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Foreign revenue boosts TFG
More than a third of TFG's revenue will come from outside Africa in the next financial year after the group integrates the Hobbs clothing retail business in the UK, says chief financial officer Anthony Thnstrom... read
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The frozen food market is heating up

Michelle Newman

In the 1940s tinned foods were extremely popular as a means of preserving products for extended periods of time. However, given the fact that heavy rationing was imposed on these products during World War II, frozen food packaged in paperboard cartons began to emerge as a credible alternative... read
Large investment into converting beverage can industry from steel to aluminium pays off
Large investment into converting beverage can industry from steel to aluminium pays off
Industry heavyweights such as ABInbev, Coca-Cola Southern Africa, Nampak Bevcan and Hulamin, have invested more than $94m (R1.258bn) since 2013 in converting the beverage can industry from steel to aluminium... read
Regulatory
Consumer rights trump retail policies
Consumer rights trump retail policies
Those little presticked notices of 'if you break this, consider it sold' or the 'seven-day return policy' that you are so kindly informed of when you return the toy that broke on day one, have no basis... read
Sales
October tractor sales leap 24.2% y/y to 704 units
October tractor sales leap 24.2% y/y to 704 units

Dominic Preuss

Tractor sales surged 24.2% year-on-year in October to 704 units, according to the South African Agricultural Machinery Association... read
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Marks and Spencer slows food expansion plans
LONDON - Marks and Spencer, the British clothing-to-food retailer, announced on Wednesday a sharp rise in net profits on higher sales but plans to slow expansion of its number of standalone food stores... read
WeChat Pay arrives in Paris department stores
WeChat Pay arrives in Paris department stores
PARIS - Chinese tourists visiting Paris are now able to pay for their purchases in two of the city's famous department stores with their smartphones, thanks the adoption of the payment app of the popular Chinese social media network, WeChat... read
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#AfricaCom: How innovation is better in Africa
#AfricaCom: How innovation is better in Africa

Ilse van den Berg

Toby Shapshak, editor-in-chief of Stuff Magazine, shared some thoughts on how innovation is better in Africa at AfricaCom 2017. He highlighted some specific innovations to illustrate how the continent is leapfrogging into the future... (video) read
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The Amazon-Whole Foods Deal Could Have Killed Instacart. Instead, The Startup Is Stronger Than Ever https://t.co/WkF5utQ5s1
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Domino Theory. What dominos will knock you down? "The speed of change is always accelerating, and the dominos... https://t.co/8ekjuev7Lr
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Luxury beauty retailer unveils store redesign with a renewed focus on customer services. https://t.co/iYJyMt4wd8
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.@ASOS will launch a new chatbot in the lead up to Christmas. What's behind the rise of these tools? https://t.co/zxJupbV2CT
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