LA Group announced it has signed its first license agreement with Authentic Brands Group, a global brand development, marketing and entertainment platform, to distribute men’s, women’s and kids apparel for the world’s leading portfolio of surf inspired lifestyle brands including Quiksilver, Billabong, Roxy, RVCA, DC Shoes, Element, and VonZipper across South Africa and southern Africa, including Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Namibia, and Zambia amongst others. 27 Nov 2023
Sales incentives play a key role in motivating and rewarding sales professionals to meet specific targets or goals. They provide motivation to work hard and go the extra mile, to focus on their tasks, motivating them to sell more of what’s important, to nurture customer and partner relationships and get them excited about your products and brand. Sales incentives – whether cash, commission, prizes, travel, recognition, training and other perks – can be serious motivation and productivity drivers. 27 Nov 2023
The 2023 Supply Chain Game Changers Awards recognises outstanding professionals and entrepreneurs dedicated to sustainable practices in procurement, transport and logistics 27 Nov 2023
Research published by Cisco AppDynamics reveals that consumers around the world are planning to do more of their holiday season shopping online than ever before this year. 24 Nov 2023
The R5,8bn investment commitment made by South African Breweries (SAB) has been utilised to increase capacity at two of its plants. 24 Nov 2023
KLA, the exclusive partner for YouGov in the sub-Saharan region, is proud to unveil the latest findings of the third edition of the Quarterly Buzz. This insightful assessment delves into the top brands based on public perception, recorded on a daily basis over a three-month span. The inaugural Quarterly Buzz made its debut in January 2023. 23 Nov 2023
Retailers are expecting an increase, to the tune of around R7bn, in consumer spending on Black Friday 2023 compared to last year, according to data from the Bureau of Market Research (BMR).
With 15% of sales being online last year, a significant proportion of this year’s spending will again be online. For consumers in South Africa this poses many risks related to cyber security and electronic crime. 23 Nov 2023
As Black Friday is almost upon us, South Africans are gearing up to grab the best shopping deals available. And with a sea of specials everywhere they look, online reviews will play a vital role in their decision-making. 23 Nov 2023
Category Management (CM) transforms how retail products are selected and displayed in a manner that effectively meets consumer needs. 23 Nov 2023
South African and Massmart owned retailer, Makro has partnered with PayJustNow to enable Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) in-store payments for customers ahead of the peak shopping season. This extends PayJustNow's growing in-store and online footprint of over 2500 retail brands, including Game, PnP Clothing, and Samsung. 23 Nov 2023
Retail businesses are facing an all-out race to meet the demands of the upcoming Black Friday weekend (Friday, 24 November - Monday, 27 November) and festive season surge. 23 Nov 2023
Woolworths has announced the permanent appointment of interim CFO Zaid Manjra, replacing Reeza Isaacs who left at the end of June 2023. 22 Nov 2023
In a display of excellence, a number of Woolworths' cheese suppliers racked up an array of accolades at the World Cheese Awards. These included three gold, three silver and eight bronze awards. The ceremony was held on 27 October in Trondheim, Norway. 22 Nov 2023
Even though there is a continuous narrative that South African consumers are facing a tough economic environment, and that discretionary spending is under pressure, annual Black Friday sales are steadily increasing. 22 Nov 2023
Shoprite and Checkers are helping small suppliers grow their volumes this Black Friday as customers flock to its stores looking for value on everyday essentials and groceries between Thursday, 23 November and Sunday, 26 November 2023. 22 Nov 2023
After having dug deep and lagged at all your boss’s jokes throughout the year, you deserve the last laugh over bonus season. Forget the usual in-cider trading drama, there is an easier way to cash in for a bonus and live it up, boss style. Picture this: you and yours, living the boss life, sipping on some crisp and dry Savanna Premium Cider and chuckling at life – sounds epic, right? 21 Nov 2023
With the imminent launch of Amazon South Africa, many entrepreneurs are waiting for the opportunity to expand their global reach on this selling platform. On 17 October 2023, the e-commerce giant opened the registration phase for sellers in South Africa. From our discussions with businesses regarding Amazon at the 2023 E-commerce Live Event, business owners are keen to understand Amazon’s marketplace fees compared to local e-commerce giants such as Takealot, Makro, and Bobshop. 21 Nov 2023
Carrol Boyes has announced the opening of a new bespoke store in Gauteng and welcomes its 25th store in Mall Of The South, in Johannesburg. The latest addition to the current store complement means that customers from Aspen Lakes and surrounds can shop in-store at Mall Of The South. 21 Nov 2023
Modern retail is more customer-focused than ever before. While this may seem like an obvious, or an even adventurous statement, consider how many new technologies are available to make the shopping experience that much more personalised and frictionless. 21 Nov 2023
Black Friday has grown into one of the most important events on the South African retail calendar and effectively kicks off the festive retail season. 21 Nov 2023
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