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 | | TFG and Pepkor, two of SA's most prominent retail groups, have reported damage to nearly 700 stores and other facilities as a result of the riots...read |
|  | HOWARD FELDMAN It is possible that cooking oil prevented more looting in SA in the last week than the president, the ANC, the intelligence community, the army and the police combined, quips Howard Feldman of Synthesis...read |
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| |  | LAUREN HARTZENBERG Few food brands have the historical connection with consumers around the world as Kellogg's does, having held meaning at the breakfast table for over a century... Read |
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 | Last week's civil unrest resulted in damage to more than 200 stores within the Shoprite Group... Read |
 | The group said 68 Pick n Pay stores and 68 Boxer stores were looted and/or damaged by fire, along with two Pick n Pay distribution centres... Read |
| Banking & Finance |
 | The South African Banking Risk Information Centre (Sabric) has warned retailers against accepting dye-stained bank notes as legal tender... Read |
| Commercial Property |
 | JOHN JACK The Covid-19 pandemic disrupted the commercial real estate sector's traditional value proposition - virtually overnight. The industry has answered the call for flexibility... Read |
 | In a SENS announcement shared with its stakeholders earlier this week, Growthpoint Properties revealed the extent of the damage to its properties in KwaZulu-Natal... Read |
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 | The overall decline in new Covid-19 infections means that South Africa can move to Adjusted Alert Level 3 with the associated easing of restrictions on gatherings, movement and the sale of alcohol... Read |
| Design & Manufacturing |
 | The social distancing design project has been well received internationally, especially in the UK, with over 7,000 products sold there to date, amounting to a total spend of R7,456,827... Read |
 | LG Electronics has pledged to transition completely to renewable energy by 2050 as a key component of its sustainability strategy... Read |
| Fashion & Homeware |
 | South African and Italian organisations have partnered to launch Fashion Bridges, a project aimed at laying the foundations of sustainable cooperation between the Italian and SA fashion industries... Read |
 | ISSUED BY LEATHER GALLERY Even if your side table isn't front and center, it's still worth taking the time to style it like you would your coffee table to create a balanced space that reflects your personality... Read |
| FMCG |
 | Even before the cost of the looting is factored in, the four alcohol bans have cost the country an estimated R64,8bn or 1.3% of GDP... Read |
 | ROBERT WILSON, ANDRIZA LIEBENBERG AND ELISHA BHUGWANDEEN The Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition issued Block Exemptions for the Security of Supply of Essential Goods in effect from 15 July 2021 until 15 August... Read |
 | EMMA RUMNEY Drinks maker Distell said its full-year profit would be up to around 20% higher than a year earlier, but a fourth ban on alcohol in its home market South Africa had cost it about R30m... Read |
 | According to the Citrus Growers' Association of Southern Africa, the citrus industry was most critically affected by the closure of the Durban port. Read |
| Franchising |
 | As an industry sector, franchising often does not get enough credit for its contribution of close to 14% to the country's GDP, says Franchise Association of South Africa... Read |
| Health & Beauty |
 | Enygma Ventures has invested R4m into South African natural health retailer and wholesaler Feelgood Health... Read |
 | ISSUED BY ACDOCO SA White flakes on your shoulders? Dry, itchy, sensitive scalp? It must be time to reach for any anti-dandruff shampoo, right?... Read |
| Informal Retailing |
 | VINCENT LALI "When the taxi drivers shoot at each other, we lie on the ground next to our stock"... Read |
| Packaging |
 | ISSUED BY PYROTEC Increased legislation and consumer demand for information can present many packaging problems for agrochemical and other information-driven products... Read |
| Regulatory |
 | The National Consumer Commission has sent a strong message discouraging suppliers from inflating prices of essential items amid the unrest that engulfed the country the past few days... Read |
| Research |
 | OLIVIA KUMWENDA-MTAMBO South Africa's headline consumer price inflation slowed to 4.9% year on year in June from 5.2% in May, data from Statistics South Africa showed... Read |
| Retailers |
 | NQOBILE DLUDLA Sales for the 52 weeks ended 27 June were expected to rise by 9.7% as trading across the group continued to recover from the impact of Covid-19 restrictions... Read |
 | NQOBILE DLUDLA South African retailer Pepkor Holdings reported on Friday a 13.9% rise in revenue for the nine months through June, rebounding from a low base in 2020... Read |
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