The Loeries radio jury member and executive for brand, marketing and digital at Pick n Pay, Katherine Madley, chatted to VML Birdwatching at the Loeries with Bizcommunity on the state of retail.
The second episode of RAPT BizTrendsTV focuses on the informal economy, a key growth trend reshaping South Africa’s and Africa's economies. Often referred to as the grey economy, it is brimming with potential.
Unilever Food Solutions supported World Food Day on 16 October 2017 by donating a chest freezer and by inviting chefs to #ShareAMeal with children at the Pauline Podbrey Foundation in Khayelitsha, Cape Town. The Pauline Podbrey Foundation offers after-school educational support and sports activities to children from the local community and provides them with a daily meal.
The Mountain Bike race took place at Riversands in Johannesburg on 12 November 2017. Watchmaking company Tag Heuer was the official timekeeper for the race.
The recent Red Bull Amaphiko Film Festival took place at various venues in Braamfontein, Johannesburg from 27 to 29 October 2017. The festival aims at offering youth an opportunity to telll stories through their own lenses and to introduce new and different perspectives on storytelling.
Suiting and tailoring brand Fabiani extended their range to womenswear with their first Fabiani Women flagship store in Canal Walk, Cape Town on 2 November 2017.
Renowned South African fashion designer David Tlale, in partnership with Courvoisier, successfully introduced his signature brand to the Parisian style elite on Thursday night 26 October 2017, at the official residence of the South African Embassy in Paris.
At least 200 employees from Woolworths' Employee Community Involvement Programme worked with learners at ten schools' permaculture food gardens on World Food Day, 16 October 2017. Groups of 20 volunteers worked side by side with learners and educators to dig new beds, mulch, compost, plant and water.
This past weekend, in the run up to SA Fashion Week, Woolworths hosted celebrity make-up artist Sir John who led two in-store beauty masterclasses in Cape Town and Johannesburg.
Johannesburg was recently introduced to Fabiani's male and female Spring/Summer collections. Fabiani's SS17 collections and G-Star RAW Elwood X25 are available in Fabiani flagship stores nationwide from 16 October 2017.