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JSE-listed Grand Parade Investments is closing all Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins outlets in South Africa following poor performance... read
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The owner of local beverage brand Superlatte claims that Woolworths copied the idea for her superfood drinks and started selling their own version at Woolworths Cafes... read
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These are the business opportunities set to grow exponentially in 2019, according to SA investor Manuel Koser...read
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IBM has revealed the five significant changes driven by innovation in science and technology that will transform every stage of the food supply chain within the next five years...read
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Less than a year after Toys 'R' Us liquidated its assets and shut the doors to hundreds of toy stores and Babies 'R' Us stores in the U.S., the company has reemerged under a new brand...read
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ISSUED BY CLOVER
Clover's corporate social investment (CSI) project, Clover Mama Afrika, has been awarded the Diamond Arrow Award by the Performance Management Review (PMR)... Read
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ISSUED BY HEINEKEN SOUTH AFRICA
The Heineken South Africa Foundation is partnering with the World Wildlife Fund For Nature (WWF-SA) South Africa to help informal and underserved communities better manage their freshwater resources... Read
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E-commerce
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LAUREN HARTZENBERG
Zando launched in 2012 as an online shoe retailer when e-commerce in SA was very much in its infancy. Fast-forward to 2019, the business has transformed into an ever-expanding fashion marketplace... Read
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DEAN MCCOUBREY
At present, e-business in Africa remains a challenge. It may be better than it ever has been, but the truth is that lower literacy and internet penetration levels continue to limit the growth on the continent... Read
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Visitors to the USA's popular Coachella festival in April will now be able to shop festival essentials from Amazon to be delivered to an Amazon locker located inside the event... Read
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Exhibitions & Events
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In celebration of women in food, Studio H and Eat Out held the very first FOOD XX Symposium and Awards on 12 February 2019... Read
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Fashion & Homeware
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Walmart has introduced its own private label furniture brand called MoDRN, available exclusively online through the Walmart.com's home section... Read
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ISSUED BY GARMIN
Garmin has announced that one of its affiliates has signed a definitive agreement to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Tacx Onroerend en Roerend Goed B.V ("Tacx")... Read
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MEAGAN DUCKITT
If fashionistas were looking for a night out there was no better way to celebrate the opening of SA Menswear Week than at the Unknown Union show... Read
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FMCG
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Nestlé has announced the global launch of a new range of coffee products under the Starbucks brand. The new range consists of 24 products as well as the first Starbucks capsules developed using Nespresso... Read
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Uganda's Carico Café Connoisseur is using blockchain technology to track the supply chain of the coffee it sells... Read
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Franchising
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Franchise business owners are waiting with bated breath for the outcome of the 2019 National Budget Speech, as they seek more opportunities to increase their contribution to GDP... Read
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Green Sustainability
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Pick n Pay is trialling an environmentally-friendly R5 bag as an affordable reusable alternative to plastic carrier bags. The new budget bag is made from green recycled plastic bottles and will initially be introduced in 22 stores... Read
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Packaging
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ISSUED BY PYROTEC
According to Vaughan Croeser, brand director for Castle Lager Africa, 'the main barrier keeping people away from each other is the pervasiveness of labels and stereotypes, and the misconceptions we carry about other people'... Read
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Research
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For Valentine's Day, South Africans spend more on romantic experiences like travel and dining out rather than traditional gifts. This is according to the latest Mastercard Love Index... Read
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An international study gives insight into how influencers celebrate Valentine's Day, their shopping habits and who they look to for inspiration... Read
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Retail Marketing
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ISSUED BY BATA
Bata, the globally renowned footwear company, knows that even though you always see perfect couples in ads and on social media, true love is never perfect: real love is not picture-perfect... Read
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ISSUED BY PYROTEC
For many years Rowan Beattie, Pyrotec's managing director, has been known for emphasising to his staff that "by satisfying our most demanding customer we'll satisfy all our customers"... Read
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Retailers
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Retail chain Miniso will be stocking a 264-item collection of accessories and apparel inspired by animated TV series Adventure Time, after entering into a deal with Cartoon Network... Read
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Sales
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Retail sales declined 1,4% year-on-year in December 2018, with five of the seven types of retailer reporting negative growth rates during the period, according to the latest figures from Stats SA... Read
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MARK THOMSON
One of the biggest frustrations instore shoppers face is not being able to find products they're looking for - whether they are sold out, hard to find or simply not practical to keep in stock... Read
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