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 | The Competition Commission has released the provisional recommendations from its Online Platforms Market Inquiry, which are likely to have a significant impact on SA's largest online players... read |
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 | The seventh Fashion Transparency Index ranks brands Max Mara, Tom Ford and Jil Sander among the lowest for transparency, scoring them a dismal 0%... Read |
 | Takealot has stated its disagreement with the Competition Commission's findings and recommendations detailed in its Online Platforms Market Inquiry provisional report... Read |
 | LAUREN HARTZENBERG Capetonian entrepreneur Gill Taylor is aiming to grab a slice of the booming pet market with her brand Petite French & Co., targeting design-conscious pet parents who want to kit their dogs out with stylish accessories... Read |
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 | LEON JACOBS Leon Jacobs of RCS unpacks the prominent trends that are reshaping the retail industry and customer experience... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY ACKERMANS Ackermans has partnered with Wastecrete to convert fabric waste from the concrete production process and used and damaged garments that are not fit for wear into a first: fabric bricks called F?BRIC... Read |
 | For Mandela Day this year, Reebok is donating R67 for every pre-loved sneaker donation collected, and uplifting an embattled small business in the process... Read |
 | Pizza Hut and the Youth Employment Service (Yes) launched their LeadHERship initiative earlier this year. The programme aims to unlock job opportunities for vulnerable young women in marginalised South African communities... Read |
| Design & Manufacturing |
 | South Africa's manufacturing output fell 2.3% year-on-year in May. This reflected a contraction in four out of five major manufacturing subdivisions... Read |
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 | ANTON OOSTHUIZEN, ISSUED BY QUICKEASY SOFTWARE The march of digitisation across manufacturing and engineering companies continues... Read |
| Fashion & Homeware |
 | A new collaborative fashion film titled celebrates the creative talent, textiles, diplomatic ties and cultural nuances of Indonesia and South Africa... Read |
| FMCG |
 | With this investment, Spearhead will build on its commitment to bring African distilled and bottled spirits to the world's bar... Read |
 | ISSUED BY TRADE INTELLIGENCE Calling FMCG supplier sales and KAM teams - Apprehensive about your next customer meeting? Improve your FMCG selling skills through an interactive and practical workshop presented by a selling skills specialist facilitator... Read |
 | France's Castel Group Castel will take over the production and nationwide distribution of Guinness in Cameroon under a licence and royalty agreement... Read |
 | The rooibos industry has disbursed the first round of benefit-sharing funds to the National Khoi and San Council and the South African San Council as part of an Access and Benefit-sharing agreement signed between the parties... Read |
| Health & Beauty |
 | ISSUED BY ACDOCO SA The world's No. 1, multi-award-winning dry shampoo brand, Batiste, is celebrating its 10th anniversary in South Africa... Read |
 | ISSUED BY ACDOCO SA Want to look your best for that big occasion you have been looking forward to for the past few months? Having a pearly white smile can make that difference in appearance, confidence and, most importantly, health benefits... Read |
| Packaging |
 | ISSUED BY MPACT PLASTICS With hygiene in the spotlight, why is plastic packaging the preferred medium within the retail and home environments?... Read |
 | The move is designed to help Nestlé meet its 2025 ambition to make 100% of its packaging recycleable or reusable... Read |
 | ISSUED BY TPDC Eliminate expensive compliance fees by producing 100% accurate barcodes, 100% of the time with Printronix Auto ID... Read |
| Retail Marketing |
 | Breakfast brand, Bokomo is turning 100 this year and to celebrate this huge milestone, a special TV commercial was created... Read |
| Retailers |
 | As load shedding drags on, Makro has recorded exceptionally strong sales growth over the past months on alternative power solutions such as generators, inverters, gas cooking tops, cylinders, rechargeable globes and lanterns... Read |
| Sales |
 | ISSUED BY EVERLYTIC In our new era of work-from-home, the retail sector has had to adapt to and adopt a flexible approach with more innovative strategies to adjust to new customer habits and behaviours... Read |
 | Stats SA reports that South African retail trade sales increased by 0.1% year-on-year in May 2022... Read |
| Technology |
 | WENDY TEMBEDZA While the use of AI creates opportunities for retailers, the deployment of any AI tool in the South African retail context must be carefully scrutinised for compliance... Read |
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 | ANAIT MIRIDZHANIAN, JAMES MACHARIA CHEGE AND ESTELLE SHIRBON Paxlovid is now available in Africa to treat Covid-19... Read |
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 | Load shedding has caused continuous disruptions to productivity for South African businesses... Read |
 | BANKEY SONO Hot off the heels of a number of awards by the CCMA which upheld mandatory vaccination policies in the workplace, the CCMA recently declared mandatory vaccination policies to be unconstitutional... Read |
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