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|  | WASHINGTON - Amazon said on Wednesday it completed its first delivery by drone, in what the global online giant hopes will be a trend in automated shipments by air... read |
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 | NEWSWATCH: Thanks to social media, big corporates are under close consumer attention at the moment, with banks the foremost of those, expected to build trust. Now, with an undisclosed amount of FNB safety deposit boxes stolen this past weekend, customers are upset at the lack of communication... read | |  | The world's largest soft-drink maker, Coca-Cola, is to buy multinational beverage and brewing giant Anheuser-Busch InBev's 54.5% stake in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA), including the South African operation, for $3.15bn, AB InBev announced on Wednesday... read | |  | Bongani Mthethwa, Taschica Pillay and Matthew Savi The Competition Commission is poised to get tough on South Africa's school uniform monopolies, which force parents to cough up thousands of rands for new school kit even though similar items can usually be bought elsewhere at a fraction of the cost... read | |  | Hanna Ziady The share prices of Steinhoff and Shoprite plunged on Wednesday following the announcement that the retail conglomerates were discussing a potential merger of their African retail interests to create a "retail champion" on the continent... read | | |
 | Issued by Ackermans Ackermans is a Bronze Sponsor of Chris Bertish's world record-breaking transatlantic stand-up paddle crossing from Morocco to the United States of America to raise funds for three local child-focused charities... read | |  | The funds raised by the MySchool MyVillage MyPlanet fundraising programme during its last fiscal are a reminder that there is a smart way to use shopping to make a difference in our communities, and in the country as a whole... read | | |
 | Deon van Heerden Doing business in the digital age will become more about enhancing the customer experience than the product or price... read | | |
 | While the estimated R8.9bn spent annually online in South Africa may not be on a par with the UK or USA, things are changing as demographics and perceptions shift... read | | |
 | BevSA says sugar intake is best controlled by education and product reformulation... read | |  | The official launch of Original Mason's took place on 14 December 2016 at The Deck Rooftop & Pool Bar at Cape Quarter Lifestyle Centre. Mason's has transferred the growing global trend in cocktail consumption from the bar into an innovative range and brand of excellent cocktail spritzers... read | | |
 | Charlotte Mathews The World Wide Fund for Nature in SA (WWF-SA) is urging South Africans to avoid eating West Coast rock lobster, commonly known as "kreef" as stocks have fallen to 2% of their previous levels... read | |  | Lolita Pukwana We highlight five brands making clothes ethically... read | | |
 | According to research undertaken for the South African Council of Shopping Centres (SACSC) by Christo Luüs of Ecoquant, positive signs for the economy have increased hopes of improving trading conditions in 2017... read | | |
 | Robert Laing South African vehicle sales are expected to rebound in 2017 after three years of contraction, BMI Research said... read | | |
 | The benefits of online shopping far outweigh conventional shopping methods. However, there are very real security threats associated with online shopping... read | |  | Counterfeit toys are no only the product of criminal enterprises but also pose a danger to the children who receive them... read | | |
 | JD Group, the home of stores such as Incredible Connection and Russels, has been able to create a virtual store with relatively less overhead costs compared to a traditional retail store, through the launch of offline-to-online (O2O) commerce in South Africa... read | | |
 | The new hype is the ability to analyse various types of information that are not based at the same location - termed deep analytics... read | |
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| Sam Walton "The key to success is to get out into the store and listen to what the associates have to say." |
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