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 | James Maposa A while back, I attended my brother and his partner's launch of their urban wear store. The event was an intimate affair, but it echoed an important message, the importance of community in entrepreneurship... read | |  | Jessica Tennant Artisan products and handmade things are becoming increasingly sought after as the quality of such items improve and exceedingly match that of their commercial counterparts... read | |
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 | Ajay Bhalla Thanks to advances in technology, the travel experience - compared to only a few years ago - is faster, simpler and more convenient. We book airline tickets, hotel stays, and call an Uber quickly and easily with a simple click on websites or in apps, paying with credit or debit cards. And, once on the road, we use our mobiles to check-in, access boarding passes, and receive updates on any changes to our plans... read |
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 | Robert Laing The share price of Wallmart's South African subsidiary Massmart fell 4.4% to R111 on Tuesday morning after it reported overall sales growth excluding new stores failed to keep pace with inflation... read |
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 | Issued by Expand a Sign Expand a Sign recently launched the Uzwelo Bags initiative that sees thousands of metres of their waste textile fabric donated to teams of sewers from underprivileged backgrounds to make unique and truly South African bags... read |
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 | The For Black Girls Fashion Trade launch took place at the GSB MTN Solution Space in Philippi Village on Friday, 4 November 2016... read |
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 | Wynand Smit Communication, time and resolution work in relationship with one another and can all be improved. If they're made more efficient, the customer service machine will be faster and smoother, ensuring that what needs to get done does, and that customers experience great service, boosting loyalty and more business... read |
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 | Bruce von Maltitz Some key things to bear in mind prior to the holiday season, to streamline processes and ensure productivity and quality remain high, and that customers continue to receive the best customer experience... read |
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 | Faithful to Nature recently invited 12 South African food bloggers to devise a recipe for a seasonal, vegetarian, organic family lunch or dinner, highlighting how easy it is to create delicious family meals using organic produce and pantry items... read |
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 | Tich Savanhu and Andrew Smit Google Shopping has delivered excellent results for global brands and with a South African launch immanent, global search and digital marketing specialists, Clicks2Customers looks at what local brands should be doing to ensure they are not left behind when the virtual doors open... read |
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 | Quicket and Cybercellar.com have partnered to integrate the two platforms into one streamlined experience, whereby customers can book any wine, beer and spirit-related festivals and events, and order alcoholic beverages at the same time. read |
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 | Issued by OLX A recent social experiment by leading online classified platform OLX has highlighted that most South African households have money 'tied up' in unwanted goods... read |
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 | Matt Zajechowsk Consumers have a lot of choices today when selecting subscription box services, with products ranging from clothing and makeup to pet supplies and coffee. While many people are willing to give subscription services a try, it can be far more challenging to retain them once they've subscribed... read |
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 | Today, 11 November 2016 marks McDonald's South Africa's 21st birthday. The hamburger and fast food restaurant chain kicked off its birthday celebrations on Tuesday, 8 November with 'Big Mac Day' to commemorate all the #littlemomentsoflovin that the Big Mac has brought over the past 21 years... read |
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 | Colleen Goko Clothing retailer The Foschini Group (TFG) has slammed portions of the National Credit Regulator's new affordability regulations, saying they have already severely affected its credit turnover... read |
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 | TFG (The Foschini Group) is bringing Singles' Day to South Africa for the first time today, 11 November 2016. The date, 11/11, is significant because the number '1' symbolises the single individual celebrating his or her independence with other singles... read |
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 | Colleen Goko Apparel retailer The Foschini Group's (TFG's) interim headline earnings exceeded R1bn for the first time - a result that CEO Doug Murray said was achieved through diversification, international expansion, discipline and cost control... read |
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 | In one of GWK's best financial years to date, the farmer-owned South African agribusiness grew its turnover by 11.2% to R8.34 billion... read |
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 | Issued by Mode Brand Studio As a means of addressing the evolving consumer patterns, which are anchored by a health/sugar agenda, Lucozade South Africa launched the new Lucozade Zero variant, which is targeted at health-conscious, sugar- and calorie-shy consumers... read |
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 | Issued by Clover The new Clover Krush Long Life range has the same refreshing taste and nutritional benefits of Clover Krush Fresh Fruit Juice but with the added benefit of a longer shelf life... read |
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 | Member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will make a leap into the African continent with their first joint trade mission and business expo in South Africa next year... read |
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 | Approximately 100,000 donuts and more than 2,500 cups of coffee were sold during the launch weekend, exceeding sales targets by 100%. This is according to Dunkin' Donuts South Africa COO Davin Berrill... read |
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 | Online dinner kit delivery service UCOOK, in ensuring that packaging is recycled or leftover food is redistributed, is tackling waste in two ways... read |
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 | Dominic Preuss SA's bulk export volumes fell by 0.7% year-on-year in October to 12.80-million tons, Transnet National Ports Authority said... read |
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 | According to the 2016 Q3 Maersk Trade Report, expectations that the container market would experience growth during the third quarter of the year have not been realised... read |
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 | Most of the customers in the queue for Wendy's, in Nebraska, only intended to grab a burger or a coffee. Luckily for the customers - they did manage to get their food and drinks. But unluckily, by the time they left the café, cybercriminals had also accessed the point-of-sale (POS) system and stolen thousands of card records... read |
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 | Mark Allix Swedish group Electrolux will buy local water heater producer Kwikot Group from RMB Corvest and other parties, broadening its home comfort product range and boosting growth opportunities in Africa... read |
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 | Andries Mahlangu Packaging group Nampak says it expects its full-year headline earnings a share fall by up to half, hit by abnormal items like foreign-exchange losses... read |
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 | The worldwide attempt to reduce obesity has been given the 'thumbs up' by a few forward-thinking fiscal departments in various countries, including South Africa... read |
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 | Siphe Macanda Ninety-three percent of small business owners in townships expect amendments to the Liquor Act to damage their businesses. read |
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 | Ann Crotty Within hours of the Takeover Regulation Panel ruling on Tuesday that the offer by Country Bird Holdings (CBH) for Sovereign Foods had lapsed, the JSE-listed poultry producer lost more than 7% of the value of its shares. The share price dropped from R9.19 to close the day 7.4% lower at R8.51... read |
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 | The latest South African Customer Satisfaction Index (SAcsi) for Fast Food Restaurants found that Debonairs Pizza's customers are the most satisfied with the highest score of 85.0, ahead of the industry average score of 82.2... read |
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 | Issued by The Jupiter Drawing Room Cape Town Burger King South Africa announced that it will swap out disappointing lunches for a Whopper at no cost to consumers on two separate days in November, the first being Tuesday, 8 November... read |
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 | Pericles Anetos Summer sales might offer a helpful fillip for clothing retailer Woolworths after a poor winter start to the first 19 weeks of this financial year... read |
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 | Checkers is the first major South African supermarket to develop a private label, banting-friendly range, called 'Banting Revolution'... read |
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 | Engen has been busy trialling two fresh new in store concepts in selected outlets as a three-month trial, prior to extending the offerings across Southern African countries... read |
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 | Robert Laing Furniture retailer Lewis more than halved its interim dividend to R1 from the matching period's R2.15... read |
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 | Hanna Ziady Lewis Group has dismissed allegations of wrongdoing relating to the practice of cancelling credit transactions in default and reinvoicing them as cash sales, saying this did not affect provisions for future bad debt... read |
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 | Colleen Goko Pick n Pay does not believe there is a basis for the inquiry into the grocery retail sector. In its nonconfidential submission prepared by law firm Nortons to the panel overseeing the process, the retailer says there is a relatively clear difference between the formal and informal grocery retail trade... read |
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 | PARIS - This year's French wine harvest is among the smallest for 30 years, down 10% on last year although not quite as bad as feared, authorities said Tuesday... read |
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 | FRANKFURT - Logistics provider Deutsche Post beat expectations on Tuesday by delivering strong third-quarter results, with online shopping continuing to bolster its bottom line... read |
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 | ROME - Hard on the heels of stoking anger over plans to open a restaurant in the Vatican, McDonald's has filed a $20-million lawsuit against Florence for blocking a proposed outlet in the city's most revered square... read |
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 | Saurabh Kumar Digital transformation is a powerful revolution that needs to happen in order to accelerate business activities, skills and models... read |
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