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 | ISSUED BY KANTAR When it comes to delivering winning customer experience to today's consumers, brands need to streamline their focus and deliver on their promise of seamless CX in a channel-less world. Social commerce has redefined the terms of engagement for brands and consumers alike... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY BIZCOMMUNITY.COM Afrophiles get ready this quarter for a celebration of the individuals, organisations and brands keeping panAfrican business excellence on the global radar... Read |
 | The first Destinations Outdoor and Travel store in Africa has opened in Pretoria, and a second store is set to open in Cape Town soon. The brand has also launched online... Read |
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 | PayFast has teamed with RCS to launch a new payment method... Read |
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 | NATASHA PARMANAND It's never been more important for retailers to help their customers purchase via whatever channel they prefer, writes Natasha Parmanand of FedEx Express... Read |
 | YAA AGYARE-DWOMOH The pandemic acquainted South Africans with online shopping, highlighting its convenience while enabling the growth of the e-commerce market, says Frost and Sullivan's Yaa Agyare-Dwomoh... Read |
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 | The cultivated chicken breast, composed of real chicken muscle and fat cells blended with a mushroom matrix, is the first prototype the startup is showcasing. A wildlife meat product will be revealed later this year... Read |
 | Mzansi Meat Co. has unveiled the continent's first lab-grown beef burger, a development described as a massive milestone for the brand and a breakthrough for food security in Africa... Read |
 | ISSUED BY HEINEKEN SOUTH AFRICA Heineken South Africa recently hosted a government delegation from the Flanders region of Belgium for a tour of a newly constructed water reclamation plant at Sedibeng Brewery... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY PYROTEC The automotive and auto spares industry uses large quantities of consumables from oils and lubricants to hydraulic, cooling and screen-wash fluids, fuel additives, and numerous cleaning and detailing products... Read |
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 | LERISHA NAIDU, SPHESIHLE NXUMALO AND JARRYD HARTLEY Following the end of the National State of Disaster, the Competition Commission has made it clear that it is still closely watching the price volatility of essential food items in the country... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY GREY AFRICA Burger King decided to launch its most recent Hot Chilli Lover Burger by incorporating daily slang into its promotion, along with SA's favourite hot sauce, Tabasco... Read |
 | EMILY STANDER We spoke to Tristan Werner about his journey through Red Bull to Pura Beverages and find out some marketing insights... Read |
 | DDB Worldwide has named Luis Miguel Messianu as global chief creative officer on McDonald's... Read |
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 | The largest negative annual growth rates were recorded for retailers in hardware, paint and glass (-4.9%); and food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores (-4.4%)... Read |
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 | SHAN RADCLIFFE Leon Steyn, CEO of IT sourcing and procurement specialists Dante Deo, takes us on a dive into the procurement industry... Read |
 | ZAK SIVALINGUM Apart from the obvious turnover pressures that Covid-19 and the global lockdowns placed on businesses around the world, the crisis also revealed some concerning weaknesses, or instabilities, in many organisations' supply chains... Read |
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 | RACHEL SAVAGE Sub-Saharan Africa's economy is set to grow 3.6% this year, down from 4% in 2021, the World Bank said as it warned of rising food and energy prices... Read |
 | To build our intra-Africa trade requires creating trade opportunities across the continent, and getting involved in forums that have a mandate to prompt investment and policy reforms by African governments... Read |
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 | Eskom has escalated load shedding from Stage 2 to Stage 4 due to a trip at the Majuba and Tutuka power stations... Read |
 | Loadshedding hits new record in South Africa as power cuts ramp up to Stage 4... Read |
 | ELIZMA NOLTE A new report by Meta reveals shifts in social behaviour with enduring ramifications for business... Read |
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 | NUNU NTSHINGILA Businesses have been hit hard by Covid-19, and women-led businesses have experienced disproportionately negative effects, writes Nunu Ntshingila... Read |
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