Manufacturing Studies (TWIMS), the University of Pretoria's Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), has launched a Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) and Masters of Business Administration (MBA) in Durban which is be focused on the manufacturing industry. 8 Mar 2019
An effective loyalty programme will positively influence the relationship between a service provider and the customer through rewards and incentives - but the days of offering points as the frontline reward are long gone, says independent Customer Relationship Management (CRM) specialist LoyaltyPlus. 8 Mar 2019
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