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 | LEE NAIK To hear some industry commentators tell it, Covid-19 is going to be the final nail in the coffin of retail as we know it. At best, they're over-simplifying. At worst, they're just wrong... read |
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 | | Powered by Loot.co.za, StyleMode enters the market with a range of brands across apparel, footwear and accessories...read |
|  | LAUREN HARTZENBERG The James Sedgwick Distillery, home to Three Ships Whisky and Bain's Cape Mountain Whisky, is being globally recognised for making sustainability an integral part of its business practice...read |
|  | JOSEPH CHIRUME The company says Covid-19 has made a difficult trading environment worse...read |
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 | ISSUED BY BIZCOMMUNITY.COM You've put so much into your marketing activations, now give them the attention they deserve, with BizTakeouts and promotional options that keep you on the front page on Bizcommunity... Read |
 | If South Africa is to adopt the right localisation policy at a larger scale, about 3.2 percentage points could be added to the country's annual GDP, says President Cyril Ramaphosa... Read |
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| |  | ISSUED BY LONTANA APPAREL With a third of the population unemployed and consumers trying to cut back on expenses, are local brands making sustainable fashion accessible... Read |  | ISSUED BY ACDOCO SA A major player in oral care, Jordan, recently topped the polls when its Green Clean toothbrush was lauded as top in sustainable toothbrushes... Read |
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| Commercial Property |
 | Eris Property Group has launched bilingual websites and chatbots for The Mall, KWT and Plattekloof Shopping Centre... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY ESKORT To raise funds for two children's homes in Heidelberg, Eskort collaborated with Saronsberg Cellar and artist Sam Nhlengethwa in an initiative aptly named Liberi... Read |
 | ISSUED BY INTUNE COMMUNICATIONS AND ENTERTAINMENT 20-year-old North West University design student Kabelo Diphoko was facing the prospect of dropping out without completing his degree when he came across the Wild Bean Café Design-A-Cup competition... Read |
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| Design & Manufacturing |
 | For the 2020 edition of HYD, young designers were asked to create a unique bench that responds sensitively to seating needs in a time of social distancing... Read |
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 | CANDYCE KRISHNA, ISSUED BY HALL'S RETAIL New digital shopping platforms are fast gaining the attention of consumers globally following the Covid-19 pandemic which has forever changed the way people choose to shop... Read |
 | Uber Eats has partnered with Medicare to provide users with access to over-the-counter medication for delivery through the Uber Eats app... Read |
 | ISSUED BY OLX Selling items online is one of the easiest ways to generate additional income. While this is fairly low risk and doesn't require significant investment, it's highly competitive... Read |
 | We've seen most businesses redirecting their operations online given the nature of the Covid-19 pandemic. Digital platforms provider Ocean on 76 Group agrees, indicating that post-Covid trends are predicting a sharp incline in e-commerce-related businesses... Read |
| FMCG |
 | De Vry Distillery's Die Warm Rasta Rum, produced in the Free State, has won the top award in the 2020 South African Rum Awards. Read |
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 | Pekkish SA is a new local food market app that aims to connect Cape Town residents to the nearest home kitchen business... Read |
| Green Sustainability |
 | Pick n Pay has recruited 20 of its largest food and manufacturer suppliers to join the 10x20x30 initiative, a global private-sector project, to significantly combat in-store and supply chain food waste by 2030... Read |
| Health & Beauty |
 | The international competition recognises the most innovative startups supporting responsible, sustainable and inclusive beauty... Read |
 | Boity Thulo has joined forces with Halo Heritage to create a range of luxury haircare products specially formulated for women with kinky and curly hair types... Read |
| Import/Export |
 | PRENISHA GOVENDER Following queries and concerns from various industry stakeholders regarding information that all bonded goods must be imported into South Africa under sealed conditions (i.e. containerised), Sars has published a notice which clarifies the customs declaration process... Read |
| Regulatory |
 | The alcohol industry has cancelled supplies to the 44 alcohol outlets in the Western Cape whose licences have been revoked by the provincial Liquor Authority... Read |
 | Shoprite Checkers has agreed to stop enforcing exclusivity provisions in its long-term exclusive lease agreements with its landlords against small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) and speciality and limited line stores. Read |
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 | ISSUED BY NORTH-WEST UNIVERSITY (NWU) According to Dr Roland Goldberg, a senior lecturer in marketing at the North-West University (NWU), your wallet is more closely connected to your nose than you might think... Read |
 | ISSUED BY M-SPORTS Mzansi's most beloved beer Castle Lager is proud to present episode three of its digital series, #CastleBraaiSeason featuring Springbok champions Lukhanyo Am, Makazole Mapimpi and Pieter-Steph du Toit... Read |
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 | Stats SA reports that South Africa's retail trade sales decreased by 4,2% year-on-year in August 2020... Read |
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