Retail in the Cape Town CBD, which accounted for more than a third of the businesses operating in the city centre last year, has proved resilient despite ongoing Covid shocks. Of the 2,981 businesses operating in the central city last year, 39% were retail venues, with a total of 81 new retail stores opening in town during 2021. 3 Nov 2022
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In South Africa, a country where the all-day 'braai' is a national pastime, plant-based substitutes are making surprising inroads despite a deep cultural love of meat and hostility from the regulator. 3 Nov 2022
Some of the world's biggest consumer goods producers - including Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Mars and Nestlé - are almost certain to miss a target to make plastic packaging more sustainable by 2025, according to the latest New Plastics Economy Global Commitment progress report launched this week. 3 Nov 2022
Summertime is finally here, and as we know, South Ahh offers one of the best, if not the best summers. The sun is out, the fun is out, and everyone is itching to make the best of the longer, hotter and sunny days. After two years spent circling the house, the entertainment sector is back in full swing. 2 Nov 2022
Victoria’s Secret Love Cloud campaign 2022. Source: Supplied
Victoria's Secret & Co. (VS&Co) has agreed to fully acquire digitally-native intimates brand Adore Me, Inc. for $400m in cash. 2 Nov 2022
The winners of the 23rd annual PlatAfrica jewellery design and manufacturing competition were announced during a gala awards ceremony held at The Wanderers Club in Johannesburg on 28 October 2022. 2 Nov 2022
Pick n Pay has completed the first phase of a new pilot that allows customers to pay using cryptocurrency on their smartphones using a trusted app, and the retailer is now testing it in more stores. 1 Nov 2022
Food and beverage giant PepsiCo is finalising an investment proposal of around $40m to expand its Senselet snacks business in Ethiopia, and is considering the possibility of further investments in the country to expand the company's portfolio beyond snacks. 1 Nov 2022
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KwaBhaca Mall is a new addition to Eastern Cape's mix of shopping centres, having opened in Mount Frere on 28 October. 1 Nov 2022
Cadbury and Oreo owner Mondelez International plans to invest another $600m, which would push the total investment to $1bn, into its global Cocoa Life sustainability programme by 2030. 1 Nov 2022
Customer strategy, analytics and research company, Eighty20, has released insights into the steady recovery of malls post-Covid. 31 Oct 2022
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Through the backing of parent company Walmart, South African retail group Massmart has made significant investments in its technological capabilities over the last two years with the goal to grow its e-commerce offering. 31 Oct 2022
After 15 months of construction and an even longer development period, Merino Mall opened its doors on 27 October to the community of Ermelo and surrounds in Mpumalanga. At 28,600m2, it has become the first shopping centre of its substantial size to be developed within a 100-kilometre radius in the area. 31 Oct 2022
South African retailers are expected to generate around R17.3bn in additional sales over the Black Friday promotional period, representing around 6.7% growth over the Black Friday period in 2021. The number is forecast to be R5.4bn lower than it would have been if South Africa was not experiencing so many days of load shedding, which has been at high levels throughout 2022. 28 Oct 2022
Mamelodi Square shopping mall opened its doors on Thursday, 27 October. Developed by rural and township property developer McCormick Property Development (MPD), in partnership with Putprop Limited, work on-site began just over 12 months ago. 28 Oct 2022
Pick n Pay has unveiled its re-designed Waterstone flagship store in Somerset West, the model for what customers can come to expect at all revamped Pick n Pay stores in the future. 28 Oct 2022
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The Shoprite Group has made a minority investment in local technology startup Omnisient, Africa's first privacy-preserving data collaboration platform provider. 27 Oct 2022
Heineken South Africa has unveiled a new solar power plant at its Sedibeng, Midvaal brewery as the beer maker looks to cut carbon emissions across its operations. The plant is the largest freestanding solar plant powering a brewery in South Africa, and the largest within the Heineken group globally. 27 Oct 2022
Greig Jansen, founder and CEO, Pura Beverages. File photo
South African company Pura Beverages, the maker of Pura Soda and Pura Kids, has secured a national distribution deal with Aldi in the United States. 27 Oct 2022
Design duo Nikhil Tricam and Nindya Bucktowar of Kalki Ceramics have been named the winners of the Nando's Hot Young Designer (HYD) Talent Search for 2022. 27 Oct 2022
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