DNA barcoding of more than 1,400 Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) labelled products has shown that less than 1% were mislabelled, compared with a reported average global seafood mislabelling rate of 30%. These results published in the journal Current Biology suggests that the MSC's ecolabelling and Chain of Custody programme is an effective deterrent for systematic and deliberate species substitution and fraud. 25 Mar 2019
While South Africa saw a 25% increase in online retail over the last 12 months, we need to grow e-commerce beyond the 2% of total retail sales that it currently occupies. And mobile should be the way to do that, says Yolande Steyn, an independent consultant with experience working at FNB and Vodacom. 22 Mar 2019
Starting an online business in South Africa can be a tricky minefield. Luckily, Insaka E-Commerce Academy CEO Warrick Kernes, using his 12 years of experience in e-commerce, let us in on his six top steps to start an online business at the Seamless Southern Africa Expo in Cape Town. 22 Mar 2019
Britain's tortuous progress towards leaving the European Union presents an opportunity for South African poultry producers as post-Brexit trade deals are negotiated, according to not-for-profit movement FairPlay. 22 Mar 2019
Sunlight Dishwashing Liquid, with its 120-year heritage as the original Unilever brand that launched the company into South Africa in 1891, is leading the consumer goods giant's sustainability ambitions. Over 5 years' worth of development work has culminated in the launch of Sunlight's new 100% recycled and recyclable bottle. 20 Mar 2019
Multinational snack foods giant Mondelez International has taken a minority investment in Uplift Food, a US-based early-stage startup focusing on prebiotic functional foods. This is the first venture investment Mondelez is making as part of SnackFutures, the company's innovation and venture hub aimed at unlocking snacking growth opportunities around the world. 20 Mar 2019
You don't have to shy away from using your social awareness or 'wokeness' to grow your business. In fact, it might do better if you do. 20 Mar 2019
Opening her presentation at Seamless Southern Africa last week, Lauren King, executive: e-commerce and web services at Edcon, shared her understanding of customer experience (CX). 20 Mar 2019
Chantel Botha of BrandLove in action at eCommerce Africa 2019.
The 5th eCommerce Africa conference kicked off at the CTICC on 19 March 2019 with a keynote session by Chantel Botha, founder of BrandLove, in the customer experience track, titled: 'More than a feeling, on why CX is the #1 competitive differentiator'. Here's what you missed! 19 Mar 2019
The City of Cape Town has plans to commission a clothing, textile and fashion study in the 2019/20 financial year, to unpack the economic contribution of the sector. The outcome of this study will help to map out the value chain, provide a snapshot of the dynamics of the sector and help to identify potential opportunities and inherent constraints for the local industry. This is according to Alderman James Vos, City of Cape Town's Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Opportunities and Asset Management. 19 Mar 2019
The 9th Annual South African Council of Shopping Centres (SACSC) Research Conference, a mainstay event on SA's shopping centre and retail industry calendar, is set to take place at the Maslow Hotel in Johannesburg on 3 April 2019. This year, the spotlight is on retail trends, new 'Afripolitan' consumers and technology. 19 Mar 2019
Nigerian entrepreneur Ink Eze knows how to grow an online community: her wedding community Bella Naija Weddings has over three million followers on Instagram and its counterpart, the African fashion community Aso Ebi Bella is a close second with 1.8 million Instagram followers. 19 Mar 2019
Traditional brick and mortar retailers still have a future despite the boom in online retail, but they have to be open to change, says Vicus Bouwer, divisional director: retail leasing Africa, Broll, South Africa, who spoke at Seamless Southern Africa last week. 18 Mar 2019
NEWSWATCH - Louis Vuitton is pulling Michael Jackson-inspired items from its autumn/winter 2019 menswear collection, as controversy mounts following the release of the HBO documentary Leaving Neverland, which details allegations by two men who said the pop star molested them as children. 18 Mar 2019
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
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