The African Development Bank's Fashionomics Africa initiative recently held a workshop in Nairobi, Kenya on how to establish a successful fashion brand, training 100 entrepreneurs from the textile, apparel and accessories industry. 9 Mar 2020
Ceres, the innovative fruit-juice brand will launch new packaging in March 2020 to meet the changing demands of the South African consumer lifestyle. 9 Mar 2020
With the onset of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) and the associated technological challenges that will fundamentally shape the way we live, work and relate to each other there is a critical need to re-engineer the way in which we engage with learning and development. 9 Mar 2020
In-store trade compliance, category management and the measurement of promotional execution have come a long way in the past five years. Whether FMCG brands use the services of merchandising agencies or deploy their own sales force automation technology, the advancements in this arena have certainly created a more efficient sales force. 9 Mar 2020
Mark Leon Goldberg, senior editor of the Global Citizen-DAWNS Digest, said in 2016: "China sneezes. South Africa gets a cold". Many have used this analogy when describing how one country's economy reacts to another. 9 Mar 2020
A new B2B initiative by H&M Group, called Treadler, allows external companies, including competitors, to access the group's global supply chain, as the retailer tries to push more sustainable methods of production. 6 Mar 2020
South African cashback grocery coupon service, SnapnSave, has added personalised promotions to the popular app. 6 Mar 2020
The first Africa Luxury Dialogue event took place in Ghana recently, presented as a forum that explored the luxury landscape in West Africa. 5 Mar 2020
The numbers are astronomical: to make one pair of jeans, it takes close to 8,000 litres of water - the amount a person drinks over seven years. Even a simple cotton shirt requires close to 3,000 litres of water. Within 10 uses, these jeans and shirts will be discarded for newer, trendier items, contributing to the 21 billion tonnes of textiles sent to landfills per year, according to the UN Economic Commission for Europe. 5 Mar 2020
Working from a spicy flame-grilled chicken recipe he'd developed in his family's garage, Louis Germishuys opened the first Galito's fast food outlet in Mbombela (formerly Nelspruit) in 1996. 4 Mar 2020
A new online marketplace to help small to medium enterprises (SMMEs) access the rapidly growing digital retail sector in Africa will launch by the end of March 2020. The marketplace is the result of a joint venture between South African online retail platform Loot.co.za, integrated digital services agency Volt.Africa and ICT investment company Ayo Technology Solutions (AYO). 4 Mar 2020
Pernod Ricard Scotch whisky brand The Glenlivet is aiming to open the world of single malt whisky to a new generation of whisky drinkers by revealing a new look for the bottles in its Ultra-Premium portfolio. 3 Mar 2020
In a first for Shoprite Botswana, local producers sold their produce directly to the public at selected Shoprite and Checkers supermarkets. 3 Mar 2020
Pick n Pay is the first South African food retailer to introduce an online scheduled grocery delivery service that enables customers to set up an automatic weekly or monthly delivery of items they buy regularly. 3 Mar 2020
Whether you're a budding entrepreneur eager to invest in South Africa's dynamic franchise sector, or you're an existing franchisee hoping to boost profitability and efficiency, Burt Gunning is the guy to take your cue from when it comes to running a successful business. 2 Mar 2020
Albert Louw, Lasher Tools marketing manager, says that the company has gained new business as a consequence of the outbreak of coronavirus in China and the closure of manufacturing in the country in an attempt to stem the spread of the deadly virus. 2 Mar 2020
At its fourth annual Supplier Development Conference, held in Johannesburg last week, Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) announced that it had surpassed its three-year target to transform R3.9bn of preferential procurement to black suppliers by the end of 2020. 2 Mar 2020
Stellenbosch-based tech startup Quench Delivery has announced a host of new developments this year, including an app relaunch, the introduction of a separate driver app, and the expansion of its service to additional regions in the country. 28 Feb 2020
Quick-service restaurant giant Yum Brands, which operates KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut, has agreed to end its use of harmful expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam packaging globally by 2022. 28 Feb 2020
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