Premium drinks business Kensington Distillers and Vintners (KDV) London, has extended its African footprint by entering the Kenyan market as Monument Distillers Kenya. Following this development, US spirits company Sazerac has granted Monument Distillers the distribution rights for its portfolio in Kenya - the most prominent brands of which are Popov Vodka, Southern Comfort, Myers Rum, Paddy's Irish Whisky, Firewater, and Buffalo Trace Bourbon. 12 Sep 2019
DHL's Africa eShop platform has expanded to an additional 14 countries across sub-Saharan Africa. The eShop app offers African consumers access to international retailers, and enables global brands to connect with a captive African market. 12 Sep 2019
Most people want to be sustainable, but have a hard time taking the necessary actions. 11 Sep 2019
ParcelNinja co-founder Justin Drennan and Michelle Lehrer have combined their e-commerce expertise to create Allsale Club - a members-only online shopping business with categories that include health and beauty, baby and toddler, toys, fashion, homewares, household and consumables. 11 Sep 2019
Canal Walk Shopping Centre is welcoming a host of new flagship and concept stores this year. The shopping mall is now home to the largest iStore in Africa. The first and only concept store of its kind on the African continent opened its doors on 10 August, and offers customers while-you-wait repairs for iPhone and other products. 11 Sep 2019
Walmart's global sourcing team visited Johannesburg recently to meet with 18 of Massmart's South African suppliers who are interested in exploring opportunities to export their products to Walmart markets. 10 Sep 2019
The monthly Locally Yours Market in Nelson Mandela Bay has launched an online store. 10 Sep 2019
South Africa's National Development Plan (NDP) expresses an important aspiration: by 2030, 90% of all jobs should be created by small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs). 10 Sep 2019
Burger King® South Africa launched in May 2013 as a halaal-certified restaurant brand and over the last six years has only offered 100% pure halaal beef patties on the menu and steered clear of non-halaal products. 9 Sep 2019
Cape Town-based company Thursdays Lingerie and Swimwear has launched a crowdfunding campaign to assist the label to extend its size range to a G cup. 9 Sep 2019
Non-profit H&M Foundation has opened entries for the fifth edition of its annual innovation challenge, the Global Change Award. Dubbed the 'Nobel Prize of fashion', it aims to reduce fashion's impact on the planet and our living conditions by helping ground-breaking ideas move from tissue-sketch to market. 9 Sep 2019
A 2017 report by the World Wide Fund for Nature South Africa (WWF-SA) - Food Loss and Waste: Facts and Futures - found that South Africans waste a third of all food in the country. 9 Sep 2019
Pictured at the official opening are from left: Scott Smith (operations director, Van Dyck Floors Zimbabwe), Jonathan Pairemanzi (J. Link Carpets), Dr. Mehran Zarrebini (MD Van Dyck Floors), Louis Mudzongo (Classic Carpets), Dion Yatras (MD, Van Dyck Zimbabwe), Stuart Dearnaley (export manager, Van Dyck Floors) and Kuda Duri (account manager, Van Dyck Zimbabwe).
South African carpet manufacturer, Van Dyck Floors, has extended its global footprint with the launch of an operation in Zimbabwe. With its head office in based in KwaZulu-Natal, Van Dyck Floors is owned by PFE International, the holding company of the Zarrebini family. 9 Sep 2019
Cape Town-based lovers of the ethical fashion brand, Sitting Pretty, will be able to shop the full range in-store from 1 September 2019 at The Gardens Centre. The pop-up will be running from 1 September 2019 until end March 2020. 6 Sep 2019
To celebrate South Africa's rich history of art and food this Heritage Month, Albany Bakeries will print a young South African artist's winning design on the packaging of millions of loaves of its Albany Superior White and Albany Superior Brown bread during September. 6 Sep 2019
According to the Clur Report of SA Retail Property, shopping centres in Southern Africa need to adopt an integrated, holistic and fluid strategy to drive performance given shifting local and international approaches to lifestyle, health, wellness, environment, work and community living. 6 Sep 2019
Nike Direct president Heidi O'Neill said, "Retail isn't dead, boring retail is." To be successful today, bricks and mortar stores must move from selling as their main purpose to providing consumers with a combination of products and experiences that are engaging and inspirational. 5 Sep 2019
Shoprite took the title as South Africa's favourite retailer in the 2019 Sunday Times/Sowetan Shopper Survey. While Shoprite maintained its top spot by winning the Grand Prix for overall best retailer, Clicks and Pick n Pay came 2nd and 3rd respectively - switching their positions from 2018. 5 Sep 2019
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