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 | Leigh Andrews One of the highlights of WGSN's Futures Cape Town was an inspirational talk by 24-year-old Trevor Stuurman - in effortless digitally savvy youth fashion, this Christmas Day baby is an entrepreneur, photographer and multimedia visual artist with a verified Instagram account and over 156,000 Twitter followers - here's why his fresh ideas resonate so deeply.... read | |  | The inaugural Allan Gray Entrepreneurship Challenge (AGEC) which was conceptualised to creatively coach high school learners to think entrepreneurially has been lauded a "huge success"... read | |  | Lauren Hartzenberg With its unique silhouettes and colourful African prints, Rich Factory designs demand attention. The creative force and founder of the brand is Zambian-born, South Africa-dwelling Rina Chunga... read | |
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 | Alistair Anderson JSE-listed, diversified real estate investment trust (REIT) Dipula Income Fund (Dipula) announced on Friday, 10 November, its intention to acquire a diverse property portfolio... read |
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 | South Africa's first 3D printing project using pure platinum was revealed at the Rapdasa (Rapid Product Development Association of South Africa) conference in Durban.... read |
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 | Karl Gernetzky Group Five's share price was little changed on Tuesday, 7 November, despite the company providing additional details on a turnaround strategy first announced in October... read |
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 | Japanese car giant Nissan said on Monday it would resume domestic production which was suspended following an inspection scandal... read |
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 | CNN International's Inside Africa recently explored the history and revitalisation of Cape Town's Waterfront - the most visited landmark in South Africa - which attracts 24 million visitors a year... read |
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 | The Entertainer's newly launched range of products for 2018 will only be available to use via its app. The global incentives brand also unveiled some improvements to its offerings. read |
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 | Giulietta Talevi Brait shares rallied more than 3% at one stage on Wednesday on its decision to value 2015's 780m acquisition of UK fashion retailer New Look at the princely sum of nothing. read |
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 | 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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 | Retailer Mr Price's turnaround strategy has paid off as the group expects earnings per share to climb as much as 25% for the 26 weeks to September 2017... read |
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 | Clothing retailers are likely to see single-digit growth in future as low sales, worsened by weak economic growth and international competitors entering the market, continue to put the sector under pressure... read |
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 | TFG expects to see a rising contribution from online sales - which now account for 6% of group-wide turnover - as it invests in its e-commerce operations, says CEO Doug Murray... read |
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 | A growing number of startups are trying to produce meat products without using animals, with a view to addressing concerns about animal welfare and the carbon footprint of meat... read |
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 | According to FAO's latest Food Outlook report, the cost of importing food is set to rise in 2017 to $1.413 trillion. Higher import costs come at a time when inventories are robust, harvest forecasts are strong and... read |
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 | Jessica Tennant Rémy Martin recently launched the third edition of its annual 'One Life. Live Them.' campaign developed by local advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi BrandsRock, featuring influencers Sivu Madikana and Madoda Khuzwayo... read |
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 | Local toffee manufacturer Darling Sweet is excited to announce the addition of Rooibos Chai to its range of now 11 flavours, all handcrafted using traditional methods and with no artificial colorants, flavourings or preservatives.... read |
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 | During the next SA Shiraz workshop, South Africa's makers, tasters and growers of Shiraz will benefit from the experience of Alexandre Schmitt, an internationally renowned guru on olfaction... read |
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 | White maize exports for the 2017/2018 marketing year are projected at 860,000 tonnes, which represents an increase of 46.40%. Yellow maize exports are projected at 1,330 million tonnes, an increase of 203.04%... read |
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 | Issued by ITP Communications Following renewed Turkish-South African commitments to boost bilateral trade, a Turkish electronics and electrical goods trade mission will travel to South Africa in November for meetings with local buyers and distributors... read |
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 | Dr Tanya Zack Over the last 20 years Johannesburg has become an intense wholesale and retail centre for local hawkers and for traders from all over sub-Saharan Africa... read |
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 | Poultry farmers participating in the Poultry Show in Abeokuta were excited at the exhibition of water resistance paper egg trays which the manufacturer says is purely made of paper instead of plastic... read |
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 | Issued by Mpact Plastics Exhibition attendees had the opportunity to engage with the Mpact Versapak sales team and enjoy a fresh meal served in the newly developed Heataway food container, hot out of the oven... read |
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 | Consumers are tapping into this trend and the South African sports nutrition market is expected to be worth R812.9 million by 2021... read |
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 | Marc Hasenfuss Plastics packaging specialist Bowler Metcalf (Bowcalf) served up a dose of good news to shareholders on its investment in struggling soft-drink bottler SoftBev at its annual general meeting on Wednesday... read |
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 | 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 |
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 | 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 |
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 | Linda Ensor Parliament's finance committee has adopted bills on a health promotion levy and amending the tax exemption for income earned by South Africans working abroad... read |
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 | 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 |
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 | Louise Marsland How are people coping in this new connected world? A global study from Viacom looks at The Next Normal: Rise of Resilience among consumers, including from Nigeria and South Africa, and how brands should respond... read |
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 | Grant Fleming Black Friday is almost upon us, and it's the one day when savvy brands can genuinely anticipate ramping up their sales with a smart marketing campaign... read |
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 | Khangelani Dziba There is a need for more collaboration from all the different parts that make up brand communications.... read |
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 | Jessica Tennant Woolworths recently launched a digitally-led and multi-channel marketing campaign called the 'Starts With' challenge - a seven-week balanced living challenge facilitated through a Facebook event inviting participants to take part... read |
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 | Marc Hasenfuss Recently listed farming community retailer Kaap Agri has managed to keep the profit taps open despite a water-shortage crisis afflicting areas in its Western Cape heartland... read |
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 | 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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 | It is critical to ensure that tobacco production is as environmentally sustainable as possible as it supports the livelihoods of thousands of small-scale farmers in Africa... read |
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 | Nicci Botha One of the unplanned, but positive, spin offs from Pick n Pay's (PnP) Bitcoin experiment is that it has made retail sexier in attracting talent... read |
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 | Botswana-based retailer Choppies has completed the acquisition of KwaZulu-Natal's Arizona Wholesalers and Butcheries, adding to its 71-strong retail footprint in SA. read |
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 | 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 |
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 | 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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 | Growth in online shopping continued to provide a bonanza for German logistics group Deutsche Post in the third quarter, the firm reported Thursday, confirming its forecast for the full year... read |
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 | LONDON - Burberry shares tumbled on Thursday, as investors were spooked by the expected costs of a strategy overhaul and a below-expectations rise in profits at the British luxury fashion giant, analysts said... read |
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 | ZAGREB - Debt-wracked Balkan food and retail giant Agrokor is in a dispute with creditors over two billion euros in claims, half of which is demanded by the Russian state-controlled Sberbank, the firm's crisis manager said Thursday... read |
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 | ZURICH - Richemont, the world's second-largest luxury group, said Friday it had enjoyed exceptional profit growth in the first half of its financial year as the firm moved on from a costly buyback of its high-end watches... read |
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 | South Africa's 9th annual Top 20 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Award winners have been announced by the NSBC, in association with World Famous Events... read |
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