CHECKOUT COUNTER: Japanese just love our Rooibos
More than 2,000 tons of rooibos was shipped to Japan in 2018 — the largest consignment since the SA indigenous tea was introduced to the Japanese in the 1980s
CHECKOUT COUNTER: Who’s the Boss now?
German fashion house Hugo Boss says it expects its operating profit to rise faster than sales in 2019
CHECKOUT COUNTER: Puma takes over from Nike
Puma has signed a partnership with English Premier League champions Manchester City, taking over from Nike
CHECKOUT COUNTER: Puma, Porsche Design team up
Puma is launching a joint collection with Porsche Design, tapping into demand for premium products just as luxury labels are moving into the market for ...
CHECKOUT COUNTER: Amazon invests in self-driving vehicle
Amazon has invested in Aurora, a highly regarded Silicon Valley start-up which develops technology to power fully autonomous vehicles
CHECKOUT COUNTER: Woolworths stocks less plastic
Retailer Woolworths will now sell paper-stemmed earbuds. This means that 11-million fewer plastic stems a year will enter waste streams or waterways
CHECKOUT COUNTER: Maye Musk sticks up for her boy
Elon Musk’s mother took to Twitter this past week to blame the media and short sellers for manipulating Tesla stock, which fell nearly 4% last Wednesday
CHECKOUT COUNTER: The future of footwear
Nike has unveiled its first self-lacing smart basketball shoe. The Adapt BB, priced at $350, does more than just lace itself
CHECKOUT COUNTER: Jaguar to axe 4,500 jobs
Jaguar Land Rover, owned by Tata Motors, will cut about 4,500 mostly UK jobs after a slump in Chinese sales and as buyers dump diesel cars for electric
CHECKOUT COUNTER: Coca-Cola makes recycling pledge
Coca-Cola Africa has committed to investing $38m over three years to stimulate recycling industries across Southern and Eastern Africa
CHECKOUT COUNTER: Kellogg’s to label cereals
Kellogg’s is to put ‘traffic light’ labelling on most of its cereal packs sold in the UK from January
CHECKOUT COUNTER: Porsche and Hugo Boss team up
Partnership that will see the German fashion brand act as the official clothing partner to the entire Porsche Motorsport team worldwide
CHECKOUT COUNTER: Coke eyes energy drinks
Coca-Cola, which wants to be a ‘total beverage company’, is planning to add a new drink, Coca-Cola Energy, to its portfolio
CHECKOUT COUNTER: KitKat pops up in SA
Nestlé is to launch its KitKat pop-up store in SA in an attempt to offer personalisation to consumers through brick-and-mortar retail
Edcon refreshes homeware
Edcon, SA’s largest nonfood retailer, announced the launch of Edgars Home — a concept store that replaces its Boardmans brand
CHECKOUT COUNTER: Nespresso bets on Zim
Nestlé’s Nespresso unit expects to start selling limited-edition Zimbabwe coffee capsules to global consumers next year
CHECKOUT COUNTER: Krispy Kreme on the go in SA
Krispy Kreme doughnuts will soon be available at 23 petrol stations and supermarkets in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal
CHECKOUT COUNTER: Nestlé’s palm-oil plan
Nestlé will use satellites to monitor palm-oil plantations for signs of deforestation
CHECKOUT COUNTER: Elon Musk drops private pursuit
Heeding shareholder concerns, Tesla boss Elon Musk says he will no longer pursue a deal to take the electric-car maker private
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