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 | | The Hola Club Click & Collect online drinks buying platform has launched in South Africa, offering a safer and more convenient option to sell and buy drinks at local taverns...read |
|  | | From negotiating rental relief with landlords and royalty fees with franchisors to asking for relaxed loan repayments with banks, franchise operators continue their battle to survive the lockdown...read |
|  | | Mr Yum has launched in South Africa, allowing customers to order and pay for food from their favourite local restaurants through the Mr Yum website...read |
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| |  | ISSUED BY BIZCOMMUNITY.COM Bizcommunity, in collaboration with the ACA (Association for Communications and Advertising), announces an exciting new content collaboration aimed at unpacking the economics and contribution of advertising to business... Read |
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| Banking & Finance |
 | JACO VAN JAARSVELDT The credit industry is affected by the decrease in retail activity which in future could see access for consumers to traditional banking and finance-related products being impacted... Read |
| Commercial Property |
 | JULIE-ANNE BELL Hands up, who misses going to the mall? Read |
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 | Woolworths has announced its donation of R700,000 worth of bedding and towels to public healthcare facilities in South Africa... Read |
 | Proctor & Gamble (P&G) South Africa has donated R2.5m in hygiene products to the Department for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities... Read |
 | The UCook Food Fund, launched to help fight hunger resulting from the Covid-19 outbreak and resultant lockdown in South Africa, has raised over R1m... Read |
| Design & Manufacturing |
 | JASON JUDD AND SAROSH KURUVILLA For years, apparel brands have promised to police their supply chains to root out unsafe conditions and worker abuse... Read |
 | MICHAEL WEINOLD After nearly 130 years in business and a series of breakthrough innovations that shaped the way we light up our homes, General Electric has sold its lighting division... Read |
| E-commerce |
 | GARETH HAWKEY South Africa's small but aspirational e-commerce sector has been ushered into sharp focus as a result of Covid-19... Read |
 | Consumers will be able to pay for services from thousands of small businesses, schools and non-profit organisations by scanning a QR code with their mobile phone... Read |
 | Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart has debuted a voice assistant feature to make consumers' online shopping journeys "simpler and more natural"... Read |
 | The more extreme the situation, the more likely it is to fast-track new developments, says Craig Duggan... Read |
| Fashion & Homeware |
 | The world's largest jewellery maker will stop using newly mined silver and gold in its jewellery by 2025 and only buy from recycled sources... Read |
 | ISSUED BY JOHN CRAIG Whether you need one to get you through the chilly winter days or to turn up the style in your everyday wardrobe, we've got the knits in the perfect fits for you... Read |
 | CRAIG LEBRAU, ISSUED BY LEBRAU PRESS This is exactly how, where and when portable AC units come into play and prove themselves to be so valuable... Read |
| FMCG |
 | LAUREN HARTZENBERG In #FreshOnTheShelf, we round up our pick of food and beverage products that have hit the retail shelves recently... Read |
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 | RUTH COOPER Avoid the shops, queues and the potential threat of Covid-19 by supporting local producers and ordering your weekly fresh food groceries online from these Cape Town companies making deliveries of farm-fresh produce around the city... Read |
 | In collaboration with Business Day Dialogues, South African National Accreditation System (Sanas) recently held a discussion highlighting the critical role accreditation plays in improving food safety... Read |
| Franchising |
 | The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) is calling for comments on the discussion document relating to the publication of the Franchise Association of South Africa Industry Code... Read |
| Informal Retailing |
 | ZOË POSTMAN Report finds 70% of households in poor neighbourhoods source food from informal sector... Read |
| Research |
 | Annual revenue of integrated fitness clothing is forecast to rise from approximately $1bn in 2020 to $11bn in 2025, according to Juniper Research... Read |
| Retail Marketing |
 | Maggi has revealed a new website in Central and West Africa that offers fresh twists to popular African dishes. The brand has also released a second season of Yelo Pèppè... Read |
 | SAMANTHA VICTOR Not only are consumers spending more time indoors, but they're also spending 50% more time online. As a result, shopper behaviour has changed and businesses are seeing the impact of this... Read |
 | SINDISWA MASUTA During this time of uncertainty, consumers are looking to brands because they are intrinsic to every sphere of a consumer's life. Brands should use this opportunity to find different ways of engaging their buyers... Read |
| Technology |
 | BEN JANSEN VAN RENSBURG Ben Jansen van Rensburg continues his analogy of retail performance management versus sports management... Read |
| Training |
 | ISSUED BY OMNI HR CONSULTING A feat for Omni HR Consulting, operating as an accredited private college within the framework of the Department of Education and Sector Education Training Authority landscape since 2009... Read |
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 | RAGHMAH SOLOMON Landlords and business owners are facing new uncertainties everyday due to the coronavirus pandemic. Chief among these anxieties is how they are required to adapt interiors and buildings to comply with new international regulations... Read |
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Dudley Field Malone "I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me." Buddha "If you want to fly give up everything that weighs you down." Sugar Ray Leonard "Within our dreams and aspirations we find our opportunities." Napoleon Hill "Don't wait. The time will never be just right." John Heywood "Nothing is impossible to a willing heart." |
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