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|  | | The top trends that Euromonitor believes will define consumer behaviour and influence business strategies in the year ahead...read |
|  | | South Africa's retail trade sales decreased by 4% year-on-year in November 2020, falling for the eighth consecutive month...read |
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| |  | ALEX GLENDAY From fermenting pineapples for a home brew, to whipping up non-alcoholic versions of their favourite cocktails, consumers have opened themselves up to new taste experiences... Read |  | ROB NOBLE From large florals to '50s inspired headscarves, fashionistas globally are getting ready to kiss their WFH ensembles goodbye, despite many countries forcing their citizens back indoors to help curb the spread of the dreaded coronavirus. Here are a few trends the stylish can look forward to in the year to come... Read |  | |
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 | Health Central is South Africa's newest online store targeting the growing wellness market... Read |
 | NICK DURRANT, ISSUED BY BLUEGRASS DIGITAL Traditionally, scenes from global Black Friday sales depict packed stores and long lines of shoppers fighting to secure the best deals. But in 2020, the annual shopping holiday looked a little different... Read |
 | ISSUED BY STUDIO[K]IRMACK Here are eight key trends that will affect online retailers in 2021 from Craig Bellingham, founder and CEO of Studio[K]irmack... Read |
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 | DOROTHEE BAUMANN-PAULY Ethiopia has long been considered one of Africa's economic wunderkinds. But for the past two months, violent conflict in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region fuelled by ethnic power politics has threatened the country's stability... Read |
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 | The prototype is a fully-functioning, mini production line that houses everything needed to produce a batch, from the point where raw materials go in at one end to where finished products come out at the other... Read |
 | PepsiCo plans to more than double its science-based climate goal, targeting a reduction of absolute greenhouse gas emissions across its value chain by more than 40% by 2030... Read |
 | According to the latest report by Wines of South Africa, the 2020 export volumes echo that of a challenging 2019, despite a five-week-long ban on exports and huge challenges at the Cape Town Port terminal due to Covid-19. Read |
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 | SEANI RAMABULANA Over the last couple of years, we have seen a sharp increase in mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and other forms of collaboration between entities, as owners scramble to expand, innovate and increase their overall competitive advantage in highly saturated markets... Read |
| Health & Safety |
 | JOSEPH CHIRUME The Department of Employment and Labour has taken action against Queenstown food company Truda Foods where a worker's hand was severed by a machine last week... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY SMART MEDIA While the South African population is much more comfortable shopping in-store, retailers and brands still have a ways to go in making up for the losses experienced as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic... Read |
 | ISSUED BY SCAN DISPLAY Branding and retail display specialist, Scan Display, has devised a new cost-effective solution for shopping kiosks. Its Showcase Kiosk range is available for short-term rental... Read |
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 | ROBERT LOCKYER The new era of smart packaging, and consequently products, will connect, improve and transform industries and shape new consumer expectations... Read |
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 | ASANDA GCOYI, ISSUED BY IRVINE PARTNERS This opinion piece is part of VPASA's (Vapour Products Association of South Africa) We Are Not Tobacco (WANT) campaign, which seeks to differentiate electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) from combustible tobacco products... Read |
 | The Liquor Traders Formation has requested an urgent meeting with President Cyril Ramaphosa to discuss ending the third alcohol sales ban currently in place... Read |
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 | 'Word-of-mouth marketing' can be solid gold for online sellers... Read |
 | South Africa's Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB) has asked Heineken South Africa to withdraw or amend an advertisement for Windhoek beer on the basis that it entrenches toxic masculinity, suggesting that "real men drink real beer"... Read |
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