by Dianne Bayley | May 17, 2022 | Sustainability
Customers expect an easy, hassle-free omnichannel shopping experience; and digital innovation is the answer that retailers have been waiting for. It has been rapidly transforming retail value chains in recent years, writes John Watling, Managing Director within the...
by Dianne Bayley | Apr 18, 2022 | Innovation
Although many retailers have successfully implemented omnichannel services like same-day shipping, in-store pickup or home delivery, research shows that only a third of retail executives said this was a regular service, while 62% said it was just for the 2021 holiday...
by Dianne Bayley | Dec 14, 2021 | Innovation
More than ever the speed, reliability and resilience of edge computing can unlock the benefits of the world’s current and quite rapid digital transformation, notes George Senzere, Solution Architect, Secure Power at Schneider Electric. Together with the cloud, edge...
by Dianne Bayley | Oct 11, 2021 | Security and Legal
The pandemic-fuelled growth of the digital economy and unabated demand for online retail products across Africa have led to extensive disruption in the Consumer Goods and Retail Sector (CG&R) sector, writes Jana Botha, Tax Consultant, and Prenisha Govender,...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 11, 2021 | Featured Articles
Globally, consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies are under intense pressure to profitably grow, writes Yashwin Bhoola, Managing Director Supply Chain and Operations Accenture in Africa. Yet, incumbent companies are losing out to nimble, digital-native competitors....
