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SACSC Congress highlights and Pricecheck AwardsThe 21st SACSC Annual Congress wrapped up on Friday after three jam-packed days of insights from retail industry leaders from around the globe. A highlight this year was the attendance of Britain's best-loved food writer and TV cook Nigella Lawson. I interviewed her during an intimate media briefing during which she shared her relationship with food, the appeal of publishing and television as mediums for storytelling, and her thoughts on the linkage between culture and cuisine. Also hailing from England, spirited retail futurist Howard Saunders presented a keynote titled ‘The Future is Scary', delving into some of the interesting shifts we're experiencing in consumer mindset and retail brand innovation. In other event news, Pricecheck held its second Tech and E-commerce Awards, recognising the South African businesses and individuals making their mark in the aforemetioned industries. Travelstart scooped the big one this year, walking off with the E-commerce Service of the Year award, while Takealot took the People's Choice award and Robyn Smith from Faithful to Nature was named Best Female Tech/E-commerce Entrepreneur. View the full winners list here.In continuation of our PMA Fresh Connections coverage, I report back on a keynote titled 'The State of the Fresh Produce Industry in South Africa' presented by Trade Intelligence managing director Maryla Masojada. In it, she detailed the trends affecting the produce supply chain and their impacts on the way companies do business. Lastly, for the fashion entrepreneurs among us, the 'Threads - stitched by Standard Bank' accelerator programme has been launched. It aims to boost South Africa's up-and-coming fashion designers and turn them into powerful fashion CEOs. Click through for entry criteria and details. Have an inspiring week! Lauren Hartzenberg
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|  | [Lauren Hartzenberg] Internationally renowned food writer and TV cook Nigella Lawson has amassed a loyal following of food lovers charmed by her no-fuss approach to cooking... read |
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Lauren Hartzenberg Travelstart was the overall winner of the PriceCheck Tech & E-commerce Awards 2017, claiming the title of E-commerce Service of the Year... Read | Marketing agency Nonzero is collaborating with Standard Bank to create the Business of Fashion accelerator programme... Read | Lauren Hartzenberg Retail futurist Howard Saunders discusses some of the shifts in consumer mindset and retail brand innovation... Read | Frost & Sullivan's research finds that prioritising mobile and omnichannel strategies will augment growth opportunities in B2B online retailing... Read | Marc Hasenfuss Consumer brands conglomerate AVI, which owns household names such as Five Roses, Willards and Bakers, is weighing up options for its fishing business, I&J... Read | Lauren Hartzenberg Maryla Masojada from Trade Intelligence discusses the trends affecting the produce supply chain and their impacts on the way companies do business... Read |
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 | The 2017 Retail, Design and Development Awards (RDDA) winners were announced on the opening day of the SACSC Annual Congress in Cape Town... read | | |
 | Issued by Cape Grace Ideal for end-of-year celebrations, each one of Cape Grace's five unique venues offer a distinctive charm coupled with a versatility that allows them to tailor the rooms to suit your occasion and needs... read | | |
 | Anika Kozlowski Recently Marie Claire, a major fashion magazine, published its first-ever sustainability issue. It represents one of the first times mainstream fashion... read | |  | Marc Hasenfuss Operating margins were ripped to shreds at Rex Trueform - the owner of niche fashion retailing chain Queenspark - in the year to end-June... read | | |
 | Queen Mathebula was crowned the winner of the 25th annual Championship Boerewors competition and her recipe will be available in all Shoprite... read | |  | Mark Allix Clover Industries was savaged on all fronts in the year to June. Prolonged drought was followed by a wetter, cooler summer, which affected beverage sales... read | |  | Woolworths has reintroduced rBST-free labelling onto their milk packaging, starting with all of their fresh Ayrshire milk products... read | |  | Rachel A. Ankeny and Heather Bray Many shoppers buy free-range eggs because they think the eggs are superior, rather than out of explicit concern for the hens' welfare... read | | |
 | Richard Mukheibir Benchmarking is a vital component in your management tool box. It is about a lot more than just collecting numbers for the sake of some vague historical record... read | |  | Sasha-Lee de Bod The recent South African recession caused a recurrent cycle between franchise stakeholders, namely the franchisor, the franchisees and suppliers... read | | |
 | The chocolate industry is indirectly driving massive and illegal deforestation in Ivory Coast, fuelling a catastrophic decline in wildlife... read | |  | Shaun Gillham At the forefront of South Africa's energy revolution, Port Elizabeth energy services company Energyworx is poised to supply several Nelson Mandela Bay outlets of a national fast food chain with green power... read | |  | Jamie Matroos While studying in Europe, Egyptian entrepreneurs Rana Rafie and Yara Yassin were inspired by the recycling and upcycling boom taking place around them... read | | |
 | Issued by The Clarion Group Clarion Retail, the dynamic integrated instore branding specialists, recently launched their new and innovative LED Animated Lightboxes, an addition to their popular Impact Display Systems range... read | | |
 | Penwell Dlamini Two companies - a beef supplier and a juice maker - have been referred by the Competition Commission to the Commission Tribunal after it was found they signed agreements not to compete with each other... read | | |
 | Nikolay Dolgov, Issued by GfK South Africa Here are three steps to boosting the performance of your retail and in-store marketing and promotions, using insights from point-of-sale data and competitive monitoring... read | |  | Issued by Bonfire Media It all started mysteriously, grabbing consumers' attention as Doritos launched two new flavours, “Tomato Sizzler” and “Jalapeño Poppers”, in a really engaging and creative way... read | |  | Adidas has challenged sports personalities and teams to display their athletic capabilities creatively through challenge videos... read | |  | Boris Dzhingarov, Issued by Monetary Library With millennials poised to become the most powerful demographic in terms of purchasing power, retailers need to understand how they interact differently with retail, technology, and the overall experience of shopping... read | | |
 | China has shared bikes, umbrellas, and basketballs, but one company is taking the country's love affair with the "sharing economy" to an erotic extreme... read | | |
 | Steinhoff International said on Friday it had raised at least R15.4bn for its African retail assets, which it plans to list separately on the JSE on Wednesday... read | | |
 | Much of the work will focus on barley, used in malt production, which is a core ingredient in many a beer brewed worldwide. It is believed that the research will help mitigate potential risks within the supply chain... read | | |
 | Ilse van den Berg Yesterday, 12 September 2017, saw Apple reveal the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X. In addition, it also revealed the Apple Watch Series 3 and the new 4K Apple TV... (video) read | | |  | Ruth Cooper Remember a time before craft beer? Strange to think that only a few years back, your local beer options were pretty much Castle or Black Label. Now beers come artfully packaged and flavoured with anything from cinnamon to pineapple... read | |
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 | According to Vera Songwe, Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) executive secretary, there is greater urgency for climate action in light of the severity, frequency and rate of climate-related disruptions across the world and in Africa... read | |  | Eight of KPMG SA's senior executives have "resigned", following KPMG International's investigation... read | |
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