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BEATE STIEHLER-MULDER AND MARIËTTE FRAZER
It's a new year and a blank page is ready to be filled with the retail story of 2020... read
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18 January saw the relaunch of Beyoncé's athleisure brand Ivy Park, in collaboration with Adidas, to the delight of the singer's loyal fanbase commonly referred to as the 'Beyhive'... read
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DOV GIRNUN
For the retail sector as a whole - and for physical stores in particular - 2020 will be a year of reinvention...read
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Nathalie Schooling urges companies to prioritise CX spend this year, and shares five simple steps to get started...read
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MATTHEW RUBY AND TANI KHARA
Between the rise of veggie burgers that "bleed" and vegan protesters at supermarkets, veganism is in the news...read
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DOUG PLACE
In 2020, brands with vague and ephemeral brand positioning are unlikely to win the hearts of those they are speaking to, since no one will understand what the brand is selling, who they're selling it to, and why anyone should buy it... Read
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ISSUED BY BIZCOMMUNITY.COM
Afro-disruption and Afro-centrism will be trending when Bizcommunity in association with Ster-Kinekor and Kantar, bring you BizTrendsLIVE!2020, on Thursday, 30 January 2020... Read
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We need to prepare for a future when everyone uses the internet on their phone, says Linah Maigurira, Google head of retail, sub-Saharan Africa... Read
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RUTENDO HLATSHWAYO
Could 2020 be the year in which South Africans finally dethrone cash as king and trust in the ease of electronic payments in the local payments market? Read
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JOSEPHINE SEBESHO
Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who's the fairest of them all?... Read
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ODETTE VAN DER HAAR
The business world is highly competitive and this applies to the largest of corporations all the way to the smallest of entrepreneurs. The economy has been merciless and no-one in business has been unaffected. In order to stay in business, one needs to stay abreast with technology and remain up to date with the latest innovations... Read
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Banking & Finance
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PETER HARVEY
African merchants should support payment methods that suit their customers, rather than following global trends just for the sake of it... Read
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CSI
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ISSUED BY TFG (THE FOSCHINI GROUP)
Two young minds can now focus on their studies thanks to all-inclusive bursaries from TFG... Read
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Design & Manufacturing
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LG South Africa recently unveiled its new relocated head office - which now includes a new LG brand shop on the same premises - in Midrand, Johannesburg... Read
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South African designer lighting company Willowlamp recently picked up four international awards, two LIT Design Awards and two D'Arc Awards. Read
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Fashion & Homeware
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Italian retail clothing brand Diesel has launched a sustainability strategy, a commitment to taking action for the benefit of current and future generations... Read
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Japanese designer and founder of French luxury fashion house Kenzo, Kenzo Takada, recently introduced the world to his new luxury home and lifestyle brand, K三... Read
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FMCG
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LAUREN HARTZENBERG
South African retail shelves will for the first time be stocked with premium chocolate brand Chocolates Valor... Read
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Tobacco company Philip Morris South Africa (PMSA) says its local investments will exceed R650 million by 2020, as it expands the footprint of IQOS, a device that heats tobacco instead of burning it, nationally... Read
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Food & bev. services
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Wimpy enlisted the interior designer services of DHQ Interior Brand Architects for its newly-reopened Sandton City restaurant in Johannesburg... Read
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Green Sustainability
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Swiss food giant Nestlé plans to invest $2.1 billion to cut its use of virgin plastics in favour of food-grade recycled plastics, and accelerate the development of innovative sustainable packaging solutions... Read
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The Shoprite Group is now using the 4,000 tonnes of plastic returned annually to its distribution centres to produce its 100% recycled and recyclable plastic shopping bags... Read
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After successful trials at the Woolworths head office and Garden Centre store, Woolworths has rolled out its new coffee cup recycling initiative to all Western Cape stores with cafés, coffee carts or pods... Read
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Packaging
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Minister of Forestry and Fisheries and Environmental Affairs Barbara Creecy announced late last year that she would be starting an entirely new process under Section 18 to develop an industry-managed waste management plan... Read
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Retail Marketing
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Amazon makes history as the first brand in Brand Finance Global 500 ranking to exceed $200bn value mark and retains title of world's most valuable brand for the third consecutive year... Read
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Retailers
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Laduma Hardware Group's store count has grown from one outlet in 1996 to 15 stores today, including a 12,900 sq metre flagship store in Lebowakgomo, South East of Polokwane... Read
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Pick n Pay has partnered with Travelstart to offer an in-store travel booking experience, allowing customers to compare and book flight and bus tickets in any Pick n Pay store. Read
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Sales
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ISSUED BY SKYNAMO
South African sales tech provider secures Series A funding from leading software investor to accelerate adoption of its field sales app and management platform globally... Read
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Jean Anouilh "Our entire life - consists ultimately in accepting ourselves as we are." Confucius "To know what you know and what you do not know, that is true knowledge." Albert Camus "Blessed are the hearts that can bend; they shall never be broken." Marcus Aurelius "Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present." Albert Camus "Basically, at the very bottom of life, which seduces us all, there is only absurdity, and more absurdity. And maybe that's what gives us our joy for living, because the only thing that can defeat absurdity is lucidity." |
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