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Trevor Hardy
Could frictionless commerce take away from the shopping experience?
The reduction of friction in transactions may appear to be adding value, but it could be taking away from the shopping experience, questions Trevor Hardy, CEO of The Future Laboratory, who's seeing a move towards the reduction of human interaction, from self-service to refrigerators that buy your groceries for you... read
AB InBev completes deal to sell interest in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa
AB InBev completes deal to sell interest in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa

Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) said on Thursday it had completed a deal to sell its 54.5% in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa... Read

Business of Design speaker Q&A: Jeremy Stewart
Business of Design speaker Q&A: Jeremy Stewart

Jessica Tennant

Business of Design (BoD) is back with a speaker lineup of note. The two-day seminar is held annually in Cape Town and Johannesburg during October and doesn't just focus on design in itself but has a much broader vision for the field in all areas of business... Read

Luxury activewear brand Plein Sport opens first SA store
Luxury activewear brand Plein Sport opens first SA store

International luxury active sportswear brand Plein Sport has opened its first South African store in Johannesburg at Sandton City... Read

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

#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

Brett Abrahamse and Whitey Basson honoured at SACSC Legacy Awards
Brett Abrahamse and Whitey Basson honoured at SACSC Legacy Awards

The annual South African Council of Shopping Centres' Legacy Awards give credit to trailblazers leaving their mark within the retail and shopping centre industry... 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
Dobsonville Mall R114m extension, upgrade complete
Dobsonville Mall R114m extension, upgrade complete
Dobsonville Mall, owned by Vukile Property Fund, recently completed its R114m extension and upgrade... 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
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
CSI
Marlene Robson and Bruce Anderson
Enerjetic Solar Solutions launches Cups for Life
Enerjetic Solar Solutions recently launched Cups for Life, a not-for profit empowerment programme that aims to identify, train and empower potential entrepreneurs who can't find work or struggle to get into the job market... read
2017 SAB Foundation Social Innovation and Disability Empowerment Awards finalists revealed
2017 SAB Foundation Social Innovation and Disability Empowerment Awards finalists revealed
The 24 finalists in this year's SAB Foundation Social Innovation Awards and Disability Empowerment Awards have been announced. The winners will be revealed at an official awards ceremony on Monday, 23 October... read
CRM
AI is already here - we just call them Transformers!
AI is already here - we just call them Transformers!

Mareli Smit

Mareli Smit writes customer experience is impossible if managed as a function rather than a culture... read
Design & Manufacturing
Andrey Armyagov via
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
E-commerce
DHL-Mall for Africa partnership gives African products access to global stage
DHL-Mall for Africa partnership gives African products access to global stage
DHL Express and Mall for Africa have extended their partnership to enable African businesses to sell their locally manufactured products to customers in the United States... read
10 SEO strategies to help boost your e-commerce sales
10 SEO strategies to help boost your e-commerce sales

Yoray Narainpersad

It's heading towards that time of the year when all e-commerce website owners tend to adjust their website in efforts to drive more traffic and increase sales... read
How to choose the ideal retail payment system for your business
How to choose the ideal retail payment system for your business

Issued by Naija Writers' Coach

Due to the various options available in the market, choosing the perfect retail payment system could be quite challenging, however, here are six tips to help you make the right choice... read
Walmart adds NY delivery company to e-commerce empire
Walmart adds NY delivery company to e-commerce empire
Walmart Stores announced Tuesday that it acquired New York delivery company Parcel as it girds to compete with Amazon and other supermarkets for home delivery of groceries... read
Jumia Nigeria launches e-commerce bot
Jumia Nigeria launches e-commerce bot
Jumia Nigeria has introduced an e-commerce bot that allows shoppers to order food, find fashion or electronic items and book hotels and flights by simply having an online conversation... 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
Exhibitions & Events
Propak Cape to showcase latest in packaging, processing, printing and plastics
Propak Cape to showcase latest in packaging, processing, printing and plastics
The Propak Cape exhibition, taking place from 24-26 October at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, will showcase the latest innovations in packaging... read
The realities of catering for Generation Z in the MICE space
The realities of catering for Generation Z in the MICE space

Chantal Kliche

To cater for the next generation in the meetings and incentives space, there are four realities you need to consider... read
European streetwear, sneaker convention comes to South Africa
European streetwear, sneaker convention comes to South Africa
Sneakerness, where sneaker fans and manufacturers come together to buy, sell and swap footwear and street fashion, will debut in Africa in Johannesburg from 16-19 November... read
Fashion & Homeware
South African Fashion Week celebrates 20th year
South African Fashion Week celebrates 20th year
South African Fashion Week (SAFW), now in its 20th year opens its doors on 24 October 2017 to 53 Autumn/Winter 2018 collections at Sandton City Rooftop, surrounded by a skyline of modern architecture. read
FMCG
Freshmark MD Dr Johan van Deventer with Tru-Cape director and grower Derek Corder.
Tru-Cape reaches over 20m apples, pears supplied to Shoprite Group
To date the Shoprite Group has purchased over 20 million cartons of apples and pears for its Shoprite and Checkers customers in 2,689 outlets throughout 15 African countries and the Indian Ocean Islands from Tru-Cape... read
#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
Ale and hearty: Brew goes from a Zululand shed to the world
Ale and hearty: Brew goes from a Zululand shed to the world
The Zululand Brewery, run out of a shed behind the George Hotel in Eshowe, Zululand, is the only South African ale that will be showcased at the JD Wetherspoon... read
Food & bev. services
Andrea Quaye
AB InBev Africa appoints Dentsu Aegis
AB InBev Africa has appointed Dentsu Aegis as its media planning and buying agency for its Africa business... read
Health & Safety
Pixabay via
The dairy industry and its food safety challenges
Today modern dairy farming strives to produce milk of high quality, but farming practices evolve, sometimes bringing with them unforeseen and adverse quality consequences to milk itself... read
Import/Export
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NAEB markets Rwandan tea under national tea brand

Peterson Tumwebaze

Rwandan tea will now be marketed under the Rwanda National Tea brand name as one of the ways to strengthen consumer confidence, as well as promote and ensure its competitiveness on the local and global markets... read
Nigerians spent $3bn annually on foreign goods - MAN
Nigerians spent $3bn annually on foreign goods - MAN

Olajide Fabamise

Local manufacturers lost an average of $3 billion annually due to the preference of Nigerian government and consumers for foreign goods... read
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
Image credit: ITB Manufacturing
Novus Holdings-ITB Manufacturing merger takes effect
Commercial print and manufacturing company, Novus Holdings, has acquired ITB Manufacturing, a private company that manufactures and supplies flexible plastic packaging solutions... read
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
Bowler hints at SoftBev share sale
Bowler hints at SoftBev share sale

Marc Hasenfuss

Perennially profitable plastics packaging specialist Bowler Metcalf has hinted at selling its investment in loss-making softdrink bottling associate SoftBev... read
Research
Retail sales show resurgence in August
Retail sales show resurgence in August
Nominal retail sales for August 2017 grew a substantial 8.1% versus the same month last year... read
Retail Marketing
A model walks the runway during the St. Sava Fundraising Fashion Show at Domenico Vacca Club New York on April 24, 2017 in New York City. Photo:
Fashion world shaken by #NoFreePhotos row
PARIS - Photographers have risen up in revolt at the way fashion labels and influencers are using their street style images without crediting them, highlighting discontent about the "work for free" culture in the multi-billion dollar industry. read
Retail Services
The rise of Wumdrop
The rise of Wumdrop
The 2017 MTN App of the Year Awards is currently underway, with the gala awards event scheduled to take place on 12 October 2017... read
Retailers
LG launches NeoChef oven
LG launches NeoChef oven
LG has introduced the NeoChef oven, combining a convenient design, minimalism and the latest Smart Inverter technology from LG Electronics... read
Makro workers picket in Port Elizabeth
Makro workers picket in Port Elizabeth

Joseph Chirume

About 150 workers at the only Makro store in the Eastern Cape are on strike. The strike, by about 150 members of the SACCAWU, began in Port Elizabeth on 22 September... read
Entrenching a purposeful culture: inspiring beyond the mould
Entrenching a purposeful culture: inspiring beyond the mould

Brian Eagar

Aligning your team members to your desired culture is not about forcing them into a mould; it's about inspiring them to actively participate in the journey that delivers on your brand promise... read
Supply Chain
What businesses can do to stamp out slavery in their supply chains
What businesses can do to stamp out slavery in their supply chains
Until quite recently, businesses didn't have a reason to dig deeper than assessing the price and appearance of the products shipped to their warehouses... read
Technology
Yoco releases free POS solution for small businesses
Yoco releases free POS solution for small businesses
Payments service provider Yoco has launched an enhanced POS solution, which is South Africa's first 100% locally made, free point of sale app... read
Business
Let's talk about fat - from a plastic surgeon's perspective: part 1
Let's talk about fat - from a plastic surgeon's perspective: part 1

Frank Graewe

In both developed and developing countries, obesity has reached epidemic proportions, and is the leading cause of preventable death... read
Minister of public enterprises, Lynne Brown. Photo: SA Breaking News
Eskom says pay back the money
Eskom has asked McKinsey and Trillian Capital to pay back the money it says was unlawfully paid to them... read
Jobs offered
Account Executive - Exhibitions - Cape Town
Scan Display's Cape Town office has an opportunity for a young go-getter with high energy levels to join the team as an Account Executive in the exhibition industry. Read more >>

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Enterprises University of Pretoria - 11 Oct 2017 to 13 Oct 2017, Pretoria


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Psaros Training - 16 Oct 2017 to 18 Oct 2017, Johannesburg


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Enterprises University of Pretoria - 16 Oct 2017 to 19 Oct 2017, Pretoria


Accredited Corporate Social Investment Course
Siyakhula Trust - 23 Oct 2017 to 25 Oct 2017, Randburg, Johannesburg


Creating Raving Fans - The Power Series Business Breakfast
Power Series - 25 Oct 2017, Durban | 26 Oct 2017, Johannesburg | 27 Oct 2017, Cape Town


MASA Masterclass: Customer Engagement
The Marketing Association of South Africa - 27 Oct 2017, Cape Town


Customer journey mapping jam session
Brandlove - 27 Oct 2017, Cape Town


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2018 customer experience trends innovation workshop
Brandlove - 19 Jan 2018, Cape Town


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NES Consulting - 11 Oct 2017 to 13 Oct 2017, Johannesburg


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Susan Sarandon
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