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 | LAUREN HARTZENBERG The intensity and frequency of riots eased on Thursday, and businesses and residents are in the throes of repairing the damage to property and clearing the debris that has resulted from days of looting...read |
|  | | South Africa's liquor industry is urging government to declare a State of Emergency as more than 200 liquor shops have been looted in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng...read |
|  | NQOBILE DLUDLA South Africa's big retailers are working round the clock to replenish shelves with food in hundreds of stores looted last week in some of the country's worst unrest for years...read |
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 | EUSTACE MASHIMBYE The current spate of looting will be a major setback for hundreds of thousands of our people and their families that depend on the income that they will now lose, says the Proudly SA CEO... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY DEBTMAP You might be one of many consumers facing vehicle repossession due to affordability pressures because of the Covid-19 pandemic... Read |
| Commercial Property |
 | MICHELLE DICKENS Commercial tenants showed signs of recovery in the first quarter of 2021, mirroring the better-than-expected GDP figures revealed for the same period... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY PRAEKELT We've got bots to the left of us, intelligent assistants to the right, and here we are - stuck in the middle with a bold statement: A chatbot won't solve all your problems... Read |
| CSI |
 | Tiger Brands has partnered with food rescue and distribution NPO SA Harvest in a bid to help reduce food waste and improve food security... Read |
 | ISSUED BY LG LG Electronics supported the Kolisi Foundation and leading self-storage company Stor-Age to provide blankets to people residing in under-resourced communities across South Africa... Read |
 | The Shoprite Act For Change Fund, boosted by the Shoprite Group's own R1m initial donation, will be using funds donated by the public to support vetted organisations involved in relief efforts... Read |
| Design & Manufacturing |
 | LG's Durban-based factory in South Africa has been looted and burned down as part of protest action... Read |
 | South African manufacturing production increased by 35.3% in May 2021 compared with May 2020... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY BIZCOMMUNITY.COM The official programme for the Cannes Trend Talks 2021 has been announced... Read |
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 | A new study calls out some of the world's biggest fashion brands for their continued reliance on synthetic fibres made from fossil fuels, and for deceiving consumers with false green claims... Read |
 | LAYLI FOROUDI Racking up debts and running out of options, Tunisian seamstress Najeh is pinning her hopes on her employer's promise to pay four months of overdue wages in August... Read |
 | ISSUED BY LEATHER GALLERY Your bedroom is the one room in your home where you spend most of your time, it is intended to be a peaceful sanctuary of rest and relaxation... Read |
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 | Loxtonia, a family-owned cidery in the Ceres Valley, has been named the overall champion at the 11th International Cider Challenge, the world's premier apple cider competition... Read |
 | SA's alcohol industry, already on its knees due to the fourth booze ban, is now faced with the additional challenge of having liquor stores looted during the ongoing riots... Read |
 | Bos Brands has launched Bospresso, a Rooibos espresso that bears the Rainforest Alliance seal... Read |
 | Greig Jansen has seen the Pura Soda Beverage Company grow quickly, having launched in 2017 and now exporting to over 13 countries around the world... Read |
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 | Steers and Wimpy owner Famous Brands said on Wednesday that several stores, as well as a logistics facility, have suffered various degrees of damage due to the civil unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng... Read |
| Health & Safety |
 | The Consumer Goods Council of SA has echoed President Cyril Ramaphosa's warning that the ongoing destruction of property and looting of retail stores threatens supply chain continuity... Read |
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 | MASEGO MAFATA Looting and protests from the weekend continued in Alexandra, Johannesburg, on Monday. Reports initially linked the protests to calls for the release from prison of former President Jacob Zuma... Read |
 | KIMBERLY MUTANDIRO Most Tsakane shops have been gutted... Read |
 | Groups of residents in some parts of Brakpan vowed to protect immigrant-owned shops... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY PYROTEC Generally seasonal, agrochemical products and pesticides are produced in challenging environments. What's more, during peak season coding equipment is pushed to the limit before lying idle during the off-season... Read |
| Research |
 | Smart point-of-sale terminals globally in service, where analytics and loyalty can be integrated directly to the terminal, will increase from 13,7 million in 2021 to 35 million units in 2026... Read |
| Retail Marketing |
 | ISSUED BY VICINITY MEDIA Each time a user clicks on a category within Near Me they provide Vicinity Media with priceless local intent data... Read |
 | ISSUED BY TRADE INTELLIGENCE The Shopper Marketing at Retail webinar, to be held on 29 July 2021, highlights some of the key take-outs of Trade Intelligence's (Ti) latest Shopper Marketing at Retail report... Read |
| Retailers |
 | LAUREN HARTZENBERG Multiple retailers and shopping centres in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal have limited their operations or closed their doors as civil unrest and looting continues... Read |
 | NQOBILE DLUDLA A week of violence that has engulfed SA slowly began to ebb on Thursday, and people counted the cost of an orgy of arson and looting that has destroyed hundreds of businesses... Read |
 | NQOBILE DLUDLA Steinhoff International said on Friday it was increasing its proposed offer to settle multiple shareholder claims by €243m ($287m) to €1,2bn ($1,4bn)... Read |
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 | Stats SA reports that South Africa's retail trade sales increased by 15.8% year-on-year in May 2021... Read |
| Supply Chain |
 | AMIT SINGH Adding online into the mix makes the supply chain more complex, but the need to deliver excellent service for the end customer remains, says AlphaCodes' Amit Singh... Read |
| Technology |
 | ISSUED BY HUAWEI When it comes to buying a new laptop, the majority of the focus is on the screen size, processor and even the look and feel. But another significant feature, which is often overlooked, is the battery life... Read |
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 | PRINCE CHARLES Keeping people in poverty is expensive, as we have seen spectacularly these past few days. The thin balance holding this country from exploding... Read |
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