Thanks to the generosity of loyal Spar shoppers, Spar Western Cape was able to hand over a cheque of R412,500 to the Saartjie Baartman Centre for Women and Children. 20 Nov 2020
Sibani Mngadi
The tavern industry should play its role in promoting responsible behaviour and avoid the pressure to immediately recoup the financial losses suffered from alcohol sales ban during the coming festive season. 20 Nov 2020
Technical consumer goods market softens in September as retailers and consumers prepare for year-end blowout; e-commerce to grow 169% post-pandemic. 20 Nov 2020
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When lockdown hit at the end of March 2020, we all felt completely cut off from the outside world, only being allowed out of the house to get essential services like medical attention and food. And even when we did venture out, we were terrified of catching the coronavirus, making sure that we had a plan to "get in and out" as quickly as possible, clad with our face masks and smeared with copious amounts of hand sanitiser... It wasn't a pleasant experience at all. 20 Nov 2020
With the South African Investment Conference 2020 well underway, Heineken South Africa reaffirmed its commitment to the local market and to its aim of delivering quality products to South African customers across the country. 20 Nov 2020
The governing body for international rugby, World Rugby, has appointed the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) as the first Test House in the southern hemisphere to test padded clothing against the requirements of World Rugby's Regulation 12. 19 Nov 2020
Direct sellers earned a combined R2.4bn during the 2019 calendar year, revealed Rajesh Parshotam, chairperson of the Direct Selling Association (DSA) of South Africa during the industry's 2020 annual conference. 19 Nov 2020
The recently re-constituted Retailers' Liaison Committee (RLC) has released its latest Retail Trends Report, which provides insight into the impact of Covid-19 on the spending habits of South African consumers. 19 Nov 2020
Jik assists SA government in making public clinics safer. 19 Nov 2020
The winners of the 2020 South African Loyalty Awards were announced during at the Truth Leaders in Loyalty online summit on Wednesday, 19 November. The awards were developed specifically to celebrate loyalty excellence and innovation. 19 Nov 2020
A holistic solution to fully integrate your brand not only into the Township retail trade, but into the hearts and hands of its consumers... 18 Nov 2020
The South African Liquor Brand Owners' Association (Salba) has stated that the increasing illicit trade in alcohol represents a serious threat to the South African economy due to the loss of taxation, including VAT and excise, as well as jobs contributed by legal alcohol producers and merchants to the fiscus. 18 Nov 2020
The New House of Busby received approval from 91% of its creditors in support of its business rescue plan, scripted and executed by Hans Klopper and Dawie van der Merwe of BDO Business Restructuring. The company will now be rebranded to FrontierCo and its head office has relocated from Germiston to George in the Southern Cape. 18 Nov 2020
Yebo Fresh, a Cape Town-based online retailer that delivers food and household goods to communities and organisations in the area, is gearing up for further expansion with series A funding. E4E, Mark Forrester, Dale Williams, and the founders of cars.co.za Alastair MacMurray and Ross McIlroy, are the funders for this round. 18 Nov 2020
Joe and Claudia Castellanos, Black Mamba Foods
Enygma Ventures has invested R9.2m in Black Mamba Foods, an Eswatini-based ethical producer of specialty food products. 17 Nov 2020
Tanya Long, COO, Argility Technology Group
Retail longevity has always relied on trust, but the emergence of a new type of customer is changing retail, and how trust is earned. 17 Nov 2020
Clothes shops are among the worst hit retailers from the coronavirus pandemic. Sales in the UK are still well down on pre-March levels. Big players such as H&M and Gap are closing stores, and jobs are being lost. Strikingly, luxury brands appear to be weathering the conditions relatively well. 17 Nov 2020
The winners of the 21st annual PlatAfrica jewellery design and manufacturing competition have been announced. Hosted annually by Anglo American Platinum in partnership with Metal Concentrators and Platinum Guild International (PGI) India, PlatAfrica aims to promote innovation and technical expertise in platinum jewellery design and manufacturing in South Africa and provide international exposure to jewellers, apprentices and students. 17 Nov 2020
South African fashion retailer utilises Zebra's TC20 mobile computer for Windows to Android™ migration 16 Nov 2020
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