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 | Hugo Boss has revealed a refreshed brand identity and launched two star-studded global campaigns, one of which features Senegalese-born TikTok star Khaby Lame... Read |
 | OneDayOnly has appointed Matthew Barnes, former chief creative officer at Ogilvy Johannesburg, as its new executive creative director... Read |
 | Darren Cooke, who's previously held roles at Adidas, will spearhead the evolution and growth of Under Armour in South Africa... Read |
 | Blanket tax rates that lack nuance, that do not take into consideration the size of the business and the weight of the tax liability it must bear, requires a serious review, says SAB's Zoleka Lisa... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY SAPPI Dr Beverley Sukhdeo takes over the reins as vice president manufacturing, R&D (Research and Development) and engineering for Sappi Southern Africa as from 1 February 2022... Read |
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 | OLIVIA KUMWENDA-MTAMBO South African manufacturing activity expanded at a faster pace in January, with business picking up as new sales orders and inventories edged higher... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY STUDIO[K]IRMACK Your customers are visual creatures: the vast majority of online shoppers want to see pictures before clicking the purchase button. Good images sell. Great images, however, sell more... Read |
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 | The Innovation Award calls upon inventive startups to pitch their solutions to accelerate the luxury experience at LVMH Maisons... Read |
 | Adidas plans to hire more than 2,800 employees in 2022, equating to roughly a 4.5% increase to the company's current workforce of 62,000... Read |
   
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 | We round up our pick of food and beverage products that have hit the shelves recently... Read |
 | ISSUED BY PYROTEC A report recently published by Packaged Facts describes six top beverage trends that grew during the pandemic and are expected to gain even more traction in the future... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DISTELL Durbanville Hills' The Tangram White Blend 2018 has been awarded as one of the world's 12 top-scoring wines at the 2021's Global Sauvignon Blanc Masters hosted by The Drinks Business... Read |
 | ISSUED BY JUST DESIGN Status deodorant has bravely leaped from safe, old and expected to trendy, young and authentically African. A bold move. And one that will change the South African deodorant category forever... Read |
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 | The Imbalie Beauty group has rebranded to the i-Bloom Group. This follows the delisting of its subsidiaries from the JSE on 17 January, as a requirement from the group's bankers... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY AIM MARKETING & COMMUNICATION CONSULTANTS The Southern African Vinyls Association (Sava), supported by members of the Global Vinyls Council (GVC), has rejected the Phase 1 list of "problematic and unnecessary plastics" published recently by the SA Plastics Pact... Read |
 | ISSUED BY PYROTEC Whether bagged, ready-to-serve, or on-the-go, consumers are looking for convenience, good shelf life and freshness when it comes to their fruit and veg... Read |
 | The biggest and most diverse jury panel for the 2022 Pentawards has been announced... Read |
 | ISSUED BY AIM MARKETING & COMMUNICATION CONSULTANTS The Southern African Vinyls Association (Sava) has welcomed the plastics recycling report for 2020 released by Plastics SA... Read |
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 | WESLEY GRIMM AND RUDI KATZKE National Treasury is asking for public comment by 7 February 2022 on its proposals to impose a specific excise tax on both the non-nicotine and nicotine solutions in e-cigarettes... Read |
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 | Forward-thinking retailers have prepared for this key fixture on the annual retail calendar by preparing a range of exciting online offerings and refreshing real-world shopping experiences... Read |
 | BRENDAN SEERY Chicken Licken: Effortless shift between entertainment, marketing; Burger King's message spot-on in these straitened times... Read |
 | Africa is rich and abundant with incredible authentically African luxury brands and goods, yet the world struggles to find and connect with them. This raises the question - How do we do this? Read |
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 | KOKHO JASON SIT Is the checkout-free concept necessarily good for consumers and high streets? Read |
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 | GREG BAILIE From creators to VR, social commerce is set to dominate the way we shop (and sell) says Greg Bailie... Read |
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 | JOHAN BOTES The South African cabinet announced changes to Adjusted Alert Level 1 on 31 January 2022, effective immediately... Read |
 | SA receives R11bn World Bank loan; aims to raise R630bn this year... Read |
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