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|  | | Data shows that hoppers are stretching their budgets through a combination of planning, promotion-seeking, and shopping around... read |
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 | ISSUED BY LIFESTYLE REWARDS The new branding includes a redesigned website, a new mobile app and a seamless Tap & Earn solution that enables any credit or debit card to be linked to the programme... Read |
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| Banking & Finance |
 | LINESHREE MOODLEY Visa launches Intelligent Commerce Connect, enabling businesses to integrate with AI-driven shopping, supporting secure, agent-initiated payments, tokenisation, and seamless global commerce participation.... Read |
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| Design & Manufacturing |
 | The organisational changes come after it was announced that Sanjay Luthra, executive vice president and managing director of EMEA and Global Direct-to-Consumer, will take over as chief commercial officer... Read |
| E-commerce |
 | KARABO LEDWABA This week, I spoke to Jessy van Eden, brand and strategic partnerships manager at OneDayOnly, about how the brand gets FOMO right... Read |
 | Bob's nationwide awareness campaign shopaygo shows it as a connected e-commerce ecosystem where users can shop, pay and send more easily... Read |
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 | Tiger Brands has added 17 emerging farmers, mostly women, to its Hulisani programme in Limpopo, supporting local tomato production and supply... Read |
 | “While we recognise the progress made over the past six years, the need remains significant,” said Siya Kolisi, co-founder of the Kolisi Foundation... Read |
 | “This partnership reflects who we are as a brand,” says Penelope Meniere, national marketing manager at Workshop17... Read |
| Exhibitions & Events |
 | ISSUED BY SCAN DISPLAY A recent visit to EuroShop 2026 offered South African exhibition and events specialist, Scan Display, valuable insight into how exhibition environments are transforming... Read |
| Fashion & Homeware |
 | The collection unites past and present, combining beloved current signatures, such as oversized shirting, sweeping trenches and sharp tailoring, with playful iconic hits from McCartney’s early archive... Read |
| FMCG |
 | The appointment signals a continued focus on building a more agile and market-responsive organisation in South Africa, one of Danone’s key growth markets on the continent... Read |
 | With increasing consumer focus on wellness, protein intake and functional foods, the brand continues to expand its portfolio to meet evolving dietary preferences... Read |
| Franchising |
 | South Africa's fuel retail market is in for a major shakeup as Shell negotiates the sale of its 600 petrol stations... Read |
| Health & Beauty |
 | NOMTHANDAZO MASILELA Behind the "Instagram-worthy" packaging and viral TikTok transitions, a quiet crisis is brewing in SA's beauty landscape, writes Nomthandazo Masilela... Read |
 | By integrating retail convenience with healthcare delivery, the group is positioning itself as a key player in bridging accessibility gaps within the country’s broader healthcare ecosystem... Read |
 | The expansion into Paarl signals increasing demand for premium beauty offerings beyond major metropolitan hubs... Read |
 | Research suggests the human attention span has shrunk dramatically over the past two decades, with a widely cited Microsoft study putting it at just eight seconds today, down from 12 seconds in 2000... Read |
| Import/Export |
 | South Africa’s apple industry marks 364 years of production, highlighting its growth into a major global export sector supported by 45 million trees and 1.3 million tonnes annually... Read |
| Informal Retailing |
 | The township economy is worth over R900bn annually and supports millions of jobs, yet a severe cash flow crisis continues to trap most micro and small businesses in survival mode rather than scaling... Read |
| Packaging |
 | NISHAAT SLAMDIEN What do vodka and pepper sauce have in common? Surprisingly, their packaging... Read |
 | This scale-up significantly enhances the company’s ability to supply a broader range of aluminium foil container formats across food service, retail and catering sectors that have faced supply disruptions in recent years... Read |
 | Built around the brand’s “More Good” positioning, the new packs feature flat, vibrant colours, a stronger typographic treatment, and more indulgent food imagery designed to boost appetite appeal and stand out... Read |
| Regulatory |
 | DR SHAMAL RAMASAR The illicit trade of alcohol is no longer isolated or informal, it is coordinated, cross-border, and increasingly moving through mainstream channels.... Read |
 | Listeria monocytogenes was detected in the ready-to-eat Deli Hummus range, supplied to Shoprite Checkers, in 2024... Read |
| Research |
 | PwC’s South African Family Business Survey has found that South African family businesses outperform global peers, achieving a double-digit growth… Read |
| Retail Marketing |
 | PHILIP COHEN Philip Cohen of Fofum Brands gives insight into how are doubling down on loyalty while consumers are switching more than ever... Read |
 | PROF. NKOSIVILE MADINGA Prof. Nkosivile Madinga has published a research paper on the effectiveness of sustainability marketing in South Africa... Read |
| Retail Services |
 | In the informal economy, township traders and spaza shop owners have had access to payment infrastructure but not the operational tools, such as stock visibility or order management. This access would allow them to run tighter and more resilient businesses... Read |
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 | THALIA PILLAY Thalia Pillay, CEO of Orca Fraud, explores why traditional fraud warnings are losing effectiveness, what’s driving the surge in social engineering attacks, and why financial institutions need to rethink how they intervene, shifting from awareness to real-time prevention... Read |
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 | WAYNE MEISEL Africa’s investment in supply chain resilience is being tested as geopolitical disruptions and rising costs put pressure on trade, logistics and food systems... Read |
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