In the spirit of 'giving back' Heineken South Africa staff joined the Mandela Day movement by repurposing wooden packaging pallets, a frequently used item in food and beverage logistics. 24 Jul 2019
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With so much focus on the fourth industrial revolution in politics and organisations, the direct selling industry needs to learn to innovate and embrace technology in order to be future-fit. This is according to Cornelle van Graan, chairperson of the Direct Selling Association (DSA) of South Africa. 24 Jul 2019
Local fashion retailer Refinery is set to make waves across the local industry with its new spring campaign which embraces diversity, encouraging others to be unashamedly, authentically themselves. 24 Jul 2019
Minister of Trade & Industry, Ebrahim Patel. Credit: World Economic Forum via Wikimedia
The Franchise Association of South Africa (Fasa) says it's encouraged by the positive and committed attitude and concrete steps taken by the government to partner with the private sector. The statement comes after Fasa - through its membership of Business Unity South Africa (Busa) - was invited to a conversation with the Minister of Trade & Industry Ebrahim Patel and his team on 22 July. 24 Jul 2019
Sales for Amazon's 2019 Prime Day event surpassed those the company recorded for the previous Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined. Prime Day, held over two days on 15 and 16 July this year, was the largest shopping event in Amazon history with more than one million deals made available exclusively for Prime members. 24 Jul 2019
Mandela Day calls on all South Africans to give of their time, skills and resources to make a difference in someone's life. Heineken South Africa's teams gave of their time to improve the lives of those around them. 23 Jul 2019
Louis Vuitton reopened its refurbished flagship store in Florence in March 2019 to great fanfare from the fashion industry. The brand made great play of the fact that, alongside all the luxury apparel and accessories, the store is replete with artworks including works by Italian artists such as Osvaldo Medici del Vascello and Massimo Listri. 23 Jul 2019
This year, The Sunflower Fund's multi-purpose accessory, Tube of Hope (tope), will be on sale at Pick n Pay stores nationwide, selected independent pharmacies and online at Zando from 1 August 2019. Sunflower Day will be commemorated on Friday, 20 September 2019. 23 Jul 2019
New research reveals that the general South African public views the burgeoning growth of illegal cigarette sales in the country as of far greater importance to address, than the Government's proposed plain packaging for tobacco products. 23 Jul 2019
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The Shoprite Group is investing heavily in sophisticated security after the 2018 financial year saw the retailer having to contend with 489 armed robberies and burglaries. With its enhanced security systems and procedures, the company aims to make its shopping space more secure, reduce the number of criminal incidents and increase the number of arrests. 22 Jul 2019
To 26-year-old Roman Alexander from Durban, losing weight was the beginning of a total life change he desperately needed. His love for food combined with emotional eating caused him to gain a lot of unwanted weight over a long period of time. 22 Jul 2019
On Wednesday, 17 July 2019, Kenyan telecoms operator Safaricom announced plans to expand e-commerce platform, Masoko, within Southern African by 2020. The announcement was made at the inaugural Afro-Asia FinTech Festival in Kenya. 22 Jul 2019
African brands like MaXhosa by Laduma, Pichulik and AAKS are currently on show in the United States as part of The Lion King pop-up concept shop at iconic department store chain Bloomingdale's. 22 Jul 2019
Disruption is more than just a buzzword. It has become part of business and part of our lives. 19 Jul 2019
Ackermans has teamed up with local gaming and animation studio Sea Monster and the Disney franchise to give South African shoppers a new way to experience The Lion King through the movie merchandise and a custom-developed app, launching on 25 July. 19 Jul 2019
Investment in technology and analytics is a must if business is going to meet rising customer expectations. This was the topic of discussion among international experts and senior executives at Experian South Africa's annual Innovation Summit, held in Johannesburg yesterday. 19 Jul 2019
Tertius Carstens, CEO of Pioneer Foods, and Eugene Willemsen, CEO, PepsiCo sub-Saharan Africa.
Multinational snack foods and beverage giant PepsiCo has entered into an agreement to acquire South Africa's Pioneer Foods Group for approximately $1.7 billion (R23.5 billion). The New York-based food giant - owner of brands like Pepsi, Lay's and Doritos - will acquire all outstanding shares of Pioneer Food Group for R110 per share. The transaction is one of PepsiCo's largest acquisitions outside of the United States. 19 Jul 2019
The world's leading footwear brand, Bata, kicked off their youngest "board of directors" meeting this July. The youth board aged between 8 and 16 years of age meet in various regions (Durban, Cape Town and Johannesburg) for their inaugural meeting. Lead by qualified facilitator, CEO and founder of Dreambuilders Patrick Coetzee the board members were kept well entertained and engaged. The day was fun packed for these youth and allowed the Bata marketing team to understand some insights, trends from these youth. They were also given an opportunity to conceptualise key elements for the brand. The day was also clearly monitored by child educational psychologist Steven Mack. 18 Jul 2019
Inspired by the success of international shopping extravaganzas like Black Friday, Single's Day and the most recent Amazon Prime Day, the Takealot Group is launching its own annual event in South Africa called The Ultimate Checkout Sale. 18 Jul 2019
Lego Hidden Side, an augmented reality-enhanced play theme where players must turn a haunted world back to normal one ghost (and one brick) at a time, will be available locally from August. 18 Jul 2019
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