Fashion and lifestyle retail group TFG grew retail turnover for the first half of the financial year by 23.5%, boosted by its Tapestry Home Brands acquisition, local clothing manufacturing drive and continued store rollout and upgrades. 11 Nov 2022
With Black Friday and the festive season fast approaching, retailers are gearing up for a bumper shopping season. It is the perfect opportunity for retailers to offer an exceptional end-to-end customer experience by introducing click-and-collect as part of their omnichannel strategy. 11 Nov 2022
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South African retailer Absolute Pets is on a positive growth trajectory, having expanded from just eight stores in 2013 to 137 in 2022. 11 Nov 2022
Levi Strauss & Co., the owner of brands Levi's, Dockers and Beyond Yoga, has named Michelle Gass as its new president, and also announced that she will succeed Chip Bergh as the company's CEO within the next 18 months. She joins LS&Co. from department store Kohl's where she was chief executive officer. 10 Nov 2022
The Christmas period marks the busiest period for toy retailers. Each year, Toys R Us deep dives into consumer trends locally and abroad to compile its list of top toys for the season in an effort to make gift shopping easier. 9 Nov 2022
Both globally and locally, consumers are increasingly demanding premium bottled water products that are more appealing in terms of design and packaging, specific mineral contents, or offering a variety of health benefits. This is resulting in a wave of innovative, premium bottled water products flowing into the local and global markets, as manufacturers try to meet this rising demand by offering region-specific mineral water, and even elevated bottled water experiences, to quench the thirst for premium products. 9 Nov 2022
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Puma's chief executive Bjørn Gulden will replace Kasper Rorsted as Adidas CEO, the German multinational sportswear giant has announced. 9 Nov 2022
Retail in Africa remains a key area of pursuit for businesses seeking to explore new growth avenues. However, doing business in the continent is anything but clear cut. Due to its many different cultures, traditions, religions, languages and income levels, Africa is an extremely diverse continent with unique consumption behaviours that differ across its 54 independent countries. 8 Nov 2022
Pick n Pay has launched a new online store, called Pick n Pay Home, dedicated to homeware products and appliances. 8 Nov 2022
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Seventy-three percent of South Africans use loyalty programmes and Clicks ClubCard is the most popular among consumers, according to the latest Truth & BrandMapp South African Loyalty Whitepaper written and released by local customer loyalty consultancy Truth. 8 Nov 2022
Petrol station Engen is launching a new convenience food retail offering, called Café 365, at its new-look Quickshop & Co. premium stores. 8 Nov 2022
In 2022, we are all finally returning to life as we know it, as we find ourselves back in familiar places with familiar faces. Yes South Ahh, we can herd together again at our favourite watering holes while enjoying our favourite crisp and dry cider, because, after all, #SiyavannaSA. 7 Nov 2022
Local furniture design brand Dark Horse can now be found in prominent retailer @home, thanks to a collaboration facilitated by CloutSA, a design-focused enterprise and business-to-business market maker. 7 Nov 2022
This year's South African Brandy Innovation Challenge, organised by the South African Brandy Foundation and Winetech, once again calls on creative thinkers to submit their game-changing brandy business ideas. 7 Nov 2022
LG Electronics has officially announced its Black Friday specials. For the entire month of November, a range of innovative home entertainment products will be on sale. For consumers looking to turn up the volume this festive season - or turn their living rooms into a world-class cinema - this year's Life's Good Celebration Black November sale is the perfect chance to save big on upgrading your lounge. 7 Nov 2022
Eleven South African civil society organisations have joined 35 organisations from 23 countries across Africa to denounce the inclusion of Philip Morris International (PMI) as one of the sponsors of the Africa Trade & Customs Week Summit, scheduled to take place in Johannesburg from 7 November to 9 November 2022. 7 Nov 2022
In a climate of high inflation, unemployment and global uncertainty, retailers and brands must lean into emerging consumer trends in an effort to decouple business progress from economic constraints. 4 Nov 2022
Inverroche presents limited edition packaging of its Classic Gin designed to help solitary bees. 4 Nov 2022
Mamongae Mahlare, Takealot Group CEO. Source: Takealot
Takealot Group, which includes South Africa's biggest e-commerce retailer Takealot.com, is pushing further into townships and growing its new grocery partnership to defend its market share. 4 Nov 2022
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