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Lidl's global holiday campaign was created by BBDO Germany and its chief creative officer, South African-born Jonathan Deeb and Academy Award-winning filmmaker Tom Hooper (Image supplied)

BBDO Germany's 6 minute brand film for Lidl's global holiday campaign

SA’s MellowVans brings mobile EV stores to African telcos

SA’s MellowVans brings mobile EV stores to African telcos

6 Nov 2024

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa invests $50m in Namibia, boosting production capacity by 30%

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa invests $50m in Namibia, boosting production capacity by 30%

5 Nov 2024

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Bounty Apparel becomes exclusive distributor of Reebok in SA, SADC

11 Feb 2022

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ADM grows reach in Africa with takeover of SA's Comhan

9 Feb 2022

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Retail and the metaverse: A new world of consumer connection

9 Feb 2022

#BizTrends2022: Telling Africa's stories empathetically

#BizTrends2022: Telling Africa's stories empathetically

Danette Breitenbach 8 Feb 2022

How Decorex Africa is being reimagined in 2022

How Decorex Africa is being reimagined in 2022

8 Feb 2022

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Global food prices rise in January

3 Feb 2022

Hugo Boss rebrands, partners with African TikToker Khaby Lame

Hugo Boss rebrands, partners with African TikToker Khaby Lame

2 Feb 2022

Luxury giant invites startups to enter LVMH Innovation Award 2022

Luxury giant invites startups to enter LVMH Innovation Award 2022

31 Jan 2022

Retail in Africa: Set your FMCG business up for long-term growth on the continent

Retail in Africa: Set your FMCG business up for long-term growth on the continent

Trade Intelligence 31 Jan 2022

Coffee may become more scarce and expensive thanks to climate change - new research

Coffee may become more scarce and expensive thanks to climate change - new research

Denis J Murphy 31 Jan 2022

Adidas embarks on global hiring spree

Adidas embarks on global hiring spree

31 Jan 2022

Banking scams cost South Africans R295m last year

28 Jan 2022

East African Breweries sees lingering Covid concerns after strong first half

East African Breweries sees lingering Covid concerns after strong first half

Duncan Miriri 28 Jan 2022

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5 social commerce trends changing how we shop & sell

Greg Bailie 27 Jan 2022

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Unilever to cull 1,500 jobs in major restructuring

26 Jan 2022

Diageo to sell Ethiopian brewery Meta Abo to BGI

Diageo to sell Ethiopian brewery Meta Abo to BGI

26 Jan 2022

No African brands in Brand Finance Global 500 2022 Report

26 Jan 2022

KFC names Nolo Thobejane as new head for rest of sub-Saharan Africa

KFC names Nolo Thobejane as new head for rest of sub-Saharan Africa

25 Jan 2022

Iconic fashion designer Thierry Mugler dies

Iconic fashion designer Thierry Mugler dies

24 Jan 2022

New Africa cross-border payments system to boost trade

20 Jan 2022

Labat Africa ramps up cannabis retail expansion with new deals

Labat Africa ramps up cannabis retail expansion with new deals

20 Jan 2022

Source: Wunderman Thompson

Wunderman Thompson reveals The Future 100: 2022

19 Jan 2022

3 trends that will dominate African mobile apps in 2022

3 trends that will dominate African mobile apps in 2022

18 Jan 2022

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Top 10 global consumer trends revealed for 2022 - Euromonitor

17 Jan 2022

#BizTrends2022: Africa's informal sector; a newly augmented opportunity

#BizTrends2022: Africa's informal sector; a newly augmented opportunity

Ndeye Diagne, Kantar 17 Jan 2022

GlaxoSmithKline rejects Unilever's £50bn bid for consumer health unit

17 Jan 2022

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Global e-commerce payment transactions to surpass $7.5tn by 2026

17 Jan 2022

The big challenges for supply chains in 2022

The big challenges for supply chains in 2022

Edward Sweeney 14 Jan 2022

Shoppers spent $1.14tn online globally over 2021 holiday season - Salesforce

Shoppers spent $1.14tn online globally over 2021 holiday season - Salesforce

13 Jan 2022

Marko Salic, CEO, Argility Technology Group. Source: Supplied

Smollan buys Argility Technology Group from Capital Eye Investments

12 Jan 2022

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Source: Supplied

Bounty Apparel becomes exclusive distributor of Reebok in SA, SADC

11 Feb 2022

Source: Supplied

ADM grows reach in Africa with takeover of SA's Comhan

9 Feb 2022

Source: Supplied

Retail and the metaverse: A new world of consumer connection

9 Feb 2022

#BizTrends2022: Telling Africa's stories empathetically

#BizTrends2022: Telling Africa's stories empathetically

Danette Breitenbach 8 Feb 2022

How Decorex Africa is being reimagined in 2022

How Decorex Africa is being reimagined in 2022

8 Feb 2022

Source: stevepb via

Global food prices rise in January

3 Feb 2022

Hugo Boss rebrands, partners with African TikToker Khaby Lame

Hugo Boss rebrands, partners with African TikToker Khaby Lame

2 Feb 2022

Luxury giant invites startups to enter LVMH Innovation Award 2022

Luxury giant invites startups to enter LVMH Innovation Award 2022

31 Jan 2022

Retail in Africa: Set your FMCG business up for long-term growth on the continent

Retail in Africa: Set your FMCG business up for long-term growth on the continent

Trade Intelligence 31 Jan 2022

Coffee may become more scarce and expensive thanks to climate change - new research

Coffee may become more scarce and expensive thanks to climate change - new research

Denis J Murphy 31 Jan 2022

Adidas embarks on global hiring spree

Adidas embarks on global hiring spree

31 Jan 2022

Banking scams cost South Africans R295m last year

28 Jan 2022

East African Breweries sees lingering Covid concerns after strong first half

East African Breweries sees lingering Covid concerns after strong first half

Duncan Miriri 28 Jan 2022

Source: © Warakorn Harnprasop

5 social commerce trends changing how we shop & sell

Greg Bailie 27 Jan 2022

Source: ©joeppoulssen -

Unilever to cull 1,500 jobs in major restructuring

26 Jan 2022

Diageo to sell Ethiopian brewery Meta Abo to BGI

Diageo to sell Ethiopian brewery Meta Abo to BGI

26 Jan 2022

No African brands in Brand Finance Global 500 2022 Report

26 Jan 2022

KFC names Nolo Thobejane as new head for rest of sub-Saharan Africa

KFC names Nolo Thobejane as new head for rest of sub-Saharan Africa

25 Jan 2022

Iconic fashion designer Thierry Mugler dies

Iconic fashion designer Thierry Mugler dies

24 Jan 2022

New Africa cross-border payments system to boost trade

20 Jan 2022

Labat Africa ramps up cannabis retail expansion with new deals

Labat Africa ramps up cannabis retail expansion with new deals

20 Jan 2022

Source: Wunderman Thompson

Wunderman Thompson reveals The Future 100: 2022

19 Jan 2022

3 trends that will dominate African mobile apps in 2022

3 trends that will dominate African mobile apps in 2022

18 Jan 2022

Source: Supplied

Top 10 global consumer trends revealed for 2022 - Euromonitor

17 Jan 2022

#BizTrends2022: Africa's informal sector; a newly augmented opportunity

#BizTrends2022: Africa's informal sector; a newly augmented opportunity

Ndeye Diagne, Kantar 17 Jan 2022

GlaxoSmithKline rejects Unilever's £50bn bid for consumer health unit

17 Jan 2022

Source: ©Ivan Kruk via

Global e-commerce payment transactions to surpass $7.5tn by 2026

17 Jan 2022

The big challenges for supply chains in 2022

The big challenges for supply chains in 2022

Edward Sweeney 14 Jan 2022

Shoppers spent $1.14tn online globally over 2021 holiday season - Salesforce

Shoppers spent $1.14tn online globally over 2021 holiday season - Salesforce

13 Jan 2022

Marko Salic, CEO, Argility Technology Group. Source: Supplied

Smollan buys Argility Technology Group from Capital Eye Investments

12 Jan 2022

What it will take for Africa's agrifood systems to thrive

What it will take for Africa's agrifood systems to thrive

Lulama Ndibongo Traub, Edward Mabaya and Wandile Sihlobo 12 Jan 2022

Subscription economy to hit $275bn in 2022: Where's the growth coming from?

11 Jan 2022

Toy and entertainment giant Hasbro names Chris Cocks as CEO

Toy and entertainment giant Hasbro names Chris Cocks as CEO

10 Jan 2022

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AI shop assistants: Get ready for a world where you can't tell humans and chatbots apart

Shweta Singh 7 Jan 2022

UN WFP, Impact Hub Kigali launch programme to support food system innovations in Rwanda

UN WFP, Impact Hub Kigali launch programme to support food system innovations in Rwanda

7 Jan 2022

#BizTrends2022: Why retail has changed forever

#BizTrends2022: Why retail has changed forever

John Watling 6 Jan 2022

$617m ad value makes Nike most marketed sports brand on social media

5 Jan 2022

#BizTrends2022: What's next for retailing in Africa?

#BizTrends2022: What's next for retailing in Africa?

Christele Chokossa 5 Jan 2022

Africa emerging as next big retail hotspot - Kearney report

Africa emerging as next big retail hotspot - Kearney report

4 Jan 2022

PepsiCo sub-Saharan Africa to curb use of virgin plastics

PepsiCo sub-Saharan Africa to curb use of virgin plastics

3 Jan 2022

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