Through tenacity and a fierce belief in his skills, entrepreneur Njabulo Sithole has taken his Bakers Creationz from his son's school to Pick n Pay outlets throughout the country. 6 Sep 2018
The sports apparel giant Nike stirred up controversy on Monday when it unveiled its 'Just Do It: 30th anniversary' advertising campaign. It featured a variety of superstar American athletes including the polarising quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who started the Bend the Knee protests in the NFL in September 2016. 6 Sep 2018
Zara owner Inditex has announced plans to have all its brands available to purchase online anywhere in the world by 2020 6 Sep 2018
The Coca-Cola Company will acquire coffee chain Costa Limited, which was founded in London in 1971 and has grown to become a major coffee brand across the world. 5 Sep 2018
KFC South Africa's Harvest initiative aims to change the way the quick service restaurant industry deals with surplus food in restaurants. This programme helps to reduce the volume of food dumped in landfills while combating climate change through the reduction of greenhouse emissions associated with food waste. 5 Sep 2018
When wine spills on your cream-coloured carpet, you need to act fast. Dr. Beckmann Carpet Stain Remover - with an all-new brush attachment is a quick and effective solution to tackle the stains with ease and convenience. 5 Sep 2018
Premium private label products are popping up everywhere, despite tough economic conditions in South Africa. Clever retailers are clawing back profit margins by expanding their current private label (PL) offerings or launching new product lines to capture a bigger share of the market. 5 Sep 2018
South African retail chain, Toys R Us and Babies R Us SA, is expanding its African footprint with a new store opening in Botswana set for October. 5 Sep 2018
South Africa's second-hand trading industry has a potential value of R1.4 trillion, according to a survey conducted by Gumtree. 5 Sep 2018
Jekyll and Hide founder Bernard Bultemeier talks luxury leather, global expansion, the challenges facing independent retail today and why we'll all be wearing backpacks soon. 4 Sep 2018
A report recently released by BMi Research confirmed that the flavoured milk category declined in volume in 2017. South Africa experienced a drought in 2016 which persisted until the beginning of 2017 and affected many sectors, including the dairy beverage sectors. The flavoured milk category experienced pressure from the supply side as the drought persisted in the beginning of year. This may have potentially resulted in less white milk available for the production of flavoured milk. In addition, economic pressures experienced in 2017 may have also negatively affected the category indirectly, such as the downgrade of South Africa's credit rating to 'junk status'. This announcement rattled many investors and with reduced investment, the nation's money supply decreased, effectively raising the production costs of many goods and services. 4 Sep 2018
The Korean Wave has brought several things to our shore, but K-Beauty has caused a surge in the beauty world. More and more beauty enthusiasts are looking at Korean beauty techniques and products to achieve flawless skin. 4 Sep 2018
No more chocolate by 2050? Several articles have pointed recently that we are heading to a major chocolate crisis. 4 Sep 2018
Grocery stores have been given the green light to once again stock processed meat on shelves and pack them in lunch boxes. This comes almost six months after polony and other ready-to-eat processed meats were declared no-go areas by the Department of Health. 4 Sep 2018
In #FreshOnTheShelf, we round up some of our favourite food and beverage products that have hit the retail shelves recently. 3 Sep 2018
Specialist consumer packaged goods brand-custodian and distributor, ACDOCO SA has announced that it is been appointed as the exclusive South African distributor for multi-award winning, global oral care brand, Jordan. 3 Sep 2018
The future of payments ecosystems is taking shape in Africa as the continent paves the way for innovation that brings together retail, banking, financial services and mobile technology. It's being fueled by a drive for financial inclusion - new ways to bring consumers, merchants and entrepreneurs into the formal economy. 3 Sep 2018
Fleur le Cordeur is about blessing people on their special occasions - especially on their wedding day. The company loves everything about anything that grows from soil, and especially using these gifts from nature to bless people on whatever occasion may be important to them. It works with flowers - any colour, any texture and any scent - and is challenged by all the lovely and unique gifts from nature that it discovers on a daily basis. 3 Sep 2018
Still, sparkling, flavoured or enriched with additional vitamins and minerals? Bottled water was once a far simpler product, but the number of options available to consumers within this category has increased substantially over the last few years and driven the growth of the industry. With the water crisis in the Cape provinces (Northern, Western and Eastern), we investigate whether sales of bottled water have significantly increased over the past year, and what the outlook is for 2018 and beyond. 3 Sep 2018
South Africa is processing a new report produced by an independent panel that reviewed the current list of items exempted from value-added tax (VAT). While experts on the panel noted that chicken is the largest staple protein for low-income households, the report ultimately advised against it. 3 Sep 2018
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