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MAROEFAH SMITH
The conscious consumer is fast reshaping the retail fashion and textile landscape. Consumers demanding transparency and traceability are changing the ways retailers operate... read
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LAUREN HARTZENBERG
Rowan Leibbrandt, founder of premium drinks company Truman & Orange, travels the world in search of high quality, interesting boutique liquor brands to introduce to the local market... read
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With sustainability and recycling on the legislative agenda globally, it's only a matter of time before non-sustainable practices are met with penalties; and brands are taking preventative measures...read
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Woolworths ready-made, frozen and hot counter pies are the first South African-made food products to be certified by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil...read
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Takealot.com's annual, five-day Blue Dot Sale went live at 12:01am on Friday, 23 November and generated record sales for the e-tailer on Black Friday...read
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LAUREN HARTZENBERG
Beyond its reputation as a quality cosmetics brand in the professional makeup industry, what gives Make-Up Designory (MUD) Cosmetics the edge is that its roots lie in education... Read
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LAUREN HARTZENBERG
The Environ Skin Care success story is far from over. The almost 30-year-old homegrown brand has been named the Top Medical Skin Care Company in the 2018 Aesthetic Everything Awards... Read
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JESSICA TENNANT
Sudhir "Banzai" Matai, founder and managing editor of Double Apex Media, previous associate editor at Car Magazine, tells us how his online store for motoring-themed T-shirts turned into an automotive media portal... Read
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Banking & Finance
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ISSUED BY DIGISWIPE
DigiSwipe is a digital wallet that replaces all your traditional barcoded cards using a single app... Read
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CSI
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ISSUED BY TFG (THE FOSCHINI GROUP)
Retailer TFG has once again put its words, "Educate2Empower", into action by awarding four deserving candidates full bursaries for 2019... Read
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Design & Manufacturing
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South African company Afro Girl has just released the multilingual Hunadi doll, which speaks speaks in 4 of South Africa's 11 official languages... Read
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E-commerce
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African e-commerce player Jumia has signed a partnership agreement with global retailer Carrefour to introduce Carrefour products to millions on the continent via Jumia.com... Read
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Exhibitions & Events
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Africa Trade Week will be held from 23 to 25 June 2019 at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg... Read
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Fashion & Homeware
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LAUREN HARTZENBERG
With a quick-throwaway culture defining the fast fashion era, investing in quality, handcrafted goods that are designed to last is one way consumers can shop more sustainably... Read
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Fashion retail giant H&M is closing its struggling independent brand Cheap Monday, which is known for its low-priced skinny jeans... Read
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FMCG
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LAUREN HARTZENBERG
In #FreshOnTheShelf, we round up some of our favourite food and beverage products that have hit the shelves recently... Read
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Timothy Witbooi is the winemaker wielding the wand of Lourensford Wine Estates Limited Release SMV, a delectable blend of Shiraz, Mourvèdre and Viognier - the estate's most awarded and popular wines... Read
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KONANANI LIPHADZI
It's the time of year when we tap into our affinity for relationships, which we hardly view alongside billions of rands or the creation of thousands of much-needed jobs. Well, when it comes to market access, SA's R44bn fresh fruit industry does just that... Read
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SAMANTHA SNEDORF
Distillery 031, as the dialing code inspired name would suggest, is a Durban based distillery run by Andrew Rall - the founder and master distiller. Here, Samantha Snedorf finds out more... Read
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Food & bev. services
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ISSUED BY HEINEKEN SOUTH AFRICA
Heineken South Africa has appointed Millicent Maroga as its Corporate Affairs Director. Maroga is member of the company's management team, reporting to Managing Director Gerrit van Loo... Read
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Packaging
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ISSUED BY PYROTEC
Serialised coding is an excellent anti-counterfeiting measure and, because of this, several countries around the world have made it a legal requirement for their pharmaceutical industries... Read
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Research
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While it's tempting to relegate Black Friday as just another marketing gimmick, the reality is that it signifies the start of a month-long consumer spending frenzy that significantly boosts retail revenues... Read
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In-store retail spending over the Black Friday shopping period this year dropped by 10% compared to 2017, while sales volumes decreased by 2%... Read
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Retail Marketing
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NORMAN SHAW
Cyber Monday is online retailers' response to the bricks-and-mortar marketing push of Black Friday. Online shopping is only set to increase, as smartphones and apps continue to capture more of the market... Read
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JESSICA TENNANT
Nando's' new ad highlights the ways in which South Africans typically stereotype one another and the inherent hypocrisy that comes with that, with uniquely local scenes of people pigeonholing one another... Read
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JESSICA TENNANT
Household appliances manufacturer Russell Hobbs recently launched its latest TV commercial, 'All Day Every Day', featuring a soundtrack composed from the sounds of its products... Read
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CANDICE GOODMAN, ISSUED BY MOBITAINMENT
Think of rewards or loyalty programmes, and immediately your mind goes to the retail store brands, like Clicks or Dis-Chem. Why have we not yet seen a loyalty programme rewarding customers for their regular purchase of a single brand?... Read
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Online sales over the extended Black Friday-Cyber Monday weekend exceeded figures for 2017. This is according to BankservAfrica, which processed a total of 581,189 online transactions... Read
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LYNDY VAN DEN BARSELAAR
When it comes to searching for employment, many job seekers believe that the holidays are a bad time for this since most businesses slow or shut down over this period... Read
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Thomas Jefferson "Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you." Louisa May Alcott "Painful as it may be, a significant emotional event can be the catalyst for choosing a direction that serves us - and those around us - more effectively. Look for the learning." Dave Barry "Once again, we come to the Holiday Season, a deeply religious time that each of us observes, in his own way, by going to the mall of his choice." Eckhart Tolle "Always say 'yes' to the present moment... Surrender to what is. Say 'yes' to life - and see how life starts suddenly to start working for you rather than against you." Alan Watts "The ego is nothing other than the focus of conscious attention." |
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