Retail Multimedia

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.

This episode of RAPT BizTrendsTV focuses on agentic AI and how it is revolutionising business, especially on the continent.

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.

Casual clothing and accessories brand, Gap, has re-entered the South African market with the opening of a new store at The Mall of Africa in Johannesburg on 3 December. The store opened its doors on 26 November and the launch event, featuring various journalists, influencers and personalities including LeeAnne Dlamini, PatOnBrands, TK Matakanye and Lwandile Makhaza, followed a week later. Here are images from the launch event....

Kirsten Barnes, the project lead for SA Plastics Pact, GreenCape, and Kevin O'Brian, the Group Sustainability and Risk Executive for SPAR, discus the Plastics Pact and the vision for a circular economy for plastics in SA.

Western Cape Premier Alan Winde visited Tuffy's manufacturing plant in Stikland, Cape Town on 23 November. The premier's visit highlighted the challenges posed by plastic waste and particularly the advancement of the Green Economy on the government's agenda. The company has remained firmly invested in South Africa's economic development as a key provider of jobs and advancing skills development since its inception in 1986. Here is a gallery of the Premier's visit to visits Tuffy's manufacturing plant....

Babies grow rapidly. In fact, they outgrow up to seven sizes within the first two years of their lives – contributing to a mammoth amount of clothing waste. In the United Kingdom, one-third of parents throw out their baby’s clothes, which often end up in landfills. “It’s the ultimate fast fashion that no one is talking about,” entrepreneur Eve Kekeh says. A fervent advocate for the environment, she’s now created a way for people to clothe their kids while protecting the planet. Read the full story...

Flagstone Wines launched its range of vegan-friendly wines on it's 21st birthday at Casa Labia, Cape Town on the 29 October 2020.

CannAfrica, the lifestyle brand of the first JSE-listed Cannabis company, Labat Africa, officially opened its first retail outlet in Willowbridge Mall, Durbanville on the 8 October 2020.

Nokwethaba Mchunu was always drawn to the power of fashion. She watched as dazzling outfits imbued women with unfettered confidence. But when Mchunu scoured retail stores for a garment that would give her the same feeling, she couldn’t find one. “Wearing the usual plus-size clothing felt disempowering,” she says. Unwilling to hide herself, Mchunu unfolded a bundle of rich material and began stitching something that celebrated every part of her being. “If we want to feel good, we make the clothes to make that happen,” Mchunu says. Studying fashion design, Mchunu found strength in the outfits she created. They became an integral part of her identity, making a statement wherever she went. Read Mchunu's full story...

Boity Thulo recently launched her Eau De Parfum, Boity Pink Sapphire, in partnership with Halo Heritage. The launch event was attended by Boity's closest celebrity friends, including Pearl Thusi, DJ Zinhle, Maps Maponyane and Moozlie, who also shared in the excitement on social media with messages of support for the television personality.

Siya Kolisi, John Smit, Jean de Villiers, Corné Krige, Bryan Habana and Percy Montgomery recently took up the South African Rugby Legends Association's #Rugbyunites charity challenge by distributing bags of food that were shopped and packed by themselves at SuperSpar Rosmead in Cape Town. The bags were distributed to three charities including Stepping Stones Sport, Unchain the Plain and Safe House Stellenbosch.

Puma South Africa recently opened a new retail store in Cresta Shopping Centre, Johannesburg, Gauteng. This is the footwear and apparel company's seventh store to open in Gauteng and will allow shoppers to shop footwear, apparel and accessories as well as running, training, football and performance gear.

DHL Stormers players Siya Kolisi, Steven Kitshoff, Scarra Ntubeni, Damian Willemse, Dillyn Leyds, Nama Xaba, Kwenzo Blose, and Chris van Zyl visited the Neighbourhood Old Age Home (NOAH) in Woodstock, Cape Town on 4 June to unpack 1,354kgs of food that was delivered by Pick n Pay's Feed the Nation campaign. Pick n Pay and the DHL Stormers have partnered to help create awareness and raise funds for Pick n Pay's Feed the Nation campaign, which is supporting hundreds of vulnerable communities in lockdown. Each Stormers player has personally donated and collectively they've donated over R50,000 towards Feed the Nation, which to date has raised R52.2m....

Pick n Pay has given food hampers to vulnerable schoolchildren during the lockdown as part of its Feed the Nation campaign. A total of 15,316 hampers have been donated that equates to 1.7 million meals. The hampers included fresh vegetables, rice, maize meal, baked beans, oil, pilchards, sugar beans and milk powder. One-hundred-and-two schools across eight provinces have been assisted to date. The schoolchildren are identified through the retailer's Pick n Pay School Club....