It is possible that cooking oil prevented more looting in South Africa in the last week than the president, the ANC, the intelligence community, the army and the police combined. This, without question, says something about the versatility of the product. It says even more about the state of the state. When you are shown up by canola, you might want to revisit your strategy. 22 Jul 2021
White flakes on your shoulders? Dry, itchy, sensitive scalp? It must be time to reach for any anti-dandruff shampoo, right? 21 Jul 2021
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Last week's civil unrest resulted in damage to more than 200 stores within the Shoprite Group. 21 Jul 2021
Venture capital firm Enygma Ventures has invested R4m into South African natural health retailer and wholesaler Feelgood Health. 21 Jul 2021
South Africa's headline consumer price inflation slowed to 4.9% year on year in June from 5.2% in May, data from Statistics South Africa showed on Wednesday. 21 Jul 2021
South Africa's Competition Tribunal has approved the sale of Yuppiechef to the Mr Price Group. 21 Jul 2021
Social distancing will remain on the menu for the restaurant trade for a while longer. The challenge this presents for sit-down establishments that want to create superlative experiences for diners while adhering to health and safety regulations, calls for innovative thinking. 20 Jul 2021
The Franchise Association of South Africa (Fasa) states that among the many industry sectors in South Africa, franchising is the only one that covers a whole spectrum of business sectors (around 14), all of which have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic in one way or another. 20 Jul 2021
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The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has sent a strong message discouraging suppliers from inflating prices of essential items amid the unrest that engulfed the country the past few days. 20 Jul 2021
A screen grab taken from a video shows the damage inside a shopping mall following protests. Source: Courtesy Kierran Allen/via Reuters
TFG and Pepkor, two of South Africa's most prominent retail groups, have reported damage to nearly 700 stores and other facilities as a result of the violent riots and looting that took place in KwaZulu-Natal, parts of Gauteng and elsewhere in the country last week. 19 Jul 2021
Woolworths Holdings said on Monday group sales for the 52 weeks ended 27 June were expected to rise by 9.7% as trading across the group continued to recover from the impact of Covid-19 restrictions. 19 Jul 2021
South African and Italian organisations have partnered to launch Fashion Bridges - I Ponti della Moda, a project aimed at laying the foundations of a sustainable, inclusive and strategic long-term cooperation between the Italian and South African fashion industries. 19 Jul 2021
South Africa's big retailers are working round the clock to replenish shelves with food in hundreds of stores looted [last] week in some of the country's worst unrest for years, they said on Friday. 19 Jul 2021
Two Mattress Firm stores, a brand owned by Steinhoff, are shown on either side of the street in Encinitas, California, US. Source: Reuters/Mike Blake
Scandal-hit South African retailer Steinhoff International said on Friday it was increasing its proposed offer to settle multiple shareholder claims by €243m ($287m) to €1,2bn ($1,4bn). The announcement sent its Johannesburg-listed shares up 12.66%, while its primary Frankfurt-listed shares jumped by 15.33%. 19 Jul 2021
South Africa is reeling from the devastation caused by the violent riots this past week, but Pieter Boone, who succeeded Richard Brasher as Pick n Pay's group CEO in April this year, has reassured affected communities that relief is on the way. 16 Jul 2021
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Loxtonia, a family-owned cidery in the Ceres Valley, has been named the overall champion at the 11th International Cider Challenge (ICC), the world's premier apple cider competition. 16 Jul 2021
The Shopper Marketing at Retail webinar highlights some of the key take-outs of Trade Intelligence's (Ti) latest Shopper Marketing at Retail report, giving you the chance to hear directly from shopper marketing experts on shifts in shopper behaviour due to the Covid pandemic, shopper path to purchase and category implications. We will also present first-class case studies and examples of shopper marketing execution best practice. 16 Jul 2021
The intensity and frequency of riots eased on Thursday, and businesses and residents are in the throes of repairing the damage to property and clearing the debris that has resulted from days of looting, arson and vandalism in KwaZulu-Natal and parts of Gauteng. 16 Jul 2021
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