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 | Anti-establishment designer Vivienne Westwood has died... read |
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 | LAUREN HARTZENBERG From clay-making to moulding, firing, glazing, and all the steps in between, 22 pairs of hands at the Paarden Eiland studio work on the production of each Mervyn Gers Ceramics product. The brand's founder shares his business journey...read |
|  | | The total growth for online retail in South Africa in 2022 came to 35%, bringing the total of online retail in South Africa to R55bn...read |
|  | LAUREN HARTZENBERG Woolworths CEO Roy Bagattini said the offloading of David Jones will allow the group to refocus time and resources on its food, fashion, beauty and home business in South Africa and the Country Road Group in Australia...read |
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 | Woolworths Holdings Limited has entered into an agreement to sell its entire shareholding in its Australian subsidiary David Jones to Anchorage Capital Partners... Read |
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| |  | BLESSED HWAIRE Blessed Hwaire gives three priorities for retail success in 2023... Read |  | |
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 | Keku Legodi, a Justine consultant, a beauty entrepreneur who sells Justine products, has become the first owner of a Justine retail store... Read |
 | ISSUED BY SAS Retail success in a highly interconnected, data-driven world requires a balance of multiple dimensions, including providing value to customers at the right time and in the right place... Read |
| Commercial Property |
 | The revamped Alfred Mall is designed to fill the transition between offerings at Watershed and the Victoria Wharf Shopping Centre, presenting a boutique offering of design, art and craft... Read |
| CRM |
 | 71% of consumers feel strongly about the hybrid experience, but fewer than one in seven marketers deliver mature hybrid models... Read |
 | BRENT HAUMANN Brent Haumann examines what the ideal customer looks like... Read |
 | LEBO LEKOMA Lebo Lekoma examines the power of impact games in building brand loyalty and trust by customers... Read |
 | With resilience is increasingly recognised as a key skill for thriving in the future workplace, by extension, brand resilience is equally important in crowded marketplaces plagued by economic headwinds. Read |
| E-commerce |
 | Senegalese startup Kwely, has launched an online marketplace to provide small and large African producers and manufacturers with a global window to sell their products at scale... Read |
 | NICOLA ASHE As social commerce becomes more accessible, e-commerce brands must embrace the power of digital communities led by influencers says Nicola Ashe... Read |
 | Takealot has suspended a third-party seller from its marketplace, after complaints of price gouging on a popular portable power station... Read |
| ESG & Sustainability |
 | The three grantees from South Africa include Bridges for Music, Free Film Collective, and Sunshine Cinema... Read |
| FMCG |
 | ISSUED BY HEINEKEN SOUTH AFRICA Celebrating the end of the year and the festive season shouldn't come at the price of your safety, according to Heineken South Africa... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DISTELL Extreme, the invigorating alcoholic drink that delivers a distinctive apple ale taste and natural kick, recently wrapped its national dance experiential campaign on a high note by crowning two winners... Read |
 | Hospitality entrepreneur Gary Knoetze, 'artivist' Mondli Kunene and distiller Ronaldo Fourie were named the triumphant brand pioneers in the second South African Brandy Innovation Challenge... Read |
| Food & bev. services |
 | Brand collaborations, partnerships and new technology are amplifying Tiger Brands' innovation investment into new cross-category products Read |
| Health & Beauty |
 | With a holistic approach to creating value throughout the entire supply chain of health and wellness companies, ImpiloVest has launched Afritaste as a subsidiary of the group. Read |
| Health & Safety |
 | Johnson & Johnson is still supplying South African retailers with talc-based baby powder, and has not committed to a date to remove it from SA shelves... Read |
| Retail Marketing |
 | JENS NORDFÄLT Retailers are using technology to increase in-store spending... Read |
| Retail Services |
 | Woolworths' customers will be able to shop the full range of Woolworths with its new partnership with logistics company Pargo. Read |
| Retailers |
 | TFG's Sneaker Factory has reached an agreement to buy Street Fever, an independent retailer of affordable branded footwear and apparel... Read |
 | Retail brand Adidas is reportedly stuck with Yeezy sneakers worth more than $530m after cutting ties with musician Kanye West... Read |
 | Shoprite CEO Pieter Engelbrecht has sold R20m in company's shares the week before Christmas... Read |
 | Sandton City's Zara store will be closed for the first three months of 2023... Read |
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 | TAREK AMARA Three prominent opponents of Tunisian President Kais Saied said on Monday that they had received notices from prosecutors that they were under investigation... Read |
 | RENE WAGNER German companies want to boost their activities in Africa next year, especially in areas such as green hydrogen and liquefied natural gas... Read |
 | ANDREA SHALAL US President Joe Biden recently hosted a three-day summit attended by 45 African national leaders... Read |
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 | The reductions are a result of a stronger average Rand/US Dollar exchange rate, and significant decreases to international product prices... Read |
 | The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has responded to an article on News24 on its diesel licence claims... Read |
 | KATJA HAMILTON In the wake of the Russian/Ukraine war, we've all felt how our purchasing power has been eroded each time we go shopping. But this is not only South Africa's story, but a global story.... Read |
 | KYLE DURHAM Without the commitments of individuals and communities, real sustainable development will not be possible... Read |
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