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 | Black Cat peanut butter has a new home following a R300m capital investment by Tiger Brands. The new peanut butter manufacturing facility is in Chamdor, Krugersdorp, on Johannesburg’s West Rand... read |
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 | FAHEEM HOOSEN Faheem Hoosen, partner at BDO South Africa, unpacks Shoprite's half-year sales results and shares some insight into the learnings that other retailers can take from this success...read |
|  | DANETTE BREITENBACH The SpendTrend 2024 report, a collaboration between Discovery Bank and Visa, analysed credit card spending behaviour to understand consumer spending habits...read |
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| |  | Physical retail businesses remain crucial in the South African landscape, catering to the preferences of many customers. However, as e-commerce continues to surge, these businesses will experience challenges... Read |
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| Banking & Finance |
 | NQOBILE DLUDLA W23 Global fund, backed by retailers like Ahold Delhaize and Empire Company, invests in tech-driven consumer experiences, grocery innovation, and sustainability... Read |
 | NICOLA ALLEN Trade Intelligence partnered with Chirp to run an online survey to find out how shoppers do and prefer to pay, and how they feel about a possibly cashless retail future... Read |
| Commercial Property |
 | Sandton Gate unveils Phase 2 development plans, enhancing urban living with mixed-use spaces, connectivity, and green initiatives, redefining Sandton's landscape... Read |
| CRM |
 | NOLAN DANIEL Consumer loyalty is more volatile than ever. Hence, businesses globally, and notably in South Africa, are reinventing their loyalty programmes to meet and exceed customer expectations... Read |
| Design & Manufacturing |
 | K-Way shares insights into the technology they have invested in and carefully curated, to ensure that their products remain fit for purpose and provide consumers with the best possible quality... Read |
 | The impact of machine learning in robotics and manufacturing... Read |
 | Angora goat farming operations in Somerset East, under the Sarah Baartman District Municipality, have received an investment of R1.4m, which will significantly improve the chances of Black mohair producers in the Eastern Cape... Read |
 | EvansWerks celebrates the one-year anniversary of its Cape Town Creative Lab, a hub for techpreneurs turning concepts into reality.... Read |
| E-commerce |
 | DANIEL MALAN, ISSUED BY DENTSU Amazon is set to launch in South Africa, marking a significant development for the industry... Read |
 | ISSUED BY ONPOINT PR Despite a constrained consumer environment, Absa has seen annual growth of 25% in “card not present” (e-commerce) turnover during the first quarter of 2024... Read |
 | BRUCE MCMURRAY Bruce McMurray, general manager of Jockey South Africa, delves into the evolution of sales strategies within the e-commerce realm... Read |
 | JUSTIN MANSON Aspiring transporters must grasp the factors driving the rapid growth of e-commerce, including new ways of working, emerging technology, consumer behaviour and decreasing technophobia across age groups... Read |
 | Jet makes its long-awaited online presence on Bash... Read |
 | David Adams has been appointed as the managing director at Payfast by Network, bringing more than 20 years of global experience in the payment services sector... Read |
 | If local businesses are to capitalise on the projected e-commerce boom, they will need to invest in intelligent solutions that can overcome security and load shedding challenges... Read |
| ESG & Sustainability |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE In the wake of the massive storms that hit the Western Cape and surrounding areas, retail brands Shoprite, Checkers and Woolworths, in partnership with Gift of the Givers, took action to assist communities that were hit hardest... Read |
 | Calling all eco-champions and green innovators - entries are officially open for the 2024 Eco-Logic Awards... Read |
| Exhibitions & Events |
 | The increase in participation, with preliminary figures suggesting representation from 88 countries globally, heralds a bright future for the African tourism industry... Read |
| Fashion & Homeware |
 | Markham unveiled The Icon Collection at South African Menswear week A/W24... Read |
| FMCG |
 | Jack Black has launched its first limited-edition release of 2024: the Fresh Hop IPA... Read |
| Franchising |
 | Franchising is often seen as an easy way to start, own and run a business. But while franchising has definite advantages, buying a franchise is certainly not a guarantee of long-term financial success... Read |
| Green Sustainability |
 | In response to the interconnected challenges of climate change, water scarcity, and environmental degradation, Woolworths has initiated its Farming for the Future initiative, aimed at promoting sustainable farming practices... Read |
| Health & Beauty |
 | ISSUED BY GAME To improve financial accessibility to good quality sanitary pads, local retailer, Game Stores, has launched Great Value Sanitary Pads, which will retail at R7.99 for a pack of eight... Read |
 | CHRISTINA PITT Nicotine pouches, termed "upper deckys" or "Zynbabwes," are trending, but marketed as quitting aids despite potential health risks and marketing to youth... Read |
| Regulatory |
 | The successful growth and development of business relies heavily on policymakers making decisions that result in a fair and open economic environment, and encourages more foreign direct investment... Read |
| Retail Marketing |
 | Chilly Marion Island is the rugged setting for KFC’s integrated Beyond the Sea campaign. Read |
 | The MMA Smarties Awards winners have been announced... Read |
 | A new campaign by Coca-Cola promotes unauthorised street paintings of its iconic logo... Read |
| Retailers |
 | ISSUED BY PARETO LIMITED The much-anticipated opening of Malvern Park Shopping Centre in May 2024 promises to breathe new life into the heart of KZN... Read |
 | ISSUED BY PARETO LIMITED The Department of Home Affairs's newest branch at Cresta Shopping Centre is the result of a groundbreaking private-public partnership with Pareto Limited, aimed at revolutionising the way essential civic services are delivered... Read |
 | The Brand Finance South Africa 100 report, released this morning, shows MTN is still SA's most valuable brand... Read |
 | South Africa's retail sector was severely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. At the time, it was widely believed that the retail industry would face a difficult recovery. However, the sector has shown remarkable resilience... Read |
 | Stodels Garden Centre has opened at Ferndale on Republic in Johannesburg... Read |
 | Virgin Active has expanded its member rewards programme by partnering with The Sneaker Shack... Read |
| Supply Chain |
 | ANGE ABOA The European Union is not planning to delay a new law to crack down on the import of commodities linked to deforestation, its environment commissioner said, despite some governments urging Brussels to postpone the landmark rules... Read |
| Technology |
 | ISSUED BY QUICKEASY SOFTWARE If time is the currency of today’s economy, then MIS is about to make you that much richer. Print service providers (PSPs) in South Africa face a unique set of challenges. To stay profitable and productive, PSPs turn to business software... Read |
 | NIEL COETZEE While some industries can afford to defer services due to internet downtime to a degree, retail, especially FMCG, starts losing money the moment stores cannot complete transactions... Read |
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 | This year's competition will recognise and celebrate African entrepreneurs whose business solutions address the pressing need for efficient local production of nutritious food... Read |
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 | LINDSEY SCHUTTERS WeBuyCars raised over R900m ahead of JSE debut... Read |
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 | The competition unfolds in four pivotal phases, and winners will embark on a journey through national and regional levels before converging at the GSA Africa Summit in Addis Ababa... Read |
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 | Samro's newly launched Music Business Lab training programme aims to empower 30 music publishers... Read |
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