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Retailers need to accept that omni-channel buying is growing rapidly
Retailers need to accept that omni-channel buying is growing rapidly
[Victor de Kock] Today's customers hop from researching products on their smartphones to viewing them in-store to ordering online without missing a beat. Technology today touches nearly every aspect of consumers' buying decisions, from researching which product to buy to paying for it... read
Banking & Finance
Research shows boom in mobile banking
Research shows boom in mobile banking
Globally, over 2bn mobile users will have used their devices for banking purposes by the end of 2021, compared to 1,2bn this year... read

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Want to attend the SETE 2016 Connect Edition?
Want to attend the SETE 2016 Connect Edition?
Two Bizcommunity readers stand a chance to win a ticket to the Sports & Events Tourism Exchange Connect Edition, hosted by the City of Tshwane on 25-27 October at the Protea Hotel Fire&Ice! Menlyn... read
Maria Chieppa at the South Africa Italy Summit, organised by the European House of Ambrosetti
Italian conferences and exhibitions company Fiera Milano consolidates in SA
Italian conferences and exhibitions company, Fiera Milano SpA's full acquisitions of its South African branch, FMEA, will see the multinational company expand its operations in SA and Africa... read
Fashion, Clothing & Textiles
Gap to shut Banana Republic stores in Britain
Gap to shut Banana Republic stores in Britain
US apparel group Gap Inc. will close its Banana Republic stores in Britain as it streamlines its brick-and-mortar presence outside North America in response to weak sales... read
Green Sustainability
New campaign for LABELWISE creates awareness of eco-labelling
New campaign for LABELWISE creates awareness of eco-labelling
A new campaign, LABELWISE, launched on 18 October 2016 to help South Africans understand what impact the content of their shopping baskets and smart devices can have on saving the planet and empowering local communities... read
Import/Export
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SA avo season ends early due to drought
Given the early end to the avo season, and South Africans' increasing demand for the fruit, avos will have to be imported earlier until the 2017 local avo season begins... read
Research
Craig Henry, Nielsen MD Retailer Vertical Africa-Middle East.
Research indicates mass-market 'one size fits all' strategies no longer cut it
Nielsen has just released the local findings from its Global Retail Growth Study, which found that in South Africa, mass market, 'one size fits all' strategies no longer cut it. South Africa is undergoing a retail evolution where local consumers do not perceive bigger retail stores as better... read
Retail Marketing
Marketing tips for franchisors seeking high-quality franchisees
Marketing tips for franchisors seeking high-quality franchisees

Eric Parker

Many franchise owners have found that it is hard to find good franchisees in a difficult economy and, when these can be found, how to attract them in the face of many competing franchises... read
Sales
Retail sales grow 0.2% year on year in August
Retail sales grow 0.2% year on year in August

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Retail sales growth slowed further in August, deepening the disappointing slowdown reported for July... read
Business
How South African insurers are missing the Facebook boat
How South African insurers are missing the Facebook boat

Nick Paul

In the digital world, the insurance industry enjoys some of the most expensive marketing costs, particularly when it comes to SEM channels like Adwords... read
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