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Pick n Pay to exit Nigeria

Pick n Pay to exit Nigeria

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Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

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2020 global online holiday sales predicted to grow 30% - Salesforce

2020 global online holiday sales predicted to grow 30% - Salesforce

21 Oct 2020

Smart African retailers are rising from the ashes. Here's how

Smart African retailers are rising from the ashes. Here's how

Lee Naik 13 Oct 2020

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Wendy Lucas-Bull to replace Christo Wiese as Shoprite chairperson

2 Oct 2020

How the decline in Chinese tourists around the world has hit the luxury sector

How the decline in Chinese tourists around the world has hit the luxury sector

Xiaoqing Chen and Carol Zhang 1 Oct 2020

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TFG takes over 382 Jet stores in SA - saving 4,800 jobs

28 Sep 2020

5,200 jobs saved as Edcon concludes sale of parts of Edgars

5,200 jobs saved as Edcon concludes sale of parts of Edgars

17 Sep 2020

Spanish fashion brand Desigual arrives in South Africa

10 Sep 2020

Shoprite CEO Pieter Engelbrecht

Shoprite plans to close stores in Kenya

9 Sep 2020

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The Watershed reopens with new 'made in Africa' beauty offering

The Watershed reopens with new 'made in Africa' beauty offering

2 Sep 2020

Second AfricaRise store opens in Gauteng

Second AfricaRise store opens in Gauteng

21 Aug 2020

Builders expands to East Africa with first store in Kenya

Builders expands to East Africa with first store in Kenya

19 Aug 2020

1 in 4 consumers tried a new brand during pandemic - global report

12 Aug 2020

Do you know where your coffee comes from? The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of knowing about our supply chains. Here, a woman carries harvested coffee beans in a coffee plantation in Mount Gorongosa, Mozambique, in August 2019. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

The coronavirus pandemic requires us to understand food's murky supply chains

Cory Searcy and Pavel Castka 6 Aug 2020

Shoprite to discontinue operations in Nigeria

Shoprite to discontinue operations in Nigeria

5 Aug 2020

Andrew Stein on how Game is rediscovering its retail mojo

Andrew Stein on how Game is rediscovering its retail mojo

Lauren Hartzenberg 31 Jul 2020

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Food giants appointing teams to focus on plant-based products

30 Jul 2020

Coronavirus has turned retail therapy into retail anxiety - keeping customers calm will be key to carrying on

Coronavirus has turned retail therapy into retail anxiety - keeping customers calm will be key to carrying on

Jessica Vredenburg and Megan Phillips 24 Jul 2020

How Asia's clothing factories switched to making PPE - but sweatshop problems live on

How Asia's clothing factories switched to making PPE - but sweatshop problems live on

Alessandra Mezzadri and Kanchana N Ruwanpura 23 Jul 2020

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Covid-19 impact on consumption patterns in Africa's key markets

23 Jul 2020

Amazon's Paul Misener on the link between innovation and diversity

Amazon's Paul Misener on the link between innovation and diversity

Lauren Hartzenberg 21 Jul 2020

TFG agrees to buy selected Jet stores and related assets for R480m

TFG agrees to buy selected Jet stores and related assets for R480m

13 Jul 2020

Owner of Legit offers to buy part of Edgars

Owner of Legit offers to buy part of Edgars

8 Jul 2020

Customer experience will help retailers overcome the financial hit from coronavirus

Customer experience will help retailers overcome the financial hit from coronavirus

Frederic Dimanche 6 Jul 2020

Mr Price reveals impact of SA lockdown and its plans to exit Nigeria

Mr Price reveals impact of SA lockdown and its plans to exit Nigeria

29 Jun 2020

The 50-year evolution of the Game brand

26 Jun 2020

Pandora commits to using only recycled silver and gold from 2025

Pandora commits to using only recycled silver and gold from 2025

9 Jun 2020

Sokowatch e-voucher scheme delivers relief to Kenya's vulnerable

Sokowatch e-voucher scheme delivers relief to Kenya's vulnerable

5 Jun 2020

Consumer markets under pressure in 2020

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2020 global online holiday sales predicted to grow 30% - Salesforce

Retail2020 global online holiday sales predicted to grow 30% - Salesforce

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Smart African retailers are rising from the ashes. Here's how

RetailSmart African retailers are rising from the ashes. Here's how

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Image credit: Moneyweb

RetailWendy Lucas-Bull to replace Christo Wiese as Shoprite chairperson

2 Oct 2020

How the decline in Chinese tourists around the world has hit the luxury sector

RetailHow the decline in Chinese tourists around the world has hit the luxury sector

Xiaoqing Chen and Carol Zhang 1 Oct 2020

Credit: Blue Route Mall

RetailTFG takes over 382 Jet stores in SA - saving 4,800 jobs

28 Sep 2020

5,200 jobs saved as Edcon concludes sale of parts of Edgars

Retail5,200 jobs saved as Edcon concludes sale of parts of Edgars

17 Sep 2020

RetailSpanish fashion brand Desigual arrives in South Africa

10 Sep 2020

Shoprite CEO Pieter Engelbrecht

RetailShoprite plans to close stores in Kenya

9 Sep 2020

Gustavo via Pexels

RetailGlobal consumers ease back into in-store shopping - report

4 Sep 2020

The Watershed reopens with new 'made in Africa' beauty offering

RetailThe Watershed reopens with new 'made in Africa' beauty offering

2 Sep 2020

Second AfricaRise store opens in Gauteng

RetailSecond AfricaRise store opens in Gauteng

21 Aug 2020

Builders expands to East Africa with first store in Kenya

RetailBuilders expands to East Africa with first store in Kenya

19 Aug 2020

Retail1 in 4 consumers tried a new brand during pandemic - global report

12 Aug 2020

Do you know where your coffee comes from? The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of knowing about our supply chains. Here, a woman carries harvested coffee beans in a coffee plantation in Mount Gorongosa, Mozambique, in August 2019. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

RetailThe coronavirus pandemic requires us to understand food's murky supply chains

Cory Searcy and Pavel Castka 6 Aug 2020

Shoprite to discontinue operations in Nigeria

RetailShoprite to discontinue operations in Nigeria

5 Aug 2020

Andrew Stein on how Game is rediscovering its retail mojo

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Lauren Hartzenberg 31 Jul 2020

Credit: Polina via Pexels

RetailFood giants appointing teams to focus on plant-based products

30 Jul 2020

Coronavirus has turned retail therapy into retail anxiety - keeping customers calm will be key to carrying on

RetailCoronavirus has turned retail therapy into retail anxiety - keeping customers calm will be key to carrying on

Jessica Vredenburg and Megan Phillips 24 Jul 2020

How Asia's clothing factories switched to making PPE - but sweatshop problems live on

RetailHow Asia's clothing factories switched to making PPE - but sweatshop problems live on

Alessandra Mezzadri and Kanchana N Ruwanpura 23 Jul 2020

Image credit: Retha Ferguson from Pexels

RetailCovid-19 impact on consumption patterns in Africa's key markets

23 Jul 2020

Amazon's Paul Misener on the link between innovation and diversity

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Lauren Hartzenberg 21 Jul 2020

TFG agrees to buy selected Jet stores and related assets for R480m

RetailTFG agrees to buy selected Jet stores and related assets for R480m

13 Jul 2020

Owner of Legit offers to buy part of Edgars

RetailOwner of Legit offers to buy part of Edgars

8 Jul 2020

Customer experience will help retailers overcome the financial hit from coronavirus

RetailCustomer experience will help retailers overcome the financial hit from coronavirus

Frederic Dimanche 6 Jul 2020

Mr Price reveals impact of SA lockdown and its plans to exit Nigeria

RetailMr Price reveals impact of SA lockdown and its plans to exit Nigeria

29 Jun 2020

RetailThe 50-year evolution of the Game brand

26 Jun 2020

Pandora commits to using only recycled silver and gold from 2025

RetailPandora commits to using only recycled silver and gold from 2025

9 Jun 2020

Sokowatch e-voucher scheme delivers relief to Kenya's vulnerable

RetailSokowatch e-voucher scheme delivers relief to Kenya's vulnerable

5 Jun 2020

Consumer markets under pressure in 2020

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Camilla Butler 5 Jun 2020

Equipping Africa's fashion entrepreneurs to conquer Covid-19

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4 Jun 2020

#LockdownLessons: Offer customers value for money, says The Crazy Store's Kevin Lennett

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Lauren Hartzenberg 29 May 2020

DHL confirms strategic investment in UK-based Link Commerce

RetailDHL confirms strategic investment in UK-based Link Commerce

28 May 2020

Covid-19 driving fundamental shifts in Africa's consumers

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27 May 2020

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Retail#LockdownLessons: Keeping spirits lifted while working from home

22 May 2020

How the Covid-19 crisis could remodel the luxury industry

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Mukuru Groceries enables people in SA to support Zimbabweans in need

RetailMukuru Groceries enables people in SA to support Zimbabweans in need

18 May 2020

Forrester forecasts $2.1tn in retail losses globally in 2020

RetailForrester forecasts $2.1tn in retail losses globally in 2020

7 May 2020

Pepkor donates over R2m towards Covid-19 relief

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23 Apr 2020

Beyond Covid-19: How retail and the food & beverage industry will evolve

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Covid-19 will bring about a retail apocalypse

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Howard Saunders 8 Apr 2020