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 | Leigh Andrews E-commerce is set for more uptake, but traditional retailers need not worry about a loss of overall sales as a result. Here's how they can avoid extinction by keeping ahead of retail trends... read |
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 | Globally, over 2bn mobile users will have used their devices for banking purposes by the end of 2021, compared to 1,2bn this year... read |
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 | Victor de Kock Today's customers hop from researching products on their smartphones to viewing them in-store to ordering online without missing a beat. Technology today touches nearly every aspect of consumers' buying decisions, from researching which product to buy to paying for it... read |
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 | Robert Laing Grocery chain Pick n Pay hiked its interim dividend 23.6% to 29.9c in its results for the 26 weeks to August 28 released on Tuesday morning... read |
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 | To enable South African retail websites to sell into high growth markets, leading payment service providers PayU and Computop have entered into a partnership... read |
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![[Biz Takeouts Podcast] 193: Zero Negative Energy launch with Adidas](https://biz-file.com/c/1610/365037-120x120.jpg?2) | On the latest episode of Biz Takeouts Marketing and Media Radio show host Warren Harding spoke to Brett Burgess... read |
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 | The Mugg & Bean's Cupcakes of Hope campaign raised in excess of R550,000 to help change and save lives for children affected by cancer and their families. In September 2016, the campaign brought over 41,000 South Africans together in support of those affected by cancer... read |
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 | The School Breakfast Nutrition Programme, launched by Pioneer Foods in 2015, is currently reaching 21,450 children daily in 25 schools in the Western Cape, Northern Cape, Limpopo, North West and Free State... read |
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 | Leigh Andrews Netflorist MD Ryan Bacher entertained #BeyondRetail2016 attendees with two of the business hacks that played a role in how they entered the e-commerce realm back in 1999 and how they shifted from being 'internet guys' to real-world retailers... read |
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 | The Sneaker Exchange returns to Cape Town on 29 October 2016, taking place for the first time at the GrandWest Sun Exhibits... read |
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 | Two Bizcommunity readers stand a chance to win a ticket to the Sports & Events Tourism Exchange Connect Edition, hosted by the City of Tshwane on 25-27 October at the Protea Hotel Fire&Ice! Menlyn... read |
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 | Italian conferences and exhibitions company, Fiera Milano SpA's full acquisitions of its South African branch, FMEA, will see the multinational company expand its operations in SA and Africa... read |
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 | US apparel group Gap Inc. will close its Banana Republic stores in Britain as it streamlines its brick-and-mortar presence outside North America in response to weak sales... read |
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 | Alistair Anderson The arrival of new brands is making things tougher as the chain approaches its 21st birthday in SA... read |
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 | Polls have found many people are attracted to franchising by the promise of flexibility and independence in their work. However, not all franchises can offer franchisees the level of freedom and autonomy they desire... read |
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 | In a first for the dairy industry in South Africa, Woolworths has launched an innovative green milk bottle, consisting of 30% plant-based plastic... read |
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 | The Health Products Association of South Africa (HPASA) has appointed Wayne Robinson as the director of Scientific and Regulatory Affairs and the voice of the HPASA with regard to legislative matters... read |
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 | Medical aid members often do not understand the terms and conditions of their scheme, and so are quick to complain when faced with unexpected medical bills... read |
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 | Despite concerns regarding a cooler spring and prolonged drought conditions, a normal season is expected for SA stone fruit with prospects looking good... read |
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 | Given the early end to the avo season, and South Africans' increasing demand for the fruit, avos will have to be imported earlier until the 2017 local avo season begins... read |
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 | Issued by Pyrotec During September, Pyrotec PackMedia held an Open Day for pharmaceutical customers to showcase the many benefits of the Fix-a-Form informational booklet label, among other brands in the company's stable... read |
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 | Issued by Pyrotec Having an effective packaging design plays a vital role as impulse buyers, i.e. those buyers who purchase "on a whim", usually make purchasing decisions based on emotions... read |
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 | The second edition of the 2016 Truth Loyalty Whitepaper, one of the most comprehensive snapshots of the current state of loyalty in South Africa, has been released... read |
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 | Nielsen has just released the local findings from its Global Retail Growth Study, which found that in South Africa, mass market, 'one size fits all' strategies no longer cut it. South Africa is undergoing a retail evolution where local consumers do not perceive bigger retail stores as better... read |
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 | Eric Parker Many franchise owners have found that it is hard to find good franchisees in a difficult economy and, when these can be found, how to attract them in the face of many competing franchises... read |
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 | Leigh Andrews Two retailers delighted attendees at this year's Beyond Retail event by speaking of what may sound like futuristic plans but in reality is already on offer locally - the self-service checkout and the true power of private label products... read |
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 | The upcoming Subtrop Marketing Symposium will give growers, packers, processors, marketers and retailers in South Africa's subtropical fruit and nut industry a look at... read |
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 | The current partnership between Gumtree and Standard Bank-powered escrow service Shepherd has been heightened through the introduction of a pay button, which allows customers to buy, sell and receive items... read |
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 | Foodserv has launched a new easy-to-use and multi-functional oven, the Rational SelfCookingCenter XS, a compact oven designed to fill the market gap for an intelligent oven that delivers the same hi-tech features... read |
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 | As part of its Next Generation project, which provides customers with an improved shopping experience, a more efficient environment for staff and better service, the Pick n Pay store in Ilanga Mall Nelspruit had its relaunch... read |
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 | The focus for malls has to be on moving product off the shelves rather than brand building, as consumers tighten their belts and look for even more value from retailers ahead of the festive season... read |
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 | Leigh Andrews We live in a very weird place where a bottle of whisky sells for R600,000 (yes, really) yet the poor try buy a loaf of bread on credit at spaza shops. Maryla Masojada of Trade Intelligence says we need to catch a wake up on the retail realities outside our immediate communities... read |
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 | Staff Writer Retail sales growth slowed further in August, deepening the disappointing slowdown reported for July... read |
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 | The Foschini Group (TFG) has chosen CA Southern Africa's Application Program Interface (API) management solution to support its digitalisation strategy across its 2,200 stores in 31 countries... read |
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 | The latest issue of the quarterly IMM Journal of Strategic Marketing discusses the imperative for an effective supply chain. It reports that more effective global sourcing, better speed to market, increased onshore manufacturing and improved warehousing efficiency are strategies being used by the big retail groups... read |
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 | LONDON - Luxury fashion giant Burberry, famed for its designer handbags and trenchcoats, said Tuesday that British sales have soared since the Brexit vote as tourists took advantage of the plunging pound... read |
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 | NEW YORK - PepsiCo set new targets for more healthful food and beverages Monday and announced pledges to reduce product packaging and limit water use... read |
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 | This year's Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Best Everyday Eateries in the Western Cape have been announced. read |
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 | Ryan Ravens Can we justify free tertiary education, when there's a greater need for a robust social security system? Does SA need more poets and politicians, when artisans are what will grow the economy?... read |
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