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Acknowledging the societal responsibility of corporatesHeadlining our newsletter letter today, and catching the tail-end of our #CSIMonth focus, is an interview with Zanele Njapha, Diageo SA's acting corporate relations manager. In it, she details the alcoholic drinks company's approach to corporate social investment and specifically how it fulfils its responsibility of combating alcohol misuse and promoting responsible drinking. Shifting focus to retailers, Pick n Pay announced the launch of its online distribution centre in Gauteng. The first of its kind in the province, it's expected to significantly improve service to online shoppers in the region. Meanwhile, there may be a ray of light for brick-and-mortar retailers, as a new JDA survey reveals how incenting use of the 'buy online pickup in store' model could potentially be the "cure for the store". And a must read for small businesses, Viresh Harduth from Sage Africa & Middle East weighs up the pros and cons of offering discounts to customers. Ending on a lighter note, I review Primi's recently refreshed breakfast menu. From frittatas to protein bowls and breakfast pasta, the new offerings promise to please the most jaded of foodies. Lauren Hartzenberg
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|  | [Lauren Hartzenberg] Diageo SA sees itself as having a responsibility to ensure that its people, its suppliers, and the communities around its operations thrive as a result of the business... read |
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Lauren Hartzenberg Primi recently relaunched its breakfast menu, with a handful of new additions sure to please even the most jaded of foodies... Read | Paarl-based KWV has been awarded the Worldwide Trophy and numerous Gold Awards for its brandies in two separate global wine and spirits competitions... Read | The third annual JDA Consumer Survey reveals that about 54% of respondents prefer to shop in-store to other channels... Read | Viresh Harduth As a small business owner, you've probably offered discounts to your customers or have considered doing so. It's a bit of a catch 22... Read | Sybrand Bezuidenhout The appeal of franchising is widespread. While other businesses often struggle to keep a positive cash flow in times of stunted economic activity, franchising remains resilient... Read | Pick n Pay has launched a dedicated online distribution centre in Gauteng, which is expected to significantly improve service to online shoppers in the province... Read |
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|  | Issued by Topco Media What's your next? As an entrepreneurial, ambitious woman, the best place to answer that question is at the must-attend event this Women's Month: the 2017 Standard Bank Top Women Conference... read | |
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 | Thato Mafokoane doesn't just want to run his own bakery. No, Khof & Khuk in Nellmapius, Pretoria, is much more than that... read | |  | Ilse van den Berg Natasha Reuben, head of transformation at Dell tells us more about the 2020 Legacy of Good plan and how the company is making a difference through technology... read | |
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 | Laura Pereira While global trade has helped lift many out of poverty, it has not done so evenly. A new way of engaging with the complexity of food systems is needed... read | |
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 | Dereshin Pillay Digital transformation, as we've come to realise, means something different in every industry. In manufacturing, the term can be broad-reaching... read | | |
 | Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on Thursday became the world's richest person, as a jump in the share price of the US tech giant enabled him to overtake Microsoft founder Bill Gates... read | |  | Amazon launched its express delivery service in Singapore on Thursday, the US online retail giant's first foray into Southeast Asia... read | |  | Issued by Naija Writers' Coach Whether you own the company that produces the goods or you're just a retailer, one of your major aims is to ensure that you sell as much as possible of that product... read | | |
 | SAPICS, a knowledge-based association for the supply chain community across Africa will be hosting its regional conferences in Sandton, Durban and Somerset West... read | | |
 | The fourth edition of the PPC Imaginarium Awards has officially opened for entries... read | |  | Fifteen South African fashion designers have shown off their style this week at Pure London, one of the UK's most prestigious fashion trade events... read | |  | US fashion brand Michael Kors on Tuesday agreed to buy British shoemaker to the stars Jimmy Choo for almost £900 million... read | |  | Curated interior and lifestyle design marketplace WallpaperStore will be popping up in Cape Town in mid-September... read | | |
 | A lower tax charge, better than expected cost savings on the SABMiller acquisition and a 10.8% volume increase in South African beer sales... read | |  | BMi Research's report on the flavoured milk category in 2016, indicate that it did not perform at the same level as 2015 and the volumes declined by 5.2%... read | |  | Robert Laing British American Tobacco (BAT) complained of "the growth in illicit trade" causing its South African cigarette sales and profits to decline... read | |  | Fairfax Financial, a financial holding company based in Toronto, Canada will make an investment of Canadian $190 million into AGT Food and Ingredients... read | |  | Naledi Shange and Kgaugelo Masweneng People are deserting retail stores' butchery aisles, cutting out the middleman and turning to buying meat in bulk... read | |  | The top three finalists in the 2017 Championship Boerewors competition are ready to put their boerewors recipe to the public taste test... read | |  | Andries Mahlangu Food producer AVI grew its revenue 8.2% in the year to June, after increasing selling prices to mitigate the effect of a weaker rand... read | | |
 | Restaurant franchiser Spur Corporation reported a marginal increase in sales for the year to 30 June, despite an incident at one of its Spur Steak Ranches... read | |  | UberEats has added new features to its offering, following a successful year of expansion... read | | |
 | Nivashni Nair South Africans are not counting cents when it comes to scents. Market research from EuroMonitor showed that deodorant is considered an essential item... read | |  | During the flu and allergy seasons, consumers turn to self-medication to build up their immune systems, preferring anti-flu tablets, cough medicines and antihistamines... read | | |
 | An investment by Absa Bank aims to transform spaza shops into sustainable businesses, able to compete with mainstream retailers... read | |  | Tom Jackson South African startup Last Mile for BoP is rolling out a mobile application that enables informal traders to compare bulk prices and order stock from their phone... read | | |
| Promoted content |  | Issued by Mpact Plastics Innovation and value-based product development is the forefront for most companies, but few consider how this type of development should be focused on a wider industry challenge, in order to become part of an industry solution... read |
| |  | Bongani Shweni Nike partnered with Taiwanese architect and engineer Arthur Huang to design "sustainable and responsible" Air Max packaging... read | | |
 | Issued by Moving Tactics With the onslaught of e-commerce a constant in the retail industry today, new and innovative approaches need to be taken to inform retailers and marketers on ways to increase footfall and boost sales in their ‘traditional' brick-and-mortar stores... read | | |
 | Joshua Healy, Andreas Pekarek and Daniel Nicholson The honeymoon is over for the gig economy. The loose collection of online platform companies has long trumpeted its difference from the business norm... read | | |
 | Issued by Pyrotec Do-It Round Hole Hang Tabs are sold exclusively in South Africa by Pyrotec PackMedia. These hang tabs are strong, easy to apply and are distinguished by the round hang hole style... read | | |
 | SIBONGILE MASHABA Emalahleni gynaecologist Danie van der Walt was yesterday sentenced to five years in jail for culpable homicide after one of his patients died after giving birth... read | |
|  | Want to join a leading luxury jewellery brand in Midrand, South Africa? Luxury jewellery brand, Louie Daniele is looking for senior sales executives. Email CV to careers@louiedaniele.com. Read more >> |
| | | | Customer relationsProvox Centre for Public Relations & Communication - 24 Aug 2017 to 25 Aug 2017, Johannesburg | |  How to reach, connect with and serve people in poor communities! This unique seminar will help marketers to better understand and connect with shoppers at the Base of the Pyramid. Read more >>
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| Raf Simons "I'm a designer, and for me, things are always evolving, and such evolution is necessary." Ralph Lauren "I never went to fashion school. I didn't know what a designer was. I knew I had something, but I didn't know what it was. And it could just have easily been nothing." Stella McCartney "If you try to create something people enjoy, and it happens to be made in a responsible way, then that's when you can really strike an incredible balance." Jil Sander "I sometimes feel that a pattern is almost a fashion statement in itself." Hedi Slimane "I always loved designing, but the context needs to be right, and have a positive perspective." |
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