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Flavour of the month December has arrived and while Bizcommunity was celebrating the end of the year on Friday, Menlyn Park Shopping Centre celebrated its R2bn makeover. At the relaunch event, Gauteng transport MEC Dr Ismail Vadi lauded the shopping centre for its integral transport facilities and involvement in the Bus Rapid Transport system to commence early next year. Another cause for celebration is the arrival of Baskin-Robbins - the world's largest chain of ice cream specialty shops - in South Africa this Friday. Capetonians will be the first to taste the 31 flavours (one for every day of the month) the brand is famous for. On the not-so-bright side, a report by Intel's McAfee Labs said hackers are expected to start targeting drones used for deliveries, posing a threat to companies like Amazon and UPS that are expected to use of drones for package deliveries, Andy Walker reports. In-house contributor, Leigh Andrews finds out what's going on #behindtheselfie with Lebohang Mokoena, a 28-year-old entrepreneur who recently received seed funding to spearhead Goodbye Malaria's merchandising and fundraising effort at their new pop-up stores at airports. She also interviews Gavin Forsyth, CMO of Cybercellar, on its recent collaboration with Quicket. It's just less than a month away until #BizTrends2017, and a few categories are still available for sponsorship. To be featured on a daily front page and have a presence over this high-traffic period, be sure to contact us. Comment online in our ed's column archive. Go mobile with apps and m.bizcommunity.com. Engage with us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Google+. Subscribe to YouTube and via RSS. Send all your retail news and event invitations to retailnews@bizcommunity.com, exclusive opinion pieces to contributors-retail@bizcommunity.com and international news to internationalnews@bizcommunity.com. Read "How to contribute to Biz, from op-ed pieces to news". | Weekly top stories |
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Menlyn Park Shopping Centre in Pretoria celebrated the relaunch of the mall on Friday, 2 December, following a R2bn makeover... Read | A big rise in drone use is likely to lead to a new wave of "dronejackings" by cybercriminals, security experts warned... Read | Baskin-Robbins, described as the world's largest chain of ice cream specialty shops, will officially launch on 9 December at 11am at the Canal Walk Shopping Centre in Cape Town... Read | Leigh Andrews This week, we find out what's really going on behind the selfie with Lebohang Mokoena: 28-year-old entrepreneur selected in a 'Dragon's Den-style interview to spearhead Goodbye Malaria's merchandising and fundraising effort at their new pop-up stores at airports, which launched on 23 November... Read | Andy Walker It was an extremely healthy Black Friday for US retailers according to new data released by Adobe... Read | Leigh Andrews Gavin Forsyth, chief marketing officer of Cybercellar, shares with us the power of collaborative partnerships... Read |
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|  | Jessica Tennant Tracy Gielink, and Kim and Debbie Davidson, founders and owners of Umhlanga-based businesses recently launched their third, Buff Beauty Parlour... read | |
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 | Andries Mahlangu Paper and pulp producer Sappi has made it back into the top 40 index, marking a roundly successful year in which it paid a dividend for the first time since 2008 after nearly doubling full-year net profit while cutting net debt... read | |  | Ann Crotty Woolworths' shareholders latched on to two of the most controversial issues in corporate governance when substantial numbers voted against the reappointment of the auditors and also against the remuneration policy at Wednesday's annual general meeting... read | |  | Anton van Heerden If you're the owner or manager of a small-to-medium business outside the retail and hospitality industries, you're probably looking forward to the annual break... read | |  | The demand for online, multi-channel solutions by an increasingly mobile consumer base is a key trend that will drive the growth of self-service banking channels across Africa. This in turn will create new opportunities for South Africa's retail and wholesale trade sector to maximise growth... read | |  | Linda Ensor MP criticises clothing companies for making credit too easily available to consumers... read | |  | Marc Hasenfuss Empowerment group Grand Parade Investments (GPI) - which is rolling out the Burger King franchise in SA - has cancelled its premium-priced order for a huge helping of Spur Corporation shares... read | | |
 | Sven Hammar On average customers abandon items in their online shopping carts 69% of the time (an average from 34 different e-commerce studies). This is a shocking figure. The pessimist sees this as a failure to convert customers, but the optimist sees this as an opportunity to make more sales... read | |  | Despite efforts by retailers to keep the momentum going past the weekend, Cyber Monday fell flat, says CEO of online marketing agency 25AM, Andre Steenekamp... read | |  | In the second year of the African Corporate Excellence Awards, the winner of 'Best Strategic eCommerce Company 2016 - South Africa' was Traderoot, a leading global payment technology firm based in South Africa... read | | |
 | The KWV has won an International Gold Medal for its 20-year-old potstill brandy and an International Silver Medal for is 15-year-old potstill brandy at the seventh annual New York International Spirits Competition (NYISC)... read | |  | Issued by Topco Media Businesswomen at the forefront of South African retail will join Standard bank and Topco Media for the exclusive Top Women in Retail Breakfast on 9 December, at the Maslow hotel in Johannesburg... read | | |
 | Roxanne Henderson Fashion is big business and the African Development Bank wants economies on the continent to cash in on the billions to be made... read | | |
 | Shelley Seid It's a sweet dream come true for chocoholics - Nestlé has found a way to drastically reduce the amount of sugar in its confectioneries without affecting the taste... read | |  | Mexican beer, Sol, is now available in South Africa just in time for summer refreshment... read | |  | Royco has extended its offering in the wet cooking aids category with the launch of a new, innovative range of concentrated Pasta Base recipes... read | |  | Bonnievale Wines was formally established on 1 November 2006 and its achievements over the last decade have seen it become one of the country's largest producers... read | |  | South African Pork Producers Association (SAPPO) has established Pork 360 Quality Assurance certification programme, which extensively focuses on meat safety, meat quality, traceability and animal welfare. Pork 360 products are available exclusively to Food Lover's Market and Winelands Pork in the Western Cape... read | |  | Ann Crotty The good news for the poultry industry is that the worst of the drought is over. The not-so-good news is that the full benefits may take another six months to materialise... read | | |
 | Palesa Vuyolwethu Tshandu When Gold Brands Investments, owner of the Chesa Nyama fast-food franchise, listed on AltX 11 months ago, the share price plummeted 45% to end the first day of trading at R1.12 a share. It has barely recovered since... read | |  | Anita du Toit To become a preferred franchisor, franchise companies should avoid the following ten mistakes... read | | |
 | Katie de Klee These John Lennon-style Wire Glasses are made from a single wire in Harare, Zimbabwe on frames that are 3d printed in London... read | | |
 | Although factory managers were upbeat about their performance in November, experts say such output was unlikely to contribute meaningfully to economic growth this quarter... read | | |
 | This year's Gold Pack Awards not only awarded Tashalie Vorster with a Student Gold Pack award in the category for improving / redesigning packaging of an existing brand, but also named her as the second overall winner in the awards... read | |  | Issued by Pyrotec Is your product easily removable from displays? Are retailers able to restock your product? If not, Do-It Hang Tabs and Display Strips are your solution... read | | |
 | Alistair Anderson Retail giant Massmart staved off an attempt by rival retailer Pick n Pay to prevent one of its subsidiaries, Game, from operating as a supermarket at a Western Cape shopping centre... read | | |
 | Edgars Active clothing brand Jabari has announced that freestyle rap artist 2Lee Stark is the lead act for the brand's 'Own It' campaign, which kicked off in November 2016... read | |  | Dunkin' Donuts is partnering with online fashion retailer Zando.co.za to host a coffee and fashion pairing at the launch of its fourth store in South Africa, on Long Street in Cape Town... read | | |
 | David Furlonger Another month, another nightmare. If there is one thing to be said for the new-vehicle market in 2016, it is that it has been consistently depressing... read | |  | With more retailers participating in Black Friday this year, Spree stood out from the crowd by offering a massive 95% discount on a woman's wardrobe staple - the little black dress (LBD). The R399 dress was reduced to R20, and was sold out in less than 30 minutes... read | | |
 | It is imperative that retailers, both traditional and online, are properly geared for the expected upsurge in sales that is synonymous with the 'silly season' in order to realise revenue targets, as well as offer a shopping experience that attracts a loyal following... read | | |
 | Pieter Engelbrecht Christmas is getting earlier and earlier every year and nothing symbolises the start of the Christmas shopping season better than Black Friday. While most of us are not that diligent, according to a recent survey, a growing number of consumers are beginning to start holiday shopping earlier every year, so how can we utilise consumer behaviour to be best prepared? read | | |  | PARIS - The heiress to the fortune of French couturier Nina Ricci on Thursday launched an appeal to avoid jail time for tax fraud, in one of the toughest sentences of its kind in French fiscal history... read | |  | GAZA CITY - Coca-Cola formally has opened its first factory in the Gaza Strip, the company announced on Wednesday, in a move that could create hundreds of jobs in the beleaguered Palestinian enclave... read | | | More International | |
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 | Leigh Andrews The majority of businesses today would say they're customer-centric, or at least that 'the customer comes first'. But HumanEdge's Influencer: Power to change workshop warns that many of us forget the most important customers of all - our own employees, who can quickly identify a flaw in our processes before it snowballs through a bad customer experience... read | |
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