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|  | | Shopping remains muted, and the market is still way off from a return to pre-lockdown levels...read |
|  | | Enygma Ventures has invested R9.2m in Black Mamba Foods, an Eswatini-based ethical producer of specialty food products...read |
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 | Direct sellers earned a combined R2.4bn during the 2019 calendar year, revealed Rajesh Parshotam, chairperson of the Direct Selling Association... Read |
| Covid-19 |
 | ISSUED BY EVERLYTIC A highly customised email campaign boosted visibility and online sales of new service despite a difficult economic environment... Read |
 | ISSUED BY JIK Jik assists SA government in making public clinics safer... Read |
 | ISSUED BY BIDVEST MOBILITY Enterprise mobile technology, such as barcode scanners, mobile computers, headsets, vehicle mount computers and other devices, is used extensively in the supply chain to track the movement of goods from the plant, warehouse or distribution centre to the end-user... Read |
| CSI |
 | Thanks to the generosity of loyal Spar shoppers, Spar Western Cape was able to hand over a cheque of R412,500 to the Saartjie Baartman Centre for Women and Children. Read |
| Design & Manufacturing |
 | PlatAfrica aims to promote innovation and technical expertise in platinum jewellery design and manufacturing in South Africa and provide international exposure to jewellers, apprentices and students... Read |
| E-commerce |
 | Yebo Fresh, a Cape Town-based online retailer that delivers groceries to communities and organisations in the area, is gearing up for further expansion with Series A funding... Read |
 | ISSUED BY NAHANA COMMUNICATIONS GROUP South African shoppers have been given the opportunity to shop more sustainably by carbon offsetter, ReSpek Nature, and leading online retailer, geewiz.co.za... Read |
 | CLAIRE HERMAN Being in my mid-forties and a bit of a techno-phobe, my previous online shopping experience had been limited to the occasional Netflorist purchase. But my eyes have been opened... Read |
| Exhibitions & Events |
 | The 2020 Cannabis Expo will be held virtually as the Cannabis Vexpo (virtual expo) from 26 to 28 November 2020... Read |
| Fashion & Homeware |
 | SHAUN BORSTROCK Clothes shops are among the worst-hit retailers from the coronavirus pandemic, but luxury brands appear to be weathering the conditions relatively well... Read |
 | ISSUED BY TFG (THE FOSCHINI GROUP) A total of 20 online sites, multiple brands and over 3,000 outlets - it's no secret that TFG is home to Africa's biggest fashion and lifestyle retail brands... Read |
| FMCG |
 | ISSUED BY HEINEKEN SOUTH AFRICA Heineken South Africa reaffirmed its commitment to the local market and to its aim of delivering quality products to South African customers across the country... Read |
 | ANDY DU PLESSIS South Africa has a net surplus of food as a country - yet food poverty at the household level is widening, and now even more rapidly so because the pandemic is decimating our economy and jobs at an alarming rate.. Read |
| Green Sustainability |
 | The Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries has published the regulatory framework for extended producer responsibility (EPR) schemes as part of government's effort to contribute towards the economic recovery plan... Read |
| Health & Safety |
 | The tavern industry should play its role in promoting responsible behaviour and avoid the pressure to immediately recoup the financial losses suffered from alcohol sales ban during the coming festive season... Read |
| Packaging |
 | ISSUED BY PYROTEC As Pyrotec approaches it's 55th anniversary next year, Rowan Beattie, the company's managing director, reflects on the long history of this privately-owned and managed business... Read |
| Regulatory |
 | The South African Liquor Brand Owners' Association has stated that the increasing illicit trade in alcohol represents a serious threat to the South African economy... Read |
 | The governing body for international rugby, World Rugby, has appointed the South African Bureau of Standards as the first Test House in the southern hemisphere to test padded clothing... Read |
| Research |
 | ISSUED BY GFK SOUTH AFRICA Technical consumer goods market softens in September as retailers and consumers prepare for year-end blowout; e-commerce to grow 169% post-pandemic... Read |
| Retail Marketing |
 | ISSUED BY HEINEKEN SOUTH AFRICA Heineken South Africa is pleased to announce that Heineken continues its winning streak as South Africa's favourite beer brand, following the beer rising to the top of the beer category of the Sunday Times Top Brands, for a fourth consecutive year in 2020... Read |
| Retail Services |
 | The MVNO operates on MTN's network and allows Pick n Pay customers access to prepaid SIM-based services including airtime, data, and SMS... Read |
| Sales |
 | Stats SA reports that South Africa's retail trade sales decreased by 2,7% year-on-year in September 2020... Read |
 | MIKE SMOLLAN The dash deadline is looming with the 'on-your-marks-get-set-shop' the rallying cry from past years sending both online and offline sales into orbit around the likes of Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Singles' Day... Read |
| Technology |
 | TANYA LONG Building trust has always been critical in retail, but in the digital age, its importance has doubled. Technology and human judgement hold the key. Read |
 | ISSUED BY AXIZ Black Friday is upon us and with Axiz and Dell you can go big from the comfort of your home... Read |
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Theodore Roosevelt "Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground." Gail Sheehy "If we don't change, we don't grow. If we don't grow, we aren't really living." Vince Lombardi "The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary." William Butler Yeats "Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot, but make it hot by striking." Anais Nin "Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." Aldous Huxley "There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self." |
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