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 | LAUREN HARTZENBERG Cleverly, and with lightning speed, Checkers pounced on the Tinder Swindler hype to amuse Sixty60 shoppers and drive culturally relevant word-of-mouth marketing in the process... read |
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|  | | SA online retailers have learned to meet the demands of Black Friday and the Christmas season, with most saying they coped with staffing demands and that their technology could handle the increased traffic...read |
|  | | Lactalis Group CEO Philippe Palazzi has left the company due to a "disagreement over strategy", while a new GM is leading the business in Southern Africa...read |
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 | NTANDOKAZI NTOZAKHE Spotting a need for easier access to groceries in rural areas, Siyanda Mthethwa founded SA's first online rural grocery store Kuloola... Read |
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| |  | EVAN-LEE COURIE Find out about the bizarre state we're in from futurist-in-chief, Dion Chang, founder of Flux Trends... Read |  | DANETTE BREITENBACH Dali Tembo unpacks why empathetic trend research, that changes data to insights, tells stories for the greater good as opposed to the binary of data... Read |
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 | More than ever, brands must remain engaged with their customers to cultivate deeper relationships that reflect the uncertainties of the current environment, says Nic Roets of LoyaltyPlus... Read |
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 | DR NICOLE CUNNINGHAM As marketers start exploring the benefits that the 4IR and AI offer to the enhancement of the customer's experience, many have introduced chatbots to their platforms... Read |
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 | Food Lover's Market has resumed its search for promising social entrepreneurs to join the company as a supplier. Any business with a social impact operating in the food retail or fresh produce spaces may apply... Read |
| Design & Manufacturing |
 | Nando's has opened entries to its fourth Hot Young Designer talent search, which seeks to unearth innovative new designs for Nando's restaurants around the world... Read |
 | ANTON OOSTHUIZEN, ISSUED BY QUICKEASY SOFTWARE Enterprise resource planning solutions (ERP) optimise efficiency, reduce waste and costs, increase sales and productivity, and most of all allow leaders to make accurate, informed and strategic decisions... Read |
 | The Mara smartphone factory, which was launched in 2019, is empty and on auction... Read |
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 | Prominent décor, design and lifestyle exhibition Decorex Africa is being relaunched with a new brand identity, location and enhanced virtual features... Read |
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 | Authentic Brands Group has appointed Bounty Apparel as the sole distributor for Reebok in South Africa and countries within the SADC. This follows the recent takeover of Reebok by Authentic Brands from Adidas... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY DISTELL Savanna fans have recently found it harder to get their hands on their favourite dry cider brand due to a global supply chain crisis compounded by shipping delays... Read |
 | All Woolworths-branded chocolate and cocoa products now contain only responsibly sourced cocoa... Read |
 | The acquisition strengthens ADM's flavour capabilities and reach, and expands its footprint in the high-growth African market... Read |
 | Independent lab tests have cleared local sweets manufacturer Richester Foods of claims that its Xpop Energy Red Dragon lollipops had caused a group of children in Kwazulu-Natal to fall ill... Read |
 | ISSUED BY HEINEKEN SOUTH AFRICA Heineken South Africa, a key player in the beer and cider industry in the country, celebrated the brewing of quality beer on National Beer Day... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY INSIGHT SURVEY While cannabis use remains taboo among some South Africans, an increasing number of consumers are becoming more accepting regarding its use... Read |
| Packaging |
 | ISSUED BY MSPORTS MARKETING Africa's biggest premium beer brand, Castle Lite, is hitting the refresh button in 2022 with a new-look shrink and tray design across all its packs... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY BMI RESEARCH Despite the fact that many retail categories saw large sales decline during the Covid-19 pandemic, one category to buck this trend was the pet food and pet care categories which saw only a small decline in 2020 compared to the same period in 2019, reveals a recently released BMi Research report... Read |
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 | The Shoprite Group is hoping to accelerate its job creation drive as it sees the green shoots of growth opportunities as South Africa emerges from the pandemic... Read |
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 | JOSE GASTEY Jose Gastey, director: manufacturing at BT shares insights into how technology can help consumer goods companies be more efficient and competitive... Read |
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 | KATJA HAMILTON "South Africa faces steep and daunting challenges, but we will never be defeated because the spirit of resilience is deeply embedded in our DNA." - President Cyril Ramaphosa... Read |
 | The National Minimum Wage for each ordinary hour worked has been increased from R21.69 to R23.19 for the year 2022 with effect from 1 March 2022... Read |
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