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#EntrepreneurMonth: If you can sell your first startup, sell it
Alan Knott-Craig</span>Us humans have a heuristic bias to sell our winners and hold onto our losers. That's not the way to build wealth. Better to hang onto your winners and cut your losers...
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Roambee enables digitisation for enterprise supply chain, logistics
Internet of things (IoT) smart logistics and asset monitoring company, Roambee, has introduced BeeBeacon mobile monitoring technology that combines BLE/Wi-Fi/GSM hotspots and beacons to provide...
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Argility announces new technology group, company acquisitions
Marko Salic</span>Enterprise retail software solutions company, Argility, has formed the Argility Technology Group and announced the acquisition Cquential Solutions and Fleet Domain, from Capital...
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Amazon stretches delivery arm inside houses
SAN FRANCISCO, US: Amazon stretched its delivery arm inside homes on Wednesday with a smart lock and camera combination that also signalled a move into home security.Read more... | Send to a friend
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New working group explores use of supply chain control towers
© Andriy Popov via [[www.123RF.com]]</span>Imperial Logistics has launched a working group focused on exploring, understanding and advancing the use of supply chain control towers.Read more... |...
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Inside the Lush life of an ethical cosmetics buyer
Working as a buyer for ethical handmade cosmetics company Lush, your travels could take you sourcing neroli oil in Tunisia, blue chamomile oil in Hungary, benzoin resin in northern Laos and shea butter...
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Imperial Logistics sells Schirm
In line with its strategy to invest only in its core capabilities, Imperial Logistics has entered into an agreement with AECI to dispose of its total interest in and claims against Schirm Gmbh and...
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Automation is key for distributors to act fast and meet customer demands
©Wavebreak Media Ltd via [[www.123RF.com 123RF]]</span>Competition is high amongst South African and international distribution companies and margins are continually under pressure. Wholesalers...
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The future of African ports is also the future of Africa's economic success
Image Source: [[https://www.transnetportterminals.net/Media/Pages/MediaGallery.aspx Transnet Port Terminals]]</span>Statistics indicate that 90% of imports and exports in Africa are driven by...
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SA's WumDrop acquired by Makro
Cash and carry chain store Makro has acquired a majority stake in South African last mile delivery startup WumDrop, in a move that will allow it to speed up delivery of orders to customers.Read more......
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Africa's first digital free trade area for rollout in 2018
©hxdyl via [[www.123RFcom 123RF]]</span>Businesses within the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) could save up to $450 million in clearance documentation once the bloc adopts...
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#BizTrends2018: From the high street to the dusty street - when formal and...
Kamogelo Mmutlana</span>Opportunities for economic growth abound within the exchanges between the formal and informal economies.Read more... | Send to a friend
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#BizTrends2018: Unlock value in supply chain and rise to the challenges
Mungo Park</span>Mungo Park, president of leading Southern African supply chain and operations management association Sapics, shares his insights on supply chain trends in 2018, and offers advice...
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#BizTrends2018: The changing face of imports
Greg Cline</span>Logistics and imports are undergoing significant changes amidst an increasing awareness on the importance of being cost conscious and needing to find ways to be more...
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#BizTrends2018: Mobile means more e-commerce opportunity than ever before
The proliferation of mobile phone networks in Asia-Pacific and Africa has transformed how people connect, communicate and shop. Africa's e-commerce market is rapidly gaining traction, with e-commerce...
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#BizTrends2018: Industry 4.0: A disruptive revolution or simply evolution?
Benji Coetzee</span>Historic industrial revolutions have led to the "silent generation" (the likes of Warren Buffet and the Beatles) bearing witness to both pre- and post- liberated...
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#BizTrends2018: The king's demand dictates
Throughput is imperative in business. The challenge is to mitigate barriers negatively impacting throughput.Read more... | Send to a friend
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Supply chain glitches: one of the greatest risks
© Jakub Jirsak via [[www.123rf.com 123RF]]</span>A glitch in a supply chain can cost an organisation up to 10% of its shareholder value, and even put the company out of business. Supply chain...
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Logistics profitability lags due to skills shortage
© kzenon via [[www.123RF.com 123RF]]</span>The logistics industry is geared to quickly hire operational skills like pickers, packers, and drivers based on seasonal scalability, but in a highly...
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#BizTrends2018: What is shaping grocery retail in South Africa - Part 2
In Part 1 of the Trade Intelligence Retail Trends 2018 report, we described how globally and locally, we are in the beginning stages of a game-changing revolution in how products are made and sold,...
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