Despite the dissemination of vaccines in the months ahead, a larger portion of consumer spending will be impacted by recessionary conditions...
Ailsa Wingfield 11 Jan 2021
Through her natural haircare brand Ashaki, Nthabiseng 'Joy' Duff has set out to prove that the beauty industry can be a positive force for change...
Lauren Hartzenberg 30 Oct 2020
AllFashion Sourcing, the annual trade show for the apparel, textile, footwear and leather industry, will this year be hosted on a virtual platform from 3-5 November 2020...
Lauren Hartzenberg 29 Oct 2020
To hear some industry commentators tell it, Covid-19 is going to be the final nail in the coffin of retail as we know it. At best, they're over-simplifying. At worst, they're just wrong...
Lee Naik 13 Oct 2020
With her experience in the aesthetic business in the last eight years Fara Naomi Macias has been able to deliver tremendous results by launching the GCA brand in Mexico in 2014 with distributor Grupo Venta Internacional. Here, Macias shares with us more about her career journey and what it took to get to where she is today...
Juanita Pienaar 16 Sep 2020
World Entrepreneurs' Day serves the purpose of creating awareness of entrepreneurs and innovation throughout the world...
Evan-Lee Courie 21 Aug 2020
Game's vice president shares how the retailer has navigated business challenges and opportunities over the last 50 years, and how it aims to remain relevant beyond 2020...
Lauren Hartzenberg 31 Jul 2020
Amazon veteran Paul Misener shared insight into how the e-commerce giant approaches innovation and the profound role a diverse workforce plays in this process...
Lauren Hartzenberg 21 Jul 2020
Working from a spicy flame-grilled chicken recipe he'd developed in his family's garage, Louis Germishuys opened the first Galito's fast food outlet in Nelspruit in 1996...
Lauren Hartzenberg 4 Mar 2020
Burt Gunning is the guy to take your cue from when it comes to running a successful franchise business...
Lauren Hartzenberg 2 Mar 2020
A country's payments system is probably not the first thing we think of when we think about the challenge of economic development. But payments are key to the bottom-up economic growth urgently needed...
Murray Gardiner 17 Jan 2020
With strong economic growth, increased affluence and a growing population that is forecast to double by 2050, the continent holds strong potential for luxury brands...
Alain Dos Santos 10 Jan 2020
Sub-Saharan Africa is home to 14% of the world's population and by 2030, the region's population will surpass that of China. The way consumers shop in the region is ever-changing...
Christele Chokossa 8 Jan 2020
Africa's consumer landscape is fragmented and polarised, characterised by the double-edged demand of a diverse base of consumers...
Ailsa Wingfield 6 Jan 2020
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning is on the rise, but it's important to know which reputation management processes should and shouldn't be automated...
Ashleigh Wainstein 15 Nov 2019
Warehouses tend to be one of the most ignored elements of infrastructure and logistics, but are a fundamental part of the supply chain...
Geoffrey White 1 Nov 2019
At the heart of customer engagement lies customer intimacy...
Mark Wilson 25 Oct 2019
Vacant rooftops across all major cities around the world are a dime a dozen. Their concrete surfaces aren't just a waste of space in a highly urbanised world, but also contribute to the heat island effect that afflicts these built-up areas. So why not farm on them?
Sindy Peters 23 Oct 2019
Competition amongst suppliers and retailers are at an all-time high, and today's consumer is much less predictable than in the past...
Lauren Hartzenberg 15 Oct 2019
According to the WWF, a bid to improve the traceability of supply chains around the world is top of mind with a major focus on transparency - but how is technology disruption promoting business growth?
Robin Fredericks 25 Sep 2019
Young entrepreneur Sipamandla Manqele is using food to inspire pride in indigenous African ingredients, while uplifting the small-scale farmers and communities involved in their cultivation...
Lauren Hartzenberg 17 Sep 2019
The Top Million research report into South Africa's top million households in 2019 - with a combined buying power of R700 billion - looks at what drives this 'Upper Middle Class'; what they are spending on; where they have cut back; and how marketers can reach this group...?
Louise Burgers 13 Sep 2019
It's a common question that we assume everyone knows or understands. But assuming versus engaging, in order to know, are vastly different...
Jane Stevenson 3 Sep 2019
Kantar CEO Eric Salama presented an update on the new ownership structure and the opportunities under, Bain Capital during a press call held on Thursday...
Juanita Pienaar 5 Aug 2019
There are a few basic things every business can do to ensure that its communication strategy is as effective as possible...
Greg Chen 2 Aug 2019
Businesses have become obsessed with their growth curve, regardless of the metric, number of users, customers and followers growth...
Kirsty Sharman 25 Jul 2019
Looking to the future, Nunu Ntshingila, head of Facebook Africa, shared the four Cs - which are key trends directing their business for the next few years...
Elouise Kelly 23 Jul 2019
African brands like MaXhosa by Laduma, Pichulik and AAKS are on show in the U.S. as part of The Lion King pop-up concept shop at Bloomingdale's...
Lauren Hartzenberg 22 Jul 2019
Paylater rebranded to Carbon to become a digital financial services platform, going "beyond banking", says CEO Chijioke Dozie...
Louise Burgers 19 Jul 2019
Anyone aspiring to build the next Amazon needs to adopt a similar approach to Jeff Bezos's insistence on an empty chair...
Anne-marie le Roux 15 Jul 2019
