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Showcasing visionary e-commerce innovators PriceCheck's inaugural Tech & E-Commerce Awards showcased pioneering new entrants and visionary e-commerce innovators, seeing Takealot.com scoop the coveted Overall Winner award, in addition to Best Customer Service and the People's Choice Award. Zando received two awards for Best Shopping Experience (Mobile and Overall), and Aisha Pandor of SweepSouth won Best Black Tech/E-Commerce Entrepreneur and Best Female Tech/E-Commerce Entrepreneur. Lauren Hartzenberg reports. Central Square has officially opened at Menlyn Maine in Pretoria, South Africa's first green, mixed-use city precinct, which achieved a Green Star SA Custom Mixed Use rating from the GBCSA. The 30,000sqm development houses over 50 retailers, restaurants and entertainment experiences, many of which share its sustainability ethos. Memeburn reached out to Andrew Smith, co-founder and CEO of Yuppiechef for his side of the e-commerce site's trademark dispute with Yuppie Gadgets, another SA online establishment. And in international news, Amazon.com rolled out its 'Handmade' offering of hand-crafted products sold directly by artisans across Europe. It was first launched last year in the US as a direct challenge to Etsy, an e-commerce platform devoted to personally crafted and vintage items, and is now available in some 40 countries. All this and so much more. Don't forget to visit our #InnovationMonth special section for the latest in game-changing ideas in your industry. Jessica Tennant, Retail Editor (@Biz_Retail)
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PARIS - US online retailing giant Amazon rolled out across Europe on Thursday its section where it features hand-crafted products sold directly by artisans... Read | Lauren Hartzenberg South African comparison website PriceCheck hosted its inaugural Tech & E-Commerce Awards on Thursday, 23 September 2016 at The Westin... Read | Carol Paton Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa was poised to sell fast-food company McDonald's SA to MSA Holdings, a McDonald's subsidiary operating in the Middle East, should the transaction be completed successfully, McDonald's SA CE Greg Solomon said on Tuesday... Read | Colleen Goko Bain Capital will hand over ownership of the Edcon group to its creditors and walk away with nothing after its R25bn investment into the company nine years ago... Read | Central Square at Menlyn Maine opened today in Tshwane, introducing some of SA's most environmentally-friendly, customer-friendly and innovative shopping experiences... Read | "Over ten years, we've seen a great deal of innovation from the smaller players, but very little from traditional, established retailers. It looks like 2017 will be the year that this all changes and most big retailers will have a presence online." - Tucker Read | Graham van der Made South African e-commerce store Yuppiechef has commented on its trademark battle with Yuppie Gadgets, another SA online establishment. Memeburn reached out to Yuppiechef for its side of the story, which saw CEO and co-founder Andrew Smith responding... Read | Fournews has acquired a significant share in the Calistos Portuguese Restaurant and Senhor Calistos fast food outlets... Read | Zeenat Moorad It is conceivable that juicing is a fad too far and that kale isn't as saintly as it seems. However, for the fervent who cleanse, reset and detox but might be averse to slicing, chopping and dicing, it has never been easier to get in five-a-day, thanks to Woolworths... Read |
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 | Ann Crotty The Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) takeover of SABMiller may not prove to be as big a bounty for the taxman as initially thought, if South African-based retail investors opt to use Section 42 of the Income Tax Act to delay paying Capital Gains Tax (CGT) on their profits from the £45-a-share offer... read | |  | Moyagabo Maake Edcon has proposed a R14.4bn overhaul of its capital structure, to cede control of the clothing and footwear retailer's holding company to two other companies majority held by its creditors... read | | |
 | Coca-Cola has rebranded its variants, namely Coca-Cola Original, Coca-Cola Light, Coca-Cola Zero and Coca-Cola Life, according to its One Brand strategy... read | |  | Bandile Ndzishe On Thursday, 15 September 2016, Brand Finance, together with Brand South Africa, announced South Africa's top 50 most valuable corporate brands for 2016... read | | |
 | A good starting point in assessing the value of your commercial property is to look at its profitability. There are several ways to increase the profitability of your building and thus add value... read | |  | Greenbay Properties (GRP) said on Wednesday, 21 September, it planned to raise R1.75bn through the issue of new shares... read | | |
 | Issued by TFG (The Foschini Group) This Arbour Month, employees from TFG (The Foschini Group), in collaboration with Starke Ayres Garden Centre, spent their afternoon planting indigenous trees with the children at Winsley Primary School... read | | |
 | Gil Sperling E-commerce in Africa has experienced massive year-on-year growth. Despite infrastructure challenges, e-commerce is expected to see 40% annual growth for the next ten years... read | |  | Warehouses are changing at an unprecedented rate due to the growth in e-commerce. While there's a need to do more, more quickly, there remains a drive to cut costs in the warehouse. How are warehouses responding? read | |  | Alistair Anderson There are opportunities for listed property companies in the industrial sector, especially in developing specialised warehousing and distribution centres, say experts... read | | |
 | Eight thousand origami butterflies were unexpectedly released from a skyscraper above a crowd of cosmopolitan city dwellers on Saturday, 17 September at the official launch of Strongbow Apple Ciders in South Africa at the Neighbourhoods Market in Braamfontein... read | | |
 | Issued by ACDOCOSA ACDOCO South Africa has secured the exclusive distribution rights for Kampalook Ltd's patented root concealer brand, Color Recover, in southern Africa. read | | |
 | All Gold recently added two new additions to its range of sauces, namely Hot & Spicy Tomato Sauce, one of the only flavoured tomato sauces currently on South African shelves, and Light Tomato Sauce, which is Weigh-Less approved... read | |  | Dave Chambers After snapping up L'Avenir and Le Bonheur in Stellenbosch, French wine giant AdVini has bought 50% of Forrester Vineyards, aiming to double its sales in the next few years... read | |  | Douglas Green has introduced its first authentic Spanish Sherry range comprising a Pale Cream, Medium Dry and Cream Sherry, each produced and bottled in Spain and fully imported for sale at selected outlets throughout South Africa under the Douglas Green brand... read | | |
 | The Franchise Association of South Africa (FASA)'s fourth independent survey, sponsored by Sanlam, shows a business sector that continues to grow despite challenging economic conditions... read | | |
 | Emile Uys WikiFoods aims to eliminate the overuse of plastic in food packaging... read | | |
 | Leigh Andrews This week, we find out what's really going on behind the selfie with Joel Singer, co-founder and owner of Origin Coffee Roasters... read | | |
 | Pericles Anetos South African Scotch whisky imports decreased 9% during the first half of 2016 to 18.7m bottles but SA moved one spot higher to being the seventh-largest export market for the product, according to the Scotch Whisky Association... read | | |
 | The Amabhubesi Women in Manufacturing Textile & Leather Conference will take place at Emperors Place in Johanneburg from 26-27 October... read | |  | Fifi Peters Investments by local manufacturers in the first half of 2016 dropped by the most in seven years as weak domestic demand, declining orders and pressure on selling prices eroded profits... read | |  | Fifi Peters The manufacturing competitiveness enhancement programme (MCEP) was partially reopened on Monday, after a year-long suspension, to accommodate black industrialists in need of start-up funding... read | | |
 | Issued by Pyrotec Food manufacturers who focus on the European market - as well as those who wish to keep pace with international benchmarks - are gearing up for more complex labelling requirements under the new EU Food Information Regulation... read | | |
 | Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Senzeni Zokwana has welcomed the judgment in the case brought by the South Africa Poultry Association (SAPA) against poultry meat regulations... read | |  | Asha Speckman The Treasury might include 100% fruit juices in a proposal to tax sugary drinks in South Africa, an official said on Monday, 19 September 2016. read | | |
 | Issued by Insight Survey Insight Survey's latest South African Fast Food Industry Landscape Report 2016 examines the local and global fast food industry from a holistic perspective, with detailed insights into the entire SA value chain... read | |  | Issued by Surveway It is now possible to buy or hire an elegant solution for your showroom or store... read | | |
 | Isn't it time to say thank you? The Foschini Group has partnered with SA Florist to encourage you to applaud those who have helped shape who you are on Grandparents Day (2 October), Teachers Day (5 October) and Bosses Day (17 October). read | |  | RocoMamas launched its #ElectionBurger campaign yesterday, whereby its customers can vote for the next Leader in Taste of the Free World... read | | |
 | Colleen Goko News earlier this week that Edcon would now belong to its creditors, after a debt-to-equity transaction, has been met with muted applause by analysts... read | |  | Ann Crotty Former MD of retail at Woolworths Andrew Jennings, has been tipped as a possible contender to head the new Edcon board, which will have the near-impossible task of growing profit in one of the most hostile trading environments in the group's 86-year history. read | |  | Colleen Goko Choppies Enterprises - the leading supermarket grocery retailer in Botswana - continued with its expansion strategy into the rest of Africa in the year to end-June, but the moves into new territories came with a more than 50% cost to the company's earnings... read | | |
 | Wazupa is a new app that connects 'home chefs' to 'grazers' and creates a convenient location-based marketplace where you can collect your meal, or have it delivered for a fee... read | | |  | MADRID - Zara-owner Inditex posted a rise in first-half profits Wednesday thanks to what analysts said was a well-honed business model allowing the Spanish group to beat rivals in whisking new trends to the shopfloor... read | |  | BRUSSELS - The European Union on Monday opened a probe into Poland's new tax on supermarkets, risking to worsen a row with conservative-led Warsaw... read | |  | THE HAGUE - Dutch food and cosmetics giant Unilever said on Monday it was acquiring eco-conscious US cleaning products group Seventh Generation, expanding its range of environmentally friendly brands... read | | | More International | |
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 | Lauren Hartzenberg For many, the office-based, 9am to 5pm corporate workplace has lost its lustre, resulting in a move towards freelance or project work... read | |
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