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MARYLEE TOWNSHEND
IRI's Marylee Townshend predicts 7 trends that will influence the future of FMCG... read
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HIGOR TORCHIA
Is the bricks and mortar ship really going down? Not for those that innovate and adapt, says Vend's Higor Torchia... read
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LEO VAN DE POLDER
Technology and changing customer demographics have set a new stage for retail. Success today is defined by the ability to keep up, or get out in front of, trends that are driving consumer purchases... Read
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LOUISE MARSLAND
Bizcommunity.Africa has curated our business-to-business outlook for Africa for this year... Read
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JESSICA TENNANT
Bizcommunity invited contributors to join its vision for Africa (with over 230 industry trend contributions making up the 2019 report) at BizTrendsLIVE!, which took place at Ster-Kinekor Sandton City in Johannesburg on Thursday, 31 January. Read
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Banking & Finance
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LEIGH ANDREWS
We're closer to functioning as a global cashless society than ever before, yet an Oxfam report warns that equality between the haves and have-nots is higher than ever before. Read on for the impact on females and the unbanked in particular... Read
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CRM
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LEIGH WHITING
Value in the form of quality interactions and ethics are the biggest priority for consumers in 2019, and this will shape how companies design solutions, deliver services and communicate... Read
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CSI
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DEVAN MOONSAMY
In an interview earlier this year, Jessica Horn, director of programmes at the African Women's Development Fund (AWDF) voiced concern about the type of work African women are involved in... Read
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E-commerce
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Amazon is field testing a new delivery robot called Scout, which the company describes as a "fully-electric delivery system" designed to safely get packages to customers using autonomous delivery devices... Read
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MIKE HIGLEY
Seven of the top ten fastest growing internet populations in the world are in Africa, and there is an 81% mobile penetration rate on the continent... Read
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Exhibitions & Events
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ISSUED BY DNA BRAND ARCHITECTS
We enter 2019 with vigour and great excitement for yet another year of fueling the human flame at Varsity Cup 2019... Read
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Fashion & Homeware
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Apollo Brands, the official distributor of Under Armour in South Africa, has just launched connected fitness in South Africa... Read
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ISSUED BY BATA
Prague, the historic capital of the Czech Republic, is to host the Bata Fashion Weekend 2019. This year, as the brand also celebrates its 125-year anniversary, the event will take place on 12-14 April at Žofín Palace... Read
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FMCG
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American spirits imports to South Africa through November 2018 topped $19 million in value. Imports of American whiskeys were worth over $13.9 million through November 2018... Read
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NIR KSHETRI
When a Chinese consumer buys a package labelled "Australian beef", there's only a 50-50 chance the meat inside is, in fact, Australian beef. It could just as easily contain rat, dog, horse or camel meat... Read
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Franchising
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The country's franchising industry has grown from contributing 13,3% to the South African Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2017 to its current figure of 15,7%, despite the tough economic climate... Read
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In-store Media
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ISSUED BY MOVING TACTICS
Technology in the digital signage industry continues to change at a rapid pace so retailers and marketers need to make sure they are keeping their eye on the proverbial ball... Read
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Packaging
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Global processing and packaging firm Tetra Pak has a new CEO... Read
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ISSUED BY PYROTEC
In October 2018, Mintel revealed six key consumer trends that will impact global markets in in 2019 and beyond... Read
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ISSUED BY PYROTEC
With the launch of the 4700 drop-on-demand (DOD) valvejet coder from Markem-Imaje, valvejet printer users can now add ink on-the-fly without stopping high-speed production... Read
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Research
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Pernod Ricard, the distributor of brands such as Absolut Vodka, Jameson Whiskey and Beefeater Gin recently set out to discover "how convivial the world is"... Read
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Retail Marketing
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RACHEL THOMPSON
Rachel Thompson, insights director at GfK South Africa comments on the recent Gillette "We Believe" campaign that urges men to be their best and leave behind toxic behaviours like mansplaining, bullying and sexual harassment... Read
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ISSUED BY DMX
With over 17,000 restaurants in more than 110 countries, Pizza Hut, the world's largest pizza chain, has recently expanded their network across the African continent with the first restaurants opening in Nigeria recently... Read
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Retailers
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Steinhoff Doors and Building Materials (SteinBuild) has changed its name to The Building Company, effective as from 28 January 2019... Read
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Technology
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Consumer electronics businesses gather annually at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), a global platform for companies to flaunt their latest innovations and battle it out for recognition as the best of the best... Read
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