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Bucking retailer trend, Starbucks shuts online store
Bucking retailer trend, Starbucks shuts online store
Starbucks, bucking a retailer trend focused on beefing up company-owned online stores, has shut its e-commerce site for the United States in an effort to drive more traffic to stores... read
R16m solar farm installed at Randridge Mall
R16m solar farm installed at Randridge Mall

As part of its sustainability strategy, Emira Property Fund has installed a R16m solar farm on the roof of its Randridge Mall in Randpark Ridge, Johannesburg... Read

Gulf retailer Noon.com to ignite e-commerce competition
Gulf retailer Noon.com to ignite e-commerce competition

Days after Amazon announced the launch of its first Middle East centres, online retailer Noon.com has gone live in the United Arab Emirates, boosting a rapidly nascent e-commerce sector in the Gulf. Read

#MyStoryMyStyle: Canal Walk shines a light on local, authentic brand heroes
#MyStoryMyStyle: Canal Walk shines a light on local, authentic brand heroes

Lauren Hartzenberg

Instead of being faced with a lineup of fashion models, shoppers will be spotting some of their favourite familiar faces on marketing material around Canal Walk... Read

Banking & Finance
Who's winning online in African commercial banking?
Who's winning online in African commercial banking?

Romy Honneysett

Banking is something we all rely on, but when faced with the thought of having to deal with your bank, your emotions tend to go to a negative place... read
Commercial Property
Developers show faith as North Coast gets yet another mall
Developers show faith as North Coast gets yet another mall

Alistair Anderson

With less than three months to go to Christmas, Durban's North Coast now boasts a brand new mall spanning 65,000m2... read
Design & Manufacturing
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Manufacturing sector rises slightly in September but is still contracting
South African factory managers were slightly less pessimistic in September than in August, with the monthly Absa sponsored purchasing managers index rising to 44.9 points... read
FMCG
#FreshOnTheShelf: Sovereign Foods extends bread coated, cooked chicken range
#FreshOnTheShelf: Sovereign Foods extends bread coated, cooked chicken range
Sovereign Foods has released a new crumbed range of coated chicken products with inclusions of real cheese, following a year's development. read
Local and international buyers snatch up top wines at 33rd Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction
Local and international buyers snatch up top wines at 33rd Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction
Total sales at the 33rd Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction exceeded R13.2m, coming in just under last year's record-breaking auction, but a new record has been set... read
Import/Export
I.Coast freezes cocoa farmer prices due to falling rates
I.Coast freezes cocoa farmer prices due to falling rates
Ivory Coast, the world's top cocoa grower, set its minimum rate for farmers at 700 CFA francs per kilo for the 2017-18 crop, a steep drop over the previous year, due to falling global prices... read
SA companies explore opportunities in Tunisia, Algeria
SA companies explore opportunities in Tunisia, Algeria
A delegation of South African companies is currently on a trade and investment mission in Tunisia and Algeria, where they are exploring export markets... read
Packaging
Mpact takes their factories online
Mpact takes their factories online

Issued by Mpact Plastics

Following the successful launch of a series of online production DVDs in 2013, Mpact Plastics has developed the second generation of DVDs to help educate a vast target audience... read
Smart technologies are getting more intelligent
Smart technologies are getting more intelligent

Issued by Pyrotec

More companies in the packaging and labelling industry are asking how smart technologies can benefit their businesses, both now and in the future... read
Business
Saurabh Kumar, CEO at In2IT Tech
Blockchain: The solution to corruption?
Blockchain, the same technology that powers cryptocurrency, creates opportunities to deliver new services in new ways that previously were not possible... read
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