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DANETTE BREITENBACH
Lindt is a premium brand growing in a declining market. A luxury product generally bought as a gift, the brand launched a cheaper version catering to personal indulgence. Not only did this expand... read
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LAUREN HARTZENBERG
To amplify its online shopping presence, TFG has relaunched its e-commerce platform as a marketplace called myTFGworld.com... read
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LAUREN HARTZENBERG
We're in living in an omnichannel world. We use a number of different paths to get to the products, info and services that we want. Search has become intuitive...read
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DANETTE BREITENBACH
Despite retailers widening their repertoire, baskets are shrinking as tough times for shoppers dictate more planning and less impulse shopping...read
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The year-on-year growth of South Africa's food and beverage industry slowed to 0.1% as at July 2018, according to Broll Property Intel's Retail Snapshot Q3:2018. Restaurants and coffee shops experienced...read
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RUTH COOPER
MasterChef SA season two winner and all-around local foodie celebrity Kamini Panther launched her new chef-inspired, healthy food delivery service FÜDY through Uber Eats at the beginning of this month... Read
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CRM
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GARETH HAWKEY
Mobile represents an unparalleled opportunity for savvy retailers to reach customers in more personalised, efficient and powerful ways... Read
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LEIGH ANDREWS
Panel discussions are notoriously difficult to report back on, but I couldn't resist sharing insights from a selection of the country's most valuable brands on factors that enhance the value they provide customers as per last week's Kantar Millward Brown SA BrandZ launch... Read
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E-commerce
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VENKATESH SHANKAR
11 Nov., or 11/11, has been celebrated as Singles Day - a sort of anti-Valentine's Day for single people - since 1993. Chosen because its date has four ones in a row, the holiday originated in China... Read
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South African online marketplace SA Florist has rebranded to Bloomable, with the aim to redefine itself in the market and expand its focus beyond flowers... Read
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Fashion & Homeware
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Glodina Towelling has been re-launched by the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) in Kwa-Zulu Natal... Read
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Weylandts will be opening its first Port Elizabeth store... Read
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FMCG
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Infinite Foods recently launched the plant-based Beyond Burger in South African at an event held in Johannesburg. The burger's claim to fame is that it looks, cooks and reportedly tastes just like beef... Read
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The 2019 Platter's by Diners Club South African Wine Guide was recently unveiled at the Table Bay Hotel in Cape Town... Read
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According to Francois Baird, founder of FairPlay, the recently gazetted agricultural safeguard levy of 35.3% imposed on bone-in chicken cuts will impact importers, not consumers... Read
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Franchising
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RICHARD MUKHEIBIR
Several years of strong sectoral growth combined with business opportunities that are often backed by an investor safety net is making franchising the top choice for many who want to own their own business... Read
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JUSTINE KRIGE
The Consumer Protection Act (CPA) is the first piece of legislation in South Africa that specifically regulates franchise agreements and prescribes certain minimum requirements for such contracts... Read
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Import/Export
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Wine Enthusiast Magazine has named South African and French wine importer, Cape Classics, as the 2018 Wine Star Award winner for Importer of the Year. Read
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In-store Media
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ISSUED BY MOVING TACTICS
Note to retailers: today's customers expect technology to wipe out queueing. There's nothing more off-putting to shoppers and detrimental to sales than long queues in your store... Read
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Informal Retailing
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Informal trade and distribution data company, 5M2T clarifies five common myths about the spaza market... Read
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Packaging
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ISSUED BY MPACT PLASTICS
The Mpact Plastics Atlantis plant is now also FSSC 22000 certified. FSSC 22000 is an encompassing standard that is recognised by all stakeholders in the food industry and is also applicable to the food packaging industry... Read
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Research
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International food commodity prices dipped in October, as falling dairy, meat and vegetable oils prices more than offset a surge in sugar prices, according to the United Nations... Read
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DANIEL LOGAN
With two prime shopping periods ahead - Black Friday and the Festive Season shopping extravaganza - retailers are preparing for a bumper sales season to mitigate the slow retail sales growth experienced during much of the year... Read
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Retail Marketing
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Pick n Pay has revealed a range of online-only Black Friday deals, more than two weeks before the popular shopping event is officially set to commence... Read
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Retailers
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ISSUED BY ACKERMANS
Leading value retailer Ackermans has launched its new in-store electronic learning solution to train new and existing staff... Read
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Sales
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Black Friday and Cyber Monday are famous for huge deals and steep discounts. That's why participating in these days can seem like a big retailer's game... Read
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ISSUED BY ARC SA
Game's 2018 Black Friday sale is going to be bigger and better than ever before! Shoppers across the country and continent will be able to snap up incredible deals at unbeatable prices... Read
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Training
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The Professional Retail Programme for graduates is now open for applications. This internship falls under MRP Foundation's Jump Start skills development programme... Read
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