How could you go from winning awards for "Store Design of The Year" and "Best Shoe Ever" to selling nothing? 4 Oct 2018
South African online retail aggregator Guzzle, which allows consumers to browse deals from the country's largest retailers, has just launched its business-to-business app which enables local companies to create catalogues on the fly. 4 Oct 2018
Mars Multisales Africa, a division of global family-owned food company Mars Incorporated, has announced progress made on the company's global 'Sustainable in a Generation' plan. 4 Oct 2018
Customer service is one of the biggest drivers of sales and loyalty in retail, yet plenty of merchants continue to underestimate just how powerful it can be. Head to the mall and you'll see that many companies still fall short when it comes to serving and delighting consumers. 3 Oct 2018
South African bean to bar chocolate brand Afrikoa was recently recognised at the 2018 Great Taste Awards, an international awards scheme for speciality food and drink. 3 Oct 2018
Vikesh Ramsunder will step into the role of an executive director and group CEO at Clicks Group with effect from 1 January 2019, succeeding David Kneale who has led the group since 2006. 3 Oct 2018
Shoprite has opened its mobile wallet service to businesses, enabling them to send money to multiple receivers. This means that a business of any size can pay staff salaries or make other multiple payments safely, conveniently and for free, using the Shoprite Money wallet. 3 Oct 2018
If creepy-crawlies make you squeamish, then the ice-cream produced by Cape Town startup Gourmet Grubb, which is made using insects, may not be high up on your list of things to try. But the innovative group of entrepreneurs behind Gourmet Grubb are preparing for the (near) future - one which will require us to seek sustainable and nutritious food sources to feed the expanding population. 2 Oct 2018
Crocs have been dividing opinions since it burst onto the footwear scene in the early 2000s. But with the rise of the 'pretty ugly' shoe, Crocs seem to be experiencing a comeback, on high fashion's international catwalks no less. The brand's original innovation has been taken to new levels of trendiness by international design aficionados like Balenciaga, Christopher Kane and Gucci. 2 Oct 2018
Vanessa Jacobs and her company Sow Delicious are making it easy for people to grow healthy, organic produce at home. 2 Oct 2018
French luxury house Chanel has acquired British tailored swimwear brand Orlebar Brown for an undisclosed sum. 1 Oct 2018
The volume of edible food that is wasted is staggering. In 2017, the UN estimated that almost a third of all food that is produced is discarded. 1 Oct 2018
Despite challenging global economic conditions, retail sales in South Africa rose 1.3% year-on-year in July. Even though this is in line with expectations, it is still a positive sign that consumers have been willing to spend amidst pressure to tighten budgets. 1 Oct 2018
Carrol Boyes has teamed up with local sustainable design brand The Joinery to create a range of tote bags and pouches made from recycled plastic bottles which would otherwise be destined for the landfill. 1 Oct 2018
Two-thirds of connected consumers use their smartphones in their purchase journeys 28 Sep 2018
Personal grooming has perhaps never been so important, so popular and so well-served by "product". For men at least. Male grooming products are now part of a huge industry, worth hundreds of millions of pounds, with a bewildering array of skin care products on offer, from moisturisers and eye creams to makeup. 28 Sep 2018
A new initiative called Tip the Farmer is bringing South Africans closer to the people who grow their coffee. Launching on National Coffee Day, which takes place on 29 September, it encourages coffee consumers to show their appreciation for the people who produce some of the finest coffee in the world. 28 Sep 2018
Gauteng startup MyBraai has taken a popular South African past-time and turned it into a thriving online business. 28 Sep 2018
World Wide Worx, Visa, and Platinum Seed have joined forces to look into the local online retail industry and its contribution to the South African economy. 27 Sep 2018
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