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 | FREDERIK ZIETSMAN With sustained growth in e-commerce adoption, Takealot CEO Frederik Zietsman shares the key industry trends e-tailers need to know to be successful and remain competitive... read |
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 | JONATHAN CHERRY In a world desperate for joy, community and imaginative experiences that feel nothing like real life, retailers have a unique, impactful platform on which to reconnect with people, writes futurist Jonathan Cherry...read |
|  | BERTINA ENGELBRECHT Clicks Group CEO Bertina Engelbrecht presents four key trends that will facilitate the health and beauty industry's next growth wave...read |
|  | | Following a successful trial at a Pick n Pay store in Cape Town, the retailer aims to increase the number of in-store Takealot collections and will add more stores to the pilot soon...read |
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 | GEORGINA CROUTH The JSE has finally taken action against the disgraced former Steinhoff CEO... Read |
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| |  | SHANNON TEMPLE From affordability and sustainability to growing e-commerce expectations, DataEQ retail analyst Shannon Temple identifies the top trends emerging in South Africa's retail sector, as driven by consumers... Read |  | HELOISE MGCINA Post-pandemic, several new trends have emerged that malls would do well to heed... Read |  | SCOTT THWAITES Tik Tok's Scott Thwaites writes that digital platforms and brands should see an opportunity in commerce... Read |  | |
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 | In #FreshontheShelf, we round up our pick of food and beverage products that have hit the retail shelves recently... Read |
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 | KATJA HAMILTON Parliament is in the process of finalising the amendment to the Postbank Act which will see government owning Postbank... Read |
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 | The largest negative contributions were made by the food and beverages division, while the largest positive contribution was made by the motor vehicles, parts and accessories and other transport equipment division... Read |
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 | Flick Live is described as a social commerce platform in which brands and retailers can sell their products, and interact with viewers... Read |
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 | Luxury conglomerate LVMH has appointed Pietro Beccari, who has headed Christian Dior Couture since 2018, as chairman and CEO of flagship brand Louis Vuitton... Read |
 | ISSUED BY LG With advanced cooking and cleaning technologies, the company's premium appliances deliver a hassle-free experience in the kitchen... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY TRADE INTELLIGENCE Kick-start 2023 by upskilling your retail customer-facing team... Read |
 | ISSUED BY SWITCH ENERGY DRINK The Alternative Power Beverage Company, having cultivated a distinctive product range that is uncompromising on quality ingredients, unbeatable flavour and undeniable style, has introduced a new edition to their immune-boosting range... Read |
 | SONIA ROLLEY After an initial investment of $134m, beer output at the Brasimba plant in the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Beni more than tripled to 600,000 hectolitres between 2013 and 2021... Read |
 | FAO Food Price Index ends 2022 lower than a year earlier... Read |
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 | The Black-owned, US-based haircare brand will join P&G Beauty following the required regulatory approvals... Read |
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 | Burger King and Pepsi are collaborating with local artist African Ginger for the X Marks the Drop campaign... Read |
 | ROSS SIBBALD With inflation on the rise brands need to find the right way to engage customers... Read |
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 | The overriding retail trend for 2023 will be the convergence of technologies, and retailers would be wise to wake up to the widespread implications and opportunities of profoundly disruptive technology... Read |
 | OMAR H. FARES While many retailers are capitalising on the metaverse early, there is still uncertainty about whether the metaverse really is the future of retailing or whether it will be a short-lived fad... Read |
 | SARAH MOSELEY By supporting real-time decision-making, combining edge computing with digital signage improves the customer experience and boosts sales, says BT's Sarah Moseley... Read |
 | KATJA HAMILTON In 2013, wearables were not the same as they are today. Bulky and less than powerful - and not very accurate - most of them today remain limited to be positioned on the wrist. But this is changing... Read |
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 | BHARGAV ACHARYA AND KOPANO GUMBI Nersa has also approved a 12.74% tariff increase for 2024... Read |
 | KOPANO GUMBI AND RACHEL SAVAGE National Treasury said at October's mid-term budget that it could take on between one-third and two-thirds of Eskom's R400bn debt... Read |
 | Health minister Joe Phaahla said that adjustments would soon be made on rules for booster doses and timing between such doses... Read |
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 | Pnet's recruitment platform uses smart-matching technology to connect the right candidates to the right vacancies at the right time. Part of the global StepStone Group, Pnet offers end-to-end recruitment solutions. |
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