In #FreshOnTheShelf, we round up some of our favourite food and beverage products that have hit the retail shelves recently. 3 Aug 2018
The food traceability market is expected to reach almost $20bn by 2022 as increased consumer awareness, strict governance requirements, and advances in technology are resulting in growing standardisation of the segment. Just like any data-driven environment, one of the biggest enablers of this is integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions. 3 Aug 2018
Margaret Hirsch's rise to success has not been easy. From spending some of her childhood in foster care and working in a hairdressing salon at age 12, to being fired for being pregnant and starting her first business with just R900, her resilience has been instrumental to the empire she's built. 3 Aug 2018
South African shoppers, beset by a storm of rising prices, are making fewer trips to grocery stores and have dropped an unprecedented three grocery categories from their shopping basket. 3 Aug 2018
Underpants. We tend not to talk about them but they are a fact of life (unless you go commando). Briefs have a fascinating history and are now being transformed by technology, with high-performance undies that claim to do everything from filtering flatulence to emitting soothing vibrations. 2 Aug 2018
Spur Corporation is acquiring a 51% stake in the franchise restaurant group Nikos Coalgrill Greek. The Greek chain will be the eighth restaurant brand in Spur Corporation's growing portfolio after Spur Steak Ranches, Panarottis Pizza Pasta, John Dory's, The Hussar Grill, RocoMamas, Casa Bella and Spur Grill And Go. 2 Aug 2018
To enable higher levels of financial inclusion across Africa, banks and payments companies must drive solutions allowing small and informal merchants to accept digital payments at a lower cost. These solutions must be scalable, quick to implement, secure, and able to support legacy features and smartphone deployments. 2 Aug 2018
Online food delivery service, Mr D Food, reached one million app downloads last week. 2 Aug 2018
In the highly competitive environment of in-store advertising, brands are contesting limited market share. Consumers have become more discerning of what they buy, owning to the availability of product information online. It is therefore imperative to cut through the clutter and create a 360-degree retail experience. 1 Aug 2018
Now that the 'Ramaphoria' dust has settled, retailers and manufacturers are needing to come to terms with the fact that GDP growth is stagnant, and as a result, consumer confidence and sales have remained low. 1 Aug 2018
South Africa's bottled water category continued to grow in both volume and value for 2017, according to a recent report released by BMi Research. 1 Aug 2018
Johannesburg-based startup Picadoo is bidding to formalise Africa's haircare industry via its online marketplace that helps users find local salons and book appointments. 1 Aug 2018
Rarely a week goes by without news of a household high street name shutting up shop or closing stores. The rise of online shopping, or e-commerce, is widely blamed for the demise of traditional retail. Yet people are spending more money than ever - just not on the high street. 31 Jul 2018
The Ruwag brand has recently added value to the DIY user's experience by changing their packaging medium from flexible pouches to reusable rigid containers. Produced by Mpact Plastics in Wadeville, Gauteng, the PET container and screw-on closure combination hosts an array of retail, consumer, functional and aesthetic benefits. 31 Jul 2018
Business-wide strategies are complex - each department operates with structured KPIs that may include boosting profitability, customer feedback ratings, or a host of other criteria - the trick is to ensure that all these departments operate in concert with each other so that differing objectives can be achieved without hindering the overall success of your company. 31 Jul 2018
Smartphones have tremendously changed the way we use the mobile phone as well as the way they appear. Today, the thinner and slimmer mobile you own, the more tech-savvy you are deemed. But as they say that with blessings comes bane, the same is true for smartphones. The slimmer and trimmer these have become, the higher prone to damages these are. In such a scenario, only a resilient mobile phone case can protect your pricey smartphone. How about getting the world's thinnest and sturdiest case for your mobile? 31 Jul 2018
Homegrown lightly sparkling juice brand, Appletiser, has successfully launched in Spain with further expansion across Western Europe and the Americas on the cards. 31 Jul 2018
Contactless payments are expected to reach $2tn by 2020, representing 1 in 3 in-store transactions globally. The trend - driven by payment cards and mobile wallets - will see contactless payments equating to 15% of the total point of sale transactions, according to new data from Juniper Research. 31 Jul 2018
Pick n Pay has its sights set on creating 15,000 new jobs over the next three years. According to Pick n Pay chairman Gareth Ackerman, the retailer hopes to bring young people into the world of work and expose them to the opportunities that retail provides to build a career. 30 Jul 2018
Kenyan B2B e-commerce startup Sokowatch has closed a $2 million seed round to further expand its customer base across East Africa while also piloting additional value-added services for shops. 30 Jul 2018
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