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CHRISTELE CHOKOSSA
Sub-Saharan Africa is home to 14% of the world's population and by 2030, the region's population will surpass that of China. The way consumers shop in the region is ever-changing... read
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South African fashion and gifting retailer Big Blue has come under fire for selling a t-shirt printed with the words "Water Polo Teacher's Pet"... read
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SEMONA PILLAY
Although this generation has less spending power than Millennials, it is estimated that 40% of consumer spending will be attributed to Generation Z consumers in 2020...read
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LAUREN HARTZENBERG
More than 14,000 South Africans have officially signed up to partake in this year's Veganuary campaign, joining 350,000 other people across more than 150 countries...read
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KIRSTEN DEWAR
Now for the good news. There's a huge opportunity for growth in online retail, but the path to profits is through dramatically improving customer experience...read
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MIA MORKEL
Retail loyalty is constantly evolving, as customers demand more personalised value and the 'experience economy' gathers momentum... Read
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JONATHAN ROBINSON
Coffee has fuelled people's mornings for hundreds of years, and like other fuels, it comes with its own unique environmental issues... Read
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ALAIN DOS SANTOS
With strong economic growth, increased affluence and a growing population that is forecast to double by 2050, the continent holds strong potential for luxury brands... Read
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CECIL UNGERER
Not a week goes by without spotting more headlines about online shopping and the global shift to mobile connectivity... Read
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MEAGAN DUCKITT
Let's take a look at what we can expect from the South African fashion industry in 2020... Read
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GAVIN JONES
Retail is changing, but the mall in South Africa still has a central role in our communities. .. Read
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KRISTEN DUFF AND GOSIA YOUNG
As we start another year (yup, when did that happen?!), it's time to reflect on the current trends within the wine industry. From both a micro and macro perspective, times are certainly a-changin'... Read
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ISSUED BY BIZCOMMUNITY.COM
Bizcommunity has announced the line-up of published and awarded trend analysts from London, Lagos, Senegal and SA, to share their vision of intra-African tech, trade and trends at BizTrendsLIVE!2020 on Thursday, 30 January... Read
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Retail
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ISSUED BY BIZCOMMUNITY.COM
Monday, 6 January 2020, Bizcommunity, one of the leading business-to-business news platforms on the African continent, celebrates the official relaunch of their podcast offering - BizTakeouts... Read
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Design & Manufacturing
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COLIN ELKINS
Everybody wants sustainable products, and retailers are putting pressure on manufacturers to deliver goods that satisfy consumers' new preference for green and clean options... Read
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LG Electronics (LG) is tapping into the booming indoor gardening movement with the launch of its first home gardening appliance, set to be unveiled at CES 2020 in Las Vegas this week... Read
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E-commerce
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Online store Planet54 recently launched the E-Retailer Entrepreneurship Programme - designed to ease entrepreneurs' entrance into the e-commerce market... Read
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Fashion & Homeware
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JUANITA PIENAAR
Designer Natsai Audrey Chieza founder and director of multidisciplinary agency Faber Futures will be speaking at the 2020 Design Indaba Conference... Read
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Massimo Piombini has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of Diesel Group... Read
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ISSUED BY JOHN CRAIG
It's a new year and a new decade and aren't you glad that John Craig continues to bring you the best in men's fashion?... Read
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Franchising
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ISSUED BY BURGER KING
Burger King South Africa (SA) has announced that Pura Soda will be sold nationally in all its restaurants effective immediately... Read
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Health & Beauty
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Romanian-born Angela Cretu has been named Avon's CEO, succeeding Jan Zijderveld... Read
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South African Trade Promotions has announced the launch of Africa's first dedicated Organic and Natural Products Expo scheduled for May 2020 in Johannesburg... Read
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Packaging
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Africa's largest packaging company, Nampak, officially launched its Liquid Carton divisions' new Technical Hub in Roodepoort, Johannesburg... Read
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Retail Marketing
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RAYMOND SMIT
Raymond Smit, head of Paid Search at Reprise Digital South Africa offers retailers and online businesses, tips on maximising their digital marketing efforts... Read
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LEIGH ANDREWS
This week, we go behind the selfie with Gaynor MacArthur, co-founder and now managing director of Digicape... Read
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Retail Services
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More and more consumers are looking to 'buy now, pay later' (BNPL) payment options when making purchases... Read
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Until recently, only larger retailers could sell consumers airtime, data and prepaid utility services digitally but now small business owners across South Africa have been empowered to start selling these products without any cash outlay... Read
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Sales
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THOMAS PAYS
Just as much as consumers want the easiest shopping experience and getting their goods quickly, they want their money back fast for returns... Read
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Oscar Wilde "Our ambition should be to rule ourselves, the true kingdom for each one of us; and true progress is to know more, and be more, and to do more." David Attenborough "People must feel that the natural world is important and valuable and beautiful and wonderful and an amazement and a pleasure." Maya Angelou "History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again." Henry Ward Beecher "The unthankful heart... discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings!" Alfred Lord Tennyson "All experience is an arch wherethrough gleams that untravelled world whose margin fades for ever and for ever when I move." |
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