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21 Apr 2023

Flush Bathrooms: Now online and available countrywide

By Staff Writer

You can search using simple filters: shop by product category, shop by brand, shop by colour or shop by price.
10 Jun 2021

BMG launches new B2C online shopping platform for engineering consumables

By Staff Writer

BMG’s online shopping platform now encompasses a newly launched E-Commerce service, designed especially for consumers, to boost their buying experience of engineering consumables. “The success of BMG’s B2B online platform has inspired the establishment of a safe and efficient means for consumers to purchase engineering components electronically,” says Darryn Wright, group marketing executive, Engineering Solutions...
25 Mar 2021

Beware of fly-by-night online auctions

By Staff Writer

COVID-19 lockdown restrictions have led to an unprecedented migration to online auctions as a means of selling anything from properties and cars to office furniture and even household goods. New companies are emerging using social media marketing to encourage buyers to bid or make offers on goods and buyers in the manufacturing and industrial industries...
28 Jan 2021

What to expect in 2021

By Staff Writer

With 2021 now well underway Daniel Kibel, co-founder of CM Trading, discusses five industries that may perform in the year ahead. “During the COVID crisis, we’ve seen a major increase in online trading. And while 2021 is well underway, it’s likely we’ll still see a few lingering effects of 2020 in the markets. One of...
29 Sep 2020

BMG launches online shopping platform

By Staff Writer

BMG has launched its new online shopping platform – BMG Online – which makes doing business in the industrial sector, even easier. “Although the planning, development and execution for our E-Commerce shopping portal go back over two years, the COVID-19 lockdown has had a material impact on BMG Online’s design and format. Benchmarked on international...
24 Jun 2020

Virtual make up testing could become the norm in a post-COVID world

By Staff Writer

The retail experience for personal care products is changing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 48% of consumers are now concerned about the safety of product packaging during the pandemic period, according to GlobalData’s COVID-19 Weekly Tracker Survey, published on 3 June. Post-pandemic retail experience As Australia gets a glimpse of what the post-pandemic retail experience...
05 Jun 2020

Coffee sales boom online

By Staff Writer

BY: Stacey Moss, managing director of Avanti Coffee Company With people forced to stay home as a result of the COVID-19 global pandemic, a surprising result has been the exponential growth of the online retail space for coffee producers. The coffee industry has seen a number of changes and challenges over the years but, not...
12 May 2020

Cape Town’s freshest fish delivered to your door

By Staff Writer

Cape Town-based premium fish and seafood supplier, Green Fish is offering a wide selection of quality, sustainable, fresh seafood delivered to your door. Green Fish is a Cape Town based family run fishing business that has been servicing the restaurant, hospitality and wholesale industry with high quality, seasonal and locally sourced fish, and seafood products...
07 May 2020

SAPICS predicts new supply chain challenges in Level 4 of Lockdown

By Staff Writer

SAPICS predicts that as South Africa heads into level 4 of the COVID-19 Lockdown the supply chain industry will face new challenges, which may impact the availability of winter clothing and homeware. “Businesses not supplying essential goods have had to find short-term storage solutions for their products during the lockdown. Some were able to move...
29 Apr 2020

Online shopping has been a lifeline during COVID-19 lockdown in South Africa

By Staff Writer

With the current lockdown and temporary ban of non-essential products and services, consumers have switched to digital shopping alternatives with 37% of South Africans saying they are shopping more online. This according to a recent Nielsen syndicated study on the impact of COVID-19 on consumer behaviour in South Africa. Nielsen South Africa Retailer lead Gareth...
09 Dec 2019

Avoid being scammed this festive season

By Janice Roberts

By Phiko Peter, Client Relationship Manager at Allan Gray. Aware that most of us are less vigilant as we ease into the festive season, scammers will be pulling out all the stops to line their pockets with our hard-earned money, writes Phiko Peter. Armed with bonuses, stokvel payouts, savings and the spirit of giving, South...
23 Oct 2019

Bodycare from Africa launches online store

By Staff Writer

Self care and relaxing is now just a click away at Bodycare from Africa’s recently launched online store. On the online store you can find anything from exfoliating shower gels (R64.95) and body scrubs (R69.95) to bath salts (R84.59), body lotions (R69.95) and much more – a paradise of the perfect pamper products. With the...
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