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Robin Fredericks
SOUTH AFRICA
Eco-friendly deliveries: Uber rolls out electric delivery fleet in SA

Eco-friendly deliveries: Uber rolls out electric delivery fleet in SA
[Robin Fredericks] Marking its decade-long presence in South Africa, Uber has unveiled its first electric vehicle (EV) fleet for its Uber Package service...

Posted 4 months ago | Like
Andrew Dawson
SOUTH AFRICA
Route optimisation and line of sight are key to maximising van sales in the main market

Route optimisation and line of sight are key to maximising van sales in the main market
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[Andrew Dawson] Van sales make up a significant proportion of total sales, the success of which is entirely dependent on who gets to the retailer first and how much share of wallet is available at that point...

Posted 4 years ago | Like
Robin Fredericks
SOUTH AFRICA
#StartupStory: New bicycle app delivery service to disrupt the logistics landscape

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Image Supplied.
[Robin Fredericks] App delivery service Dash Deliveries is a new way to move your parcels from A to B with zero emissions...

Posted 3 years ago | Like
Tom Jackson
SOUTH AFRICA
SA's Droppa plans Cape Town, Durban rollouts next year

SA's Droppa plans Cape Town, Durban rollouts next year
[Tom Jackson] South African on-demand logistics startup, Droppa, is planning to expand to Cape Town and Durban in 2018 having established a decent foothold in Johannesburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni...

Posted 6 years ago | Like
Ilse van den Berg
SOUTH AFRICA
#EntrepreneurMonth: The humble beginnings of a bicycle courier company

#EntrepreneurMonth: The humble beginnings of a bicycle courier company
[Ilse Burger] Iyeza Health, the brainchild of two young entrepreneurs, Sizwe Nzima and Siraaj Adams, started off as a bicycle courier company to ease the burden of medicine collection for their community...

Posted 6 years ago | Like
Tom Jackson
SOUTH AFRICA
SA's Fastvan launches updated courier app

SA's Fastvan launches updated courier app
[Tom Jackson] South African startup Fastvan is to roll out a new app on Android and iOS in January that allows users to send hundreds of parcels in minutes...

Posted 7 years ago | Like
Cari Coetzee
SOUTH AFRICA
SA Florist: Delivery in the dawn of the on-demand revolution

SA Florist co-founders Fraser Black and Nicholas Wallander
SA Florist co-founders Fraser Black and Nicholas Wallander
[Cari Coetzee] Same-day, all-day delivery? Yup, SA Florist launched it's revolutionary, Uber-style Zoom Bloom delivery service in response to the On-Demand Economy and consumers becoming...

Posted 8 years ago | Like
Cari Coetzee
SOUTH AFRICA
BidShip startup to become the Uber of logistics

BidShip startup to become the Uber of logistics
[Cari Coetzee] We asked Rion Henning, founder and managing director of BidShip, to tell us more about BidShip and the role it will play...

Posted 8 years ago | Like (2)
Cari Coetzee
SOUTH AFRICA
Efficiency in a box

The ByBox
The ByBox
[Cari Coetzee] In a move to revolutionise the delivery of essential parts for the repair of office hardware across the country, Nashua in partnership with UTi, rolled out an innovative solution...

Posted 8 years ago | Like (1)
Michael Wood
SOUTH AFRICA
Finding the right distribution partner in Africa

Finding the right distribution partner in Africa
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[Michael Wood] As many manufacturers have experienced, finding a distributor in Africa is challenging. For brands to succeed in Africa, they will need to find a distribution partner that is able to build a successful route to market...

Posted 8 years ago | Like
Anton Vukic
SOUTH AFRICA
The changing face of retail supply

The changing face of retail supply
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[Anton Vukic] Information is power, the saying goes. That has proven to be true of the modern retail environment where the power rests with consumers - and where retailers are no longer able to push product to an uneducated public...

Posted 8 years ago | Like
Danette Breitenbach
SOUTH AFRICA
Retailing in Africa: no free lunch

Retailing in Africa: no free lunch
[Danette Breitenbach] There is a big opportunity to make money quickly in Africa, but you should rather go in and stay. This might require engagement with many small stakeholders and investment on your part, but winning in Africa requires a long-term view...

Posted 9 years ago | Like
Sindy Peters
SOUTH AFRICA
[Net Prophet] How the SA games industry ticks

[Net Prophet] How the SA games industry ticks
[Sindy Peters] This year's Net Prophet attendees were introduced to two of South Africa's game industry pioneers; Danny Day and Marc Luck. The game designers gave vivid insight into the workings of a community Day had started by accident.

Posted 9 years ago | Like (3)
ActivRetail
SOUTH AFRICA
Ciro and Chilla in partnership

Ciro and Chilla in partnership
[ActivRetail] The Chilla offering of fully imported gourmet frappes, fruit smoothies, hot chocolate and chai spiced lattés has been added into Ciro Beverage Solutions extensive beverage range. The wholly owned subsidiary of AVI Limited recently announced its strategic partnership with the Chilla Beverage Co.

Posted 13 years ago | Like
ActivRetail
SOUTH AFRICA
New berry juice range for SA

New berry juice range for SA
[ActivRetail] Stafford Bros & Draeger has been appointed as the official distributor for The Berry Company, a British company that has found success with berry juices aimed primarily at health and fitness enthusiasts.

Posted 13 years ago | Like
ActivRetail
SOUTH AFRICA
Cape Coral heads for Harrods

Cape Coral heads for Harrods
[ActivRetail] A surge of international interest in Waterkloof's European-style wines is bringing rich rewards including acceptance into London's high society with the estate's dry Circumstance Cape Coral Mourvèdre now listed in Harrods.

Posted 14 years ago | Like
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