LG Electronics (LG) showcased an upgraded culinary life experience at CES® 2023 with its latest, upgradable kitchen appliances to deliver better customer experiences and value. The LG QuadWash® Pro dishwasher, LG InstaView® Combination Double Wall Oven, Electric Double Slide-in Range, and Over-the-Range Microwave Oven boast powerful, efficient performance thanks to the company's advanced technologies, and outstanding convenience courtesy of seamless LG ThinQ™ integration. 11 Jan 2023
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The JSE has censured former Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste for cooking the books to deliberately mislead the market. 11 Jan 2023
Bottles of beer zip along a conveyor belt in a Brasimba factory which has weathered two deadly Ebola outbreaks and waves of fighting linked to rebel militias active in the nearby forests. 11 Jan 2023
Trade Intelligence (Ti) is South Africa's leading source of consumer goods retail research, insights and training solutions. In February 2023, we will be hosting two of our most sought-after School of Retail programmes, designed for onboarding new entrants to the industry and improving your current team's skills. 11 Jan 2023
"Fashion is very important. It is life-enhancing and, like everything that gives pleasure, it is worth doing well." - Vivienne Westwood 10 Jan 2023
The overriding retail trend for 2023 will be the convergence of technologies, and retailers would be wise to wake up to the widespread implications and opportunities of profoundly disruptive technology trends. 10 Jan 2023
Pick n Pay has launched a new pick-up counter for Takealot customers in a grocery store in Cape Town. The move forms part of a pilot giving customers the convenience of picking up their non-food online orders while shopping for groceries. 9 Jan 2023
At the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) held in Las Vegas last week, L'Oréal revealed the world's first handheld computerised makeup applicator designed for users with limited hand and arm mobility. 9 Jan 2023
If there is ever an industry that is capable of literally reinventing itself, it has to be beauty and healthcare. Over the years the industry has seen a constant evolution to facilitate agility as well as product portfolio to stay ahead of ever-changing and diverse customer needs across geographies. 9 Jan 2023
In a post-pandemic era, factors like burdening government debts and the domino effects of the Ukrainian war plunged African economies into an unprecedented inflationary crisis. Consequently, households have been exposed to rising costs in basic commodities prices like fuel, wheat, rice and vegetable oil. 9 Jan 2023
It has been described as the beginning of the end or the end of the beginning, but the world certainly changed over the last three years as a result of the global pandemic and the war in Ukraine. 9 Jan 2023
The last few years have seen a sustained growth in the adoption of e-commerce. This has brought about a lot of changes in the industry - and there are many more to come. 9 Jan 2023
2022 has been a challenging year for many aspects of the retail industry in the face of a cost-of-living crisis in South Africa that has seen shoppers become more frugal in reduced lines and has seen brands and retailers respond to higher supply-chain costs with reduced lines and increased prices. 9 Jan 2023
Sealand, the premium outdoor brand produced in Cape Town, and intimates label Jockey South Africa, which is manufactured in South Africa, have incorporated sustainable textiles Econyl and Modal respectively into their product ranges. 6 Jan 2023
By supporting real-time decision-making, combining edge computing with digital signage improves the customer experience and boosts sales. 6 Jan 2023
The African continent is widely considered retail's next big gold rush, based on its population of 1.4 billion people, which includes more than 500 million internet users and over 330 million e-commerce consumers. Additionally, with 19 of the top 20 fastest-growing countries in the world, the continent's trade landscape is set to become even more attractive for new market entrants and Pan-African operations in the retail space. 5 Jan 2023
Victoria's Secret & Co. (VS&Co) has completed its acquisition of Adore Me, a US-based digitally-native intimates brand and retailer. 5 Jan 2023
For manufacturing and engineering managers, effective quality control is what keeps them awake at night, and what keeps customers from turning to their competition. Quality control is not only good for business, it is also imperative to customer satisfaction. And in some cases, for customer safety. Take for instance the recent defect found in Takata airbags. This resulted in one of the largest automotive recalls in history, with close to 69 million airbag inflators implicated at a cost of billions of dollars, that took years to resolve. 4 Jan 2023
South African retailer Absolute Pets has launched a shopping app as well as its new on-demand Go Fetch! delivery service, offered via the retailer's app and website. 4 Jan 2023
In 1968, American computer scientist Ivan Sutherland predicted the future of augmented and virtual reality with his concept of the Ultimate Display. The Ultimate Display relied on the kinetic depth effect to create two-dimensional images that moved with its users, giving the illusion of a three-dimensional display. 4 Jan 2023
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