Nov 18, 2015
During the recent Retail Congress Africa in Cape Town, MasterCard addressed various issues impacting retailers across Africa. A key topic discussed was the protection of data and what retailers can do to protect themselves from data breaches. Retailers have much to...
Sep 30, 2015
Established in 1978, Dis-Chem started out as a small pharmacy in Mondeor, South of Johannesburg. Today, with around 90 stores across the country, the Dis-Chem Group is still privately-owned and run by the original founders. Over the years the Dis-Chem Group had...
Jul 30, 2015
TFG (The Foschini Group) is one of the leading fashion and lifestyle retailers on the African continent – encompassing 19 retail brands and a combined footprint of more than 2 700 stores. Driven by teams of talented and engaged individuals, TFG is guided by a strong...
Jul 23, 2015
Today’s retail managers are challenged to keep shelf availability and service levels high, while keeping store operations costs low without sacrificing the customer experience — which means they must schedule employees and manage tasks with an exacting degree of...
Jun 15, 2015
In the retail market, competitiveness has always revolved around differentiation, be this of product, price or service. However, as the world has become more digital and traditional retailers have joined the online retail market in the ecommerce space, differentiation...
Apr 23, 2015
A new JDA study reveals an enormous amount of money; energy and time retailers and consumer goods manufacturers are spending to improve their omni-channel sales capabilities. While this may not be surprising given the current business environment, the report reveals...
