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Sportswear giants Adidas and Reebok and outdoor clothing brand Patagonia are leading the way on transparency amongst the world's 200 largest fashion brands... read
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Clicks Group is planning a capital investment of R700 million over the next financial year, split across the store and pharmacy network, and group infrastructure to support the increased scale of the business... read
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REFILWE MALULEKE
The shift to a more individualised society that values experiences more than goods has resulted in a strong drive towards personalisation... Read
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Commemorating its 10-year anniversary this year, food redistribution organisation FoodForward SA has committed to feeding 1 million people daily within five years... Read
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ANIKA KOZLOWSKI
Fashion shouldn't cost lives and it shouldn't cost us our planet. Yet this is what is happening today. Globalisation, fast fashion, economies of scale, social media and offshore production have created a perfect storm... Read
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Home appliance brand Defy, a subsidiary of Arcelik Global, has invested more than R1billion in upgrading three local production centres to serve as its strategic manufacturing hub... Read
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BRENDON WILLIAMSON
As South Africa continues its longest downward cycle in many decades, local business owners are actively looking for ways to shore up... Read
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New online marketplace Tholaafrica.com is making it easier to shop African artisanal wares, with its selection of bespoke fashion and décor crafted by local creatives and designers... Read
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The latest Symantec's Internet Security Threat Report lists formjacking as one of the most dangerous attacks in the history of cybercrime... Read
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H&M has launched a new transparency initiative that will see the retailer share details on for each garment it sells online. This information will include the country where it's produced, supplier names, factory names and addresses... Read
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ISSUED BY BATA
Bata SA is calling all creative and innovative trendsetting youth, between the ages of 8 and 16 years, Grade 4 to 11, to be a part of Africa's most enthusiastic and groundbreaking influencers... 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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Health food chain Kauai has launched a new app that lets customers order ahead, skip the queue and earn rewards... Read
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Alcohol delivery app Quench has launched in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal with a new redesigned app. The business has been delivering cold alcoholic beverages to customers in the Western Cape since 2016... Read
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ISSUED BY PYROTEC
In March this year, with a clear vision for the future to drive growth, Pyrotec PackMedia announced a groundbreaking first for Africa - the purchase of a Durst Tau 330 RSC eight-colour digital label press... Read
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ISSUED BY PYROTEC
Whether for a pesticide or a garden-care product, agrochemical labels are governed by stringent legal requirements for product labelling... Read
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Retailers
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Mr Price Group has been approved for a secondary listing on A2X Markets and its shares will be available for trade on A2X from 2 May 2019... Read
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Retail displays and visual merchandising are essential in driving attention and conversion in brick-and-mortar retail. One of the main reasons why people decide to shop in store is to see merchandise in person... Read
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Siemens has launched its Atlas of Digitalization, a new web-based application that reveals the readiness and potential of six major cities to embrace digitalisation... Read
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The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) is hosting its Growth Accelerator Programme in South Africa and is calling for applications... Read
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Yellowwood's Refilwe Maluleke on how brands should use clients' data Anika Kozlowski shares ways to reduce fashion's impact on society and the environment Accenture Products' Jonathan McCabe on the potential of AI in the retail sector Sylvain Charlebois on food retailers' delay in embracing technology |
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