 |  [Lauren Hartzenberg] The striking textile and knitwear designs conceived by South African golden boy Laduma Ngxokolo are not simply stylish collectables, they're vehicles of cultural preservation...
|
 |  [Leo Van De Polder] What a difference a decade makes! Ten years ago, the retail environments industry was almost desperate for help in understanding "all that green stuff"...
|
 |  Screen grabs from the SodaStreamMe and Pick n Pay TasteTech videos. |
[Leigh Andrews] April Fool's Day has come and gone, but we should nurture the creativity involved in putting together some of the more elaborate ideas. Here's a round-up of some of the best retail industry April Fool's Day pranks we've seen this time around, and why we shouldn't rule out seeing similar innovation for real in the future... |
 |  [Vanessa Hilton-Barber] While there's pessimism in the air with regards to global product sales, every day there are also groundbreaking changes being implemented by brands and activists who genuinely want to be the change when it comes to sustainability...
|
|  [Lauren Hartzenberg] Coricraft is weaving digital elements into its physical stores, enhancing the in-store environment and making the path to purchase simpler...
|
|  [Lauren Hartzenberg] In #FreshOnTheShelf, we round up some of our favourite food and beverage products that have hit the shelves recently.
|
 |  [Tzvia Hermann] Hyaluronic acid (HA) may sound like something you don't want to put anywhere near your face, when in actual fact it is naturally occurring in the human body...
|
 |  [Danette Breitenbach] Twenty years ago, there were in excess of 50,000 to 70,000 artisans employed throughout the mining, manufacturing, construction and local authorities' sectors in SA...
|
|  [Danette Breitenbach] This year sustainability was a golden thread throughout Propak Africa 2019, with many exhibitors embracing good environmental practices...
|
 |  [Maroefah Smith] The key to building and sustaining the trust of the online consumer is to focus your business entirely on them, says Platinum Seed's Bradley Elliott...
|
|  [Lauren Hartzenberg] When you design for mobile, consider who you're building for. For the small percentage with beautiful, high-end phones, or for 61% of the market?
|
|  [Maroefah Smith] Starting an e-commerce store in South Africa can be a tricky minefield. Luckily, Insaka E-Commerce Academy CEO Warrick Kernes let us in on his six top steps to starting an online business...
|
|  [Maroefah Smith] You don't have to shy away from using your social awareness or 'wokeness' to grow your business. In fact, it might do better if you do...
|
|  [Lauren Hartzenberg] Opening her presentation at Seamless Southern Africa, Edcon's Lauren King shared her understanding of customer experience...
|
|  Chantel Botha of BrandLove in action at eCommerce Africa 2019. |
[Leigh Andrews] The eCommerce Africa conference kicked off at CTICC on 19 March with a keynote session by Chantel Botha, founder of BrandLove, titled: 'More than a feeling, on why CX is the #1 competitive differentiator'. Here's what you missed... |
|  [Maroefah Smith] Nigerian entrepreneur Ink Eze knows how to grow an online community: her wedding community Bella Naija Weddings has over three million followers on Instagram...
|
|  [Lauren Hartzenberg] Traditional brick and mortar retailers still have a future despite the boom in online retail, but they have to be open to change...
|
|  [Maroefah Smith] Strategic partnerships between payment services are crucial in ensuring that the payment ecosystem is seamless...
|
|  [Maroefah Smith] Ramona Kasavan is taking over Africa one sanitary towel at a time. She started her company, Mimi Women, after seeing large numbers of girls missing school over their monthly menses...
|
|  [Lauren Hartzenberg] Product of the Year South Africa's CEO Preetesh Sewraj shares think points on using design and insights to get more out of your physical stores...
|
