Cape Union Mart Group has relaunched its Friends & Family Rewards programme, now allowing customers to earn points when they shop and unlock vouchers. 17 Nov 2022
Kendall + Kylie, the global lifestyle brand created by celebrity sisters Kendall and Kylie Jenner, is now available in South Africa. 17 Nov 2022
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Stats SA reports that South African retail trade sales decreased by 0.6% year-on-year in September 2022. 16 Nov 2022
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South African fashion and food retailer Woolworths expects half-year earnings to rise more than 20% year-on-year as customers return to its stores, particularly in Australia, following prolonged pandemic lockdowns. 16 Nov 2022
In the last decade, despite a general global trade decline, Pakistan has seen its exports grow by a massive 11.7 % on year-to-year basis. Figures that show the country is serious about increasing its footprint and bringing business to other countries. 16 Nov 2022
Uber Eats has launched a 'dark' grocery store, called Uber Eats Market, in partnership with Smart Kitchen Co. The grocery store opened its virtual doors in August 2022 piloting in some areas of Cape Town, and is now available in nine locations across Johannesburg and Cape Town offering grocery items, such as alternative dairy products and meats, that customers would normally find in a commercial store. 16 Nov 2022
Like many countries around the world, South Africa has adopted the concept of Black Friday, with the annual sale being one of the highlights of the year from a retail perspective. 16 Nov 2022
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Spar Group Ltd reported on Wednesday, 16 November a 3% fall in full-year earnings due to a rise in expenses, but turnover rose as the grocery retailer raised its promotional calendar to continue attracting cash-strapped consumers. 16 Nov 2022
Black Friday - to be held on Friday, 25 November 2022 - has progressed over the past decade to take its place amongst the leading shopping events on the South African retail calendar. While Covid-19 put a dampener on consumer spend during 2020, sales rebounded the year after, with research by Payfast putting the average basket size at just over R1200. 16 Nov 2022
Source: Australian Footwear and Leather Show
Ten South African footwear and leather companies have been selected by the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the DTIC) to showcase their proudly South African products at the 2022 edition of the Australian Footwear and Leather Show. Local brands include footwear label Saint & Summer, accessories brand Weef and footwear and accessories label Ekamu Brands. 16 Nov 2022
The R1.3bn award-winning, internationally acclaimed Oceans Mall officially opened its doors to shoppers today, 15 November 2022. The 36,000m2 shopping mall is part of the R4.3bn mixed-use Oceans Umhlanga Development and is designed to cater for all walks of life. 15 Nov 2022
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As part of its Phakamisa iSpirit campaign, global wine and spirits producer Pernod Ricard is throwing its weight behind job creation and small business growth by investing R29.7m this year into the development of local artisans. 15 Nov 2022
Checkers is rolling out new shopping trolley baskets made from 100% recycled plastic - mostly old milk bottles. The move will divert more than 40 tons of recyclable material from landfill, and is part of the retailer's goal to promote the circular economy. 15 Nov 2022
Economics is boring. Or at least it can be a lot of the time. The global and local macro-economic landscape is always the context for the world that businesses operate in and so, as businesspeople, we use it to paint a picture of the background, headwinds and tailwinds that we face in day-to-day operations. 15 Nov 2022
Clickatell's latest Chat Commerce Trends Report: Retail Edition has revealed new insight about how today's consumers prefer to communicate and make purchases with retail companies through mobile and chat messaging conversations. The report, which fielded responses from over 1,000 participants, found that 95% of customers now make retail purchases on their smartphones and 78% of consumers want to use mobile messaging with retail companies for convenience. 15 Nov 2022
Workers wearing protective masks are seen at the reception with an electronic board displaying major indices at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange building in Sandton, South Africa, 5 November 2020. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko
South African food producer Premier Group intends to make its stock market debut on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) at a proposed price range of R53.82 - R67.04 per share, valuing the company at up to R8.6bn ($497m), parent firm Brait Plc said on Monday. 14 Nov 2022
Shoppers leave the Shoprite store in Daveyton, South Africa 23 May 2018. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo
South Africa's biggest grocery retailer Shoprite Holdings reported on Monday first-quarter sales growth of 18.6% as financially constrained consumers flocked to its budget chains for discounts. 14 Nov 2022
In the decades of implementing business operating systems, or ERP, for manufacturing and engineering companies across South Africa, I am often asked about production scheduling. It is well known that production management and scheduling improves manufacturing efficiency. 14 Nov 2022
Hot on the heels of the Adidas-Yeezy breakup over Kanye West's antisemitic remarks, Nike is suspending its partnership with basketball player, Kyrie Irving, for similar reasons. 14 Nov 2022
When will H&M start manufacturing in South Africa? That's a question Caroline Nelson, H&M country manager for South Africa, gets asked repeatedly. 11 Nov 2022
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