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Pick n Pay is trialling a 'nude' fruit and vegetable produce wall in 13 stores across the country to measure customers' readiness to switch from pre-packaged food to loose products... read
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MAROEFAH SMITH
With neverending technological innovation, what will retail look like in the next 20 to 30 years? read
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EBEN ESTERHUIZEN
'Retailtainment' is described as the use of "ambiance, emotion, sound and activity to get customers interested in the product and in a mood to buy"...read
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ALAN HOCKEY
I am not about to make the evening news by letting you know that franchises are more likely to succeed than independent businesses...read
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BEN LEO
Companies go where the spending power is. The question is, where in South Africa can they find the biggest return on their investment?read
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VENKATESH SHANKAR
A quarter of a century ago, on 5 July 1994, a company, which shared a name with the world's largest river, was incorporated. It sold books to customers who got to its website through a dial-up modem... Read
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Commercial Property
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Despite concerns of over-supply in certain locations, the retail market has shown steady growth with the number of shopping centres increasing from 1959 in mid-2017 to over 2000 at present... Read
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Pretoria-based shopping centre developer and investor Twin City will add approximately 40 new stores to the existing 73 at the Elim Mall in Limpopo as part of its R120m extension project... Read
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CRM
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CALTON NHANDO
The customer experience has evolved rapidly in the past decade. Change is the only constant so what works today won't necessarily work tomorrow... Read
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Pick n Pay and FoodForward SA have launched their third annual Mandela Day Food Drive with the goal of collecting 500 tonnes of food... Read
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Design & Manufacturing
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Ericsson is set to build its first fully-automated smart factory in the U.S., expected to be up and running in early 2020... Read
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In a bid to promote healthy living among Nigerians, the country's Jumia Food platform has added Nigerian fresh food chain, So Fresh, to its online catalogue of restaurants... Read
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Nestlé Nespray brought together stakeholders in education and nutrition sectors in a panel discussion to discuss solutions aimed at boosting mathematics performance of primary school learners in the intermediate phase in South Africa... Read
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ISSUED BY PRODUCE MARKETING ASSOCIATION
30 and 31 July 2019 have been set for the PMA Fresh Connections: Southern Africa Conference and Trade Show at the Century City Conference Centre in Cape Town... 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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If people care about what they eat, they should care about what they drink and how their favourite spirits are made and handled. That's the belief of Douglas Oberwortmann and Ludgero Da Cruz, the founders of Covert Distributions... Read
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ISSUED BY BITTERSUITE
With over 546 wineries, distinction in the South African wine industry requires creation on a different level... Read
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KIMON DE GREEF
"When it rains, it's trouble. Guys are falling all the time." Read
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Cape Town's Rosetta Roastery and Johannesburg's Bean There Coffee Company walked away with top honours at this year's FNB Coffee Magazine Awards... Read
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Packaging
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ISSUED BY MPACT PLASTICS
Recycling and re-using packaging materials have been placed at the forefront of the consumer mind... Read
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ISSUED BY MPACT PLASTICS
Mpact Versapak, a subsidiary of Mpact Operations, with BRC-certified plants, acknowledges the convenience and uses of PET plastics and the need for a solution to post-consumer waste... Read
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Research
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ISSUED BY NIELSEN
Despite volatile petrol prices and costly utilities, which have placed a strain on essential living costs, South Africans managed to retain a stable outlook in Q1'19 leading to a 2-point increase in consumer confidence... Read
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Retail Marketing
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ISSUED BY THE JUPITER DRAWING ROOM CAPE TOWN
The simple sandwich - it's more than just two slices of bread, it's the memory of the person who made it for you, the moment you shared and the traditions that are passed on from generation to generation... Read
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Retail Services
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The world is constantly in flux - what's the standard today may not be so by tomorrow. And while being trendy may seem superficial at first, ensuring that your business follows suit with the rest of world is crucial... Read
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RelatED Education is offering free workplace-ready training in the retail sector to students in Gauteng and Free State who have recently obtained a matric certificate, diploma or degree... Read
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South Africa's bleak unemployment rate of 27.6% in the first quarter of 2019 highlights the need to develop entrepreneurship and support the rise of SMEs in the country... Read
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AUGUSTE (GUSTI) COETZER
A growing mismatch is becoming apparent between the behaviour of international corporate achievers and their South African counterparts... Read
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