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 | KARABO LEDWABA Meet Lauren Burmeister an accomplished marketing and brand management professional who has charted a non-linear career path across industries and continents...read |
|  | | It was a star studded show as musician and producer Pharrell Williams released his first Louis Vuitton men's wear collection as creative director...read |
|  | DANETTE BREITENBACH Checkers is currently trialling a subscription delivery service, Xtra Savings Plus...read |
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| |  | KATJA HAMILTON Sherilyn Kamga, a 30-year-old rising star in FinOps, blends finance and technology. With Talend, she champions data integration and management, exuding enthusiasm in explaining her vital role... Read |  | |
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| |  | MICHAEL HANLY In today's business world, the retail learning and development function is not a "nice to have" but a crucial part of the effort to ensure employees want to stay at the company... Read |
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| Banking & Finance |
 | Automated cash management reduces costs to retailers by 40% and supports customer choice says Mark Templemore-Walters, operations director at Cash Connect... Read |
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| Commercial Property |
 | MALCOLM HORNE The impetus to steer away from diesel generation is becoming increasingly important for retail tenants to stay afloat... Read |
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 | In SA, loyalty programme owners are working hard to meet their customers and members where they are now says Gordon Wilson, of the Achievement Awards Group... Read |
 | A snap poll has revealed that customers are not basing their purchasing decisions on price alone but excellent customer service... Read |
| ESG & Sustainability |
 | The Brand Finance Sustainability Gap Index finds sustainability perceptions of stakeholders are not aligned with the sustainability performance of some brands... Read |
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| Exhibitions & Events |
 | Jameson Irish Whiskey's Jameson Distillery on Tour (JDOT), has returned to Johannesburg from Cape Town... Read |
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| Fashion & Homeware |
 | ISSUED BY STILES Stiles, the visionary trendsetter renowned for its exquisite tile and sanitaryware finishes, is delighted to announce the relocation of its Menlyn showroom... Read |
 | TANNUR ANDERS Mr Price, often considered the bellwether of the retail sector, posted on Thursday a fall of 6% in annual profit on the back of increased inflationary pressure on consumers and power cuts... Read |
 | Music superstar and business mogul Rihanna is stepping down from her role as CEO of her lingerie brand Savage X Fenty... Read |
 | In 2022 Sandton City launched its "City of Icons" campaign, profiling iconic fashion staples such as the little black dress, denim, trench coat, hoodie and suit, with shoes, sunglasses, handbags, and lipstick, all must-haves for any fashion forward shopper... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY DISTELL Pongrácz is the only South African sparkling wine to be awarded a Grand Gold for its Pongrácz Brut at the 2023 Concours Mondial de Bruxelles held in Belgium. The vintage Desiderius Pongrácz 2015 was awarded Gold... Read |
 | Four young entrepreneurs have been granted R100, 000 each by Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) to fuel the growth of their startup businesses... Read |
 | ISSUED BY MELTWATER Meltwater's 2023 FMCG Industry Snapshot reveals that sustainability, private-label brands, and personalisation are the top FMCG trends in 2023... Read |
 | RICHA NAIDU Food giant Nestle's businesses in Nigeria and other African countries are ramping up sourcing of local raw materials like starch and turmeric, a move that may help reduce foreign exchange exposure that has been a headache for the sector... Read |
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 | This year's Galliova Food and Health Writers' Awards returns with an exciting new category: the Galliova Egg Hero... Read |
 | Inflation slows to 13-month low... Read |
| Health & Beauty |
 | ISSUED BY FHA - FITNESS HEALTH AND ACTIVE South Africa's leading natural health retailer, Wellness Warehouse is thrilled to announce the launch of their Live Life Well Rewards App... Read |
| Health & Safety |
 | Abbott Laboratories (Pty) Ltd's board of directors has recently announced the approval of a quarterly common dividend amounting to 51 cents per share in USD currency... Read |
| Packaging |
 | ISSUED BY MPACT PLASTICS Vinyl cling film, like many other packaging, forms part of our daily lives, but as we routinely wrap our left-over food or unwrap our cucumbers, broccoli and courgettes to prepare a meal, we often take its existence for granted... Read |
 | ISSUED BY MPACT PLASTICS We view packaging intelligently and encourage our customers to do the same... Read |
| Research |
 | An IDC study sponsored by Microsoft has shown that while many retail workers in South Africa are feeling overworked, most of them see technology as a remedy to these issues... Read |
 | ISSUED BY INSIGHT SURVEY Both globally and locally, coffee market players are increasingly expressing significant interest in sustainability, driven by ongoing concerns surrounding environmental issues and climate change... Read |
| Retail Marketing |
 | ISSUED BY HOORAH DIGITAL Hoorah, a leading marketing agency, is proud to announce its successful acquisition of Debonairs Pizza's digital creative account... Read |
 | In a time of shrinking budgets, where the pressure is on to show ROI for all marketing spend, branded merchandise remains a impactful way to draw attention to a brand. However, a good promotions strategy needs to embrace a changing market, ESG considerations, while being able to weather a tough economy... Read |
| Retailers |
 | TANNUR ANDERS Steinhoff International said on Wednesday it had received approval from a Dutch court for a debt restructuring plan, paving the way for resolution of an accounting scandal that brought down one of the country's biggest retailers... Read |
 | TANNUR ANDERS South African shoppers are increasingly turning to credit to buy discretionary items such as clothing and homewares, company earnings reports show, highlighting the strains on household budgets and growing risks for retailers... Read |
| Technology |
 | PETER LUDI Building the retail store of the future requires a fundamental shift in perspective: the withdrawal of technology from the front and centre to the background... Read |
| Training |
 | MICHAEL HANLY A retail business is only as good as its employees. While some business owners might shirk investing in workers to save money, they do so at their peril... Read |
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 | ELIZABETH PINEAU AND JOHN IRISH The agreement with Senegal is the fourth JETP and follows deals with Indonesia, Vietnam and South Africa... Read |
 | Google for Startups has unveiled the 25 African startups chosen for this year's $4m (R72.7m) Black Founders Fund. Of these 25 startups, three South African companies have made the cut... Read |
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 | ANDRE CILLIERS Persistent high inflation is fueling market risk aversion, primarily driven by the hawkish stance of central banks... Read |
 | YOLANDI ESTERHUIZEN Government advances retirement reform and national health insurance, yet hurdles persist, as South Africans await further updates on progress... Read |
 | May 2023: Salaries decline amid economic challenges and inflation, while private pensions show resilience: BankservAfrica Report... Read |
 | PROMIT MUKHERJEE Maintaining its conservative lending approach, FirstRand, South Africa's largest bank by market value, reassures that its non-performing loan ratio will remain within the targeted range... Read |
 | PROMIT MUKHERJEE On Tuesday, 20 June, the South African central bank announced its groundbreaking decision to modify the model that influences its interest rate determinations. Read |
 | The government launched Sead-SA to enhance understanding of economic activities in South Africa. National Treasury and the Human Sciences Research Council inaugurated the project on Monday, June 19... Read |
 | STIAN VAN ZYL The rand hit an all-time low of R19.80 against the dollar amid geopolitical concerns, including alleged Russian involvement, economic risks, and S&P credit rating downgrade... Read |
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