South Africa's cash-strapped consumers are not just concerned about pricing when grocery shopping, but also about the measures taken by retailers to ensure shopper safety during the Covid-19 pandemic. This is according to a new report published by BrandsEye, using consumer insights from rewards programme Bonsella. 2 Jul 2020
Second-hand and new goods retailer, Cash Crusaders launch a WhatsApp service in a move to embrace technology and optimise customer interaction across the Cash Crusaders Franchising business. 2 Jul 2020
L'Oréal South Africa has appointed Hlengiwe Mathenjwa as the new director of its Midrand manufacturing plant in Johannesburg, effective 1 July 2020. 1 Jul 2020
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The results of the 2020 South African Digital Customer Experience (CX) Report reveals that with the growth in digital channels, customer expectations have evolved, making it necessary for brands to adopt new strategies to engage, acquire and retain their customers. 1 Jul 2020
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The Covid-19 pandemic has put even the most successful businesses in the restaurant sector to the test, but Real Foods Group has used this time to diversify its business and position it for growth post-Covid. 1 Jul 2020
For the first time in South Africa, producers of Ready to Drink (RTD) beverages are invited to enter the Michelangelo International Wine & Spirits Awards, where they will be able to present their products to a panel of acclaimed judges for adjudication. 1 Jul 2020
Multinational drinks maker Diageo is building its first carbon-neutral distillery in Lebanon, Kentucky in the United States. The $130m distillery, which will produce Bulleit bourbon, is currently under construction and is expected to be fully operational in 2021. It will be one of largest carbon-neutral distilleries in North America. 30 Jun 2020
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Global cosmetics company Coty Inc. will acquire a 20% ownership interest in Kim Kardashian West's beauty business KKW Beauty for $200m. 30 Jun 2020
Cape Town-based Yebo Fresh has attracted international interest from the Scheinberg Relief Fund, which has contributed R2m to the online grocery delivery startup to help it expand its distribution capacity and food relief efforts in disadvantaged communities. 30 Jun 2020
E-commerce is providing a ray of hope for the local economy with transactions hitting a record high in May and June. And, while there will be some leveling off, SA's largest payment provider, DPO South Africa, says the new love affair with digital commerce is unlikely to fade in coming months, offering some relief in an otherwise grim economy. 30 Jun 2020
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Lockdown Levels 4 and 5 had an adverse effect on the South African liquor industry, with producers, logistic companies and liquor stores having to play an intense game of catch-up in order to rebound from two months of inactivity. 29 Jun 2020
Mr Price Group has announced plans to shut Nigerian operations due to weak economic growth and other difficulties, and will focus on its local South African business in "a more concentrated way". 29 Jun 2020
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Statistics South Africa reports that retail trade sales increased by 2,7% year-on-year in March 2020. The better-than-expected improvement in sales follows a rise in panic buying that month ahead of the implementation of the national lockdown on 27 March. 29 Jun 2020
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Online retailer OneDayOnly.co.za has recorded 40% growth over the last four months, driven by consumers' shift to online retail channels during the Covid-19 lockdown. 26 Jun 2020
Popular South African retailer Game celebrates 50 years of trade this year. 26 Jun 2020
While most South African's are feeling the pressures from the Covid-19 pandemic, it seems like the stokvel market segment is dancing to a different tune 26 Jun 2020
Italian clothing brand Diesel has launched Hyperoom, a 360-degree digital sales platform and exhibition space designed to create "immersive and emotional engagements" with fashion buyers and vendors browsing collections online. 26 Jun 2020
"It was love at first sight," says Thato Masondo of his first encounter with girlfriend Thula Ndema. Having grown up in different provinces - he in Gauteng, she in the Free State - their paths merged when they both took up jobs at a retail store in Sandton. 26 Jun 2020
In a move to support local manufacturing and small enterprises, Dis-Chem Pharmacies has partnered with corporate clothing group Worksgroup to outsource the production of its staff uniforms via a small manufacturing incubator in Kwa-Zulu Natal. 25 Jun 2020
New Era’s parent company, Golden Era, issued suspension notices to 86 workers when they refused to work after at least 12 staff members tested positive for Covid-19. Photo: Supplied by CWAO
About 86 employees at New Era, a packaging company in Germiston, Johannesburg, have been suspended pending disciplinary hearings after they refused to work because a number of their colleagues had tested positive for Covid-19. 25 Jun 2020
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