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An app for almost anything Realising that the future of online shopping lies in mobile, Spree implemented a mobile app-first approach to improve the overall mobile user experience, thereby driving engagement and shopping on mobile devices, and increasing the mobile conversion rate. While Zeekit, an app that allows you to virtually (from your mobile device) try on outfits before buying online or in-store, launched last week. And SweepSouth launched an app to facilitate the booking process. It also announced that it will expand its on-demand home cleaning service to Durban later this month. For #InnovationMonth, I interviewed Aurelian Lis, the global CEO of Dermalogica, while on business in South Africa to discuss the past, present and bright future of innovation. Pasqua Heard interviewed Gabi Esposito and Jarred Plu'g, founders of Skinny Scoop on winning the Editor's Choice Award for the annual South African Food Review, and Sindy Peters interviewed Relate Bracelets CEO Neil Robinson to gain insight into how the NPO has managed to raise more than R36m in the six years since its inception, against all odds. Jessica Tennant, Retail Editor (@Biz_Retail)
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NEW YORK - Zeekit, a B2C platform and mobile app that reinvents the way consumers browse, share and shop from their mobile devices, has launched an advanced virtual fitting room app for consumers and retailers... Read | Understanding that the future of online shopping lies in mobile devices, and seeing a constant increase in the contribution of mobile traffic to total traffic, Spree recently implemented a mobile app-first approach to improve the overall mobile user experience... Read | Cari Van Wyk In 2012, KFC changed their tagline to 'So Good', but South African consumers, stubborn as they are, never stopped licking their fingers... Read | South African on-demand home cleaning service, SweepSouth, has expanded on its successful web-based platform with the launch of a mobile app... Read | Alistair Anderson Taste Holdings CEO Carlo Gonzaga says bringing Starbucks coffee into SA could yet prove a masterstroke for the company he founded, with Taste having recently refined the business model at its Starbucks stores... Read | Jessica Tennant Aurelian Lis, recently appointed global CEO of Dermalogica which was acquired by Unilever last year to form part of its Prestige personal care portfolio, is currently in South Africa to engage with various stakeholders and share the plans the company has for the brand... Read |
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|  | Sindy Peters South Africa is brimming with non-profit organisations seeking support for various noble causes... read | |  | Pasqua Heard Last week, Skinny Scoop won the Editor's Choice Award for the annual South African Food Review - a notable achievement for a product that has been in existence for just over a year. The founders of the delectable, health-focused ice cream, Gabi Esposito and Jarred Plug, share the backstory... read | |
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 | Mr Price Group's management fielded tough questions from incensed investors after the release of a dismal quarterly trading update from the retailer in August read | | |
 | Cornubia Shopping Mall, currently being developed on the north coastal development corridor of Durban, is set to open in September 2017... read | |  | Alistair Anderson Capital growth fund Attacq grew its net asset value per share 15.3% in the year to June, having grown its portfolio significantly... read | |  | Mark Allix Nampak has concluded a sale and leaseback transaction of 15 group properties announced in June including the outright sale of one property to Imbali Props 21, a company in the Collins Property Group... read | | |
 | Instead of gaining insight into consumer sentiment via door-to-door visits, lengthy paper surveys and tedious questionnaires, thanks to the digital era, it's now as simple as analysing what consumers are searching for online... read | | |
 | In another step to digitalise South Africa's port operations, TNPA will replace the nine-year-old PortsOnline system with a fully integrated e-commerce platform... read | | |
 | The South African Fashion Week will showcase the autumn/winter 2017 collections from 20 to 24 September at The Park, situated at Hyde Park Corner... read | |  | SA Fashion Week (SAFW) has announced that SAFW visitors will be the first to sample the Cafféluxe Platinum Collection, a range of premium Nespresso® compatable aluminium capsules... read | |  | In association with First Instinct, a fragrance by Abercrombie & Fitch, the 9th Annual Men's Health Menswear Collection fashion show will be hosted at the Shimmy Beach Club at 7pm on 21 September 2016... read | | |
 | Colleen Goko Woolworths has issued a product safety recall on the Country Road Indigo Elephant crew top, saying it is not satisfied with the quality of the garment... read | |  | Eleven days leading up to Heritage Day on 24 September, TFG (The Foschini Group) is will run a campaign to celebrate South Africa's 11 official languages, suggesting that when it comes to online shopping, TFG.co.za speaks everyone's language... read | |  | Designer to the stars Vera Wang perfected the latest trend for structured fashion by sending down the runway wool peplums, evening wear decorated with glass pearls and airy ruched skirts... read | |  | Fashionista and celebrity socialite, Nicole Richie's brand, House of Harlow 1960 has secured an exclusive agreement that will have the range available across the continent, courteousy of Imagination Unlimited Group... read | |  | The proudly South African women's apparel brand, movepretty, has launched their #PRETTYSUMMERY2017 active and leisurewear... read | | |
 | Due to tight supply and increased demand from consumers with the braai and festive season approaching, red meat prices are expected to trend higher by at least 9 to 15 percent. read | |  | Compass Group, with operations in 50 countries and serving around four billion meals a year, have announced that it will source only cage-free eggs for its global liquid and shell egg supply chain by 2025... read | |  | Clover, which controls almost 80% of SA's dairy fruit juices market, will soon launch Tropika Slender, the low-sugar and low- calorie alternative to its bestselling beverage Tropika, as it seeks a safeguard against the looming sugar tax... read | |  | Food Lover's Market recently launched The Goodness Gang - a line-up of fresh produce plushies to hero healthy eating and nutrition... read | |  | Tim Atkin, British Master of Wine and the acclaimed US wine magazine, Wine Spectator, have both honoured Neil Ellis Wines with outstanding ratings... read | | |
 | Empowerment group Grand Parade Investments (GPI) believed its investment in fast food brand Burger King, now operating 67 stores, would find profitable traction by mid-2017... read | | |
 | Gaopaleloe Mothoagae As South Africa starts to discover the potential of our local recycling industry, stakeholders and key contributors are exploring how best to unlock the full value chain... read | | |
 | South African mobile payments start-up, iKhokha, has teamed up with Mastercard to boost payment card acceptance at small businesses in informal settlements... read | | |
 | Cabinet has approved the publication of the National Liquor Amendment Bill of 2016 for wider public consultation, Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Jeff Radebe, said on Thursday, 15 September 2016... read | |  | Ann Crotty A dividend yield of 12.5% and the presumption that the board of Lewis Stores would find other ways to prop up its revenue could explain why the company's share price showed little reaction to the hard-hitting ruling issued by the National Consumer Tribunal on Wednesday... read | | |
 | Notably, not from concentrate (NFC) is gaining share from reconstituted, despite its higher price point, reflecting the trend for natural, less processed products, as well as a general trend for premiumisation, meaning consumers are prepared to pay more for natural products that promote good health... read | | |
 | Johan Haupt The world class Ikeja City Mall leads the way as mall culture takes off in Nigeria... read | | |
 | Stefan Abro Marketers should be thinking of retail spaces as a plethora of communication touch points that provide multiple access points to consumers... read | |  | Boris Dzhingarov, Issued by Monetary Library Are you looking for innovative ways to make your retail store a more appealing place to shop?... read | |  | Boris Dzhingarov, Issued by Monetary Library The media you use to sell your products is almost as important as the products themselves, particularly for online stores... read | |  | Marketing Concepts, marketers of Sandton City, won the 2016 Spectrum Award for Marketing, the country's top award for shopping centre marketing at last week's Footprint Marketing Awards... read | | |
 | Wholesale trade sales rose 1.2% year on year in July, following a revised 1.7% increase in June, Statistics SA said on Thursday... read | |  | South African futures ended weaker on Wednesday after the JSE closed lower following the release of disappointing retail sales figures and despite a stronger Dow. read | |  | Fifi Peters Diversified consumer brands company AVI said on Monday that lay-by sales from its footwear division Spitz, where it sold imported Italian shoes, had spiked more than 50% in the past year, as consumers struggled to absorb price increases that had been implemented to counter rising costs... read | | |
| Boris Dzhingarov, Issued by Monetary Library A fulfillment service will take up the slack on all of your unprocessed orders and quickly get you up to speed so that you can take in new orders and ship them out in a timely fashion... read | | |
| | |  | Katie de Klee Reform Studio is a Cairo-based design studio that turns old plastic bags into furniture by creating an eco-friendly material called Plastex... read | |  | The rise of mobile connectivity and the rapid development of FinTech products is driving the eCommerce environment in Africa... read | | | More Africa | |
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 | Charles Mburugu In the past, all you needed was a great product or service for a successful small business, now managing your finances is just as important... read | |  | Steven Cohen While every entrepreneur is unique and each story is different, there is a common factor that unites them - they take risks, follow their dreams and pursue their passions... read | |
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