A key finding of the Competition Commission's Grocery Retail Market Inquiry highlighted the anti-competitive nature of exclusive tenant clauses in long-term lease agreements between landlords and the large supermarket chains and its impact on the retail sector. 4 Dec 2019
Lux Afrique Boutique (LAB) offers high-net-worth (HNW) consumers in Africa the opportunity to purchase luxury products from the region and the rest of the world. The luxury online shopping platform is available in 54 countries across the continent. 4 Dec 2019
Earlier this year it was made public that two of South Africa's longest-running flooring manufacturing companies in South Africa, namely Van Dyck Floors and Nouwens Carpets, were going to consolidate their respective manufacturing operations in Harrismith. 4 Dec 2019
Pick n Pay is piloting a new 'pick and weigh' packaging-free zone that allows customers to purchase a wide range of products without any packaging. This trial is currently underway at the newly revamped Pick n Pay Constantia store in Cape Town. 4 Dec 2019
According to data from DPO South Africa, the country's largest payment service provider, Black Friday trading volumes spiked by 400% on 29 November, compared to an average trading day. Overall there was a 35% year-on-year transactional volume growth for the Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping period, above the company's prior prediction of a 30% increase. 4 Dec 2019
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The Competition Commission's Grocery Retail Market Inquiry report, released last week Monday, offers vital insights into South Africa's multi-billion rand township economy, detailing how crippling legislative and market restrictions have affected the sector. 3 Dec 2019
To mark the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence (GBV), Markham has joined forces with not-for-profit social enterprise Relate to launch the Help! Don't Harm campaign. 3 Dec 2019
Darth Kitchens, a new dark kitchen operation by some of the brightest minds in SA's food space, has launched its first 400sqm purpose-built, state-of-the-art facility in Cape Town. Also known as a 'ghost kitchen', 'virtual kitchen' or 'cloud kitchen', Darth Kitchens is a delivery-only establishment that can only be accessed via food delivery apps like UberEats, Mr D and Orderin. 3 Dec 2019
Food Lover's Market has banned plastic bags in all national corporate stores as of 1 December 2019, and will only be offering paper bags, boxes and Food Lover's Market canvas bags going forward. The decision comes after its successful implementation of paper straws in 2018 and the positive response to the implementation of a ban on plastic bags in Western Cape stores during 2019. 3 Dec 2019
South African designers recently showed off the inaugural Cape Town Resort Collection at the Norval Foundation's Sculpture Garden on the Steenberg Estate. 2 Dec 2019
Like having Christmas decorations in shops in October, Black Friday 2019 began well in advance of the day itself. So much so that consumers may have been led to believe the event could fall on any Friday in November. 2 Dec 2019
Luxury jeweller Shimansky has launched a ring that pays homage to South African natural wonder, Table Mountain. 2 Dec 2019
Budding photographer, Skateboard P and lover of all things Africa, Galen McGee, founder and creator of Saucy Woodz, uses his love of skateboards to create unique, handmade jewellery pieces. 2 Dec 2019
Shell's loyalty partnership with Clicks came to an abrupt end this November, just before the health and beauty retailer announced that it has entered into an agreement with Engen instead. The new Engen partnership, effective 2 December, rewards motorists every time they fill up and swipe their Clicks ClubCard at participating Engen service stations nationwide. 2 Dec 2019
Sinenhlanhla (Sine) Ndlela is not yet 30 years old, but she's the founder of a thriving South African dairy-free ice-cream brand, Yococo. 29 Nov 2019
By 7am on Black Friday morning, Superbalist had already received nearly 20,000 orders, according to a statement from the online fashion retailer. 29 Nov 2019
The biggest deal this Black Friday at WiFi-ville is undeniably the two routers which comes with a monthly 60GB of data for R399 per month. The ultimate deal to connect you at home, at the office and anywhere in between, we know it's about to get LIT! 29 Nov 2019
As part of its efforts to further expand its presence in the United States of America, South African handcrafted gin brand, Inverroche, has been hosting a series of exclusive events in New York City, which culminated in being the exclusive gin sponsor at the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project (CTAOP) Charity Auction held recently. 29 Nov 2019
Durban-born Amanda Rabinowitz started her career as a school teacher, but the "entrepreneurial bug" soon bit and she's now the proud owner of a growing experiential events business. 28 Nov 2019
During the last four years there were a lot of speculations regarding the real impact of Black Friday shopping on especially December trade. For a number of years, the trend indicated a steady December trade with increased trade in November. 28 Nov 2019
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