There is so much more in store for the African retail industry. According to research conducted by PWC, many sub-Saharan African countries have emerged among the world’s fastest-growing economies. This kind of development is due, in part, to a great deal of economic and social change, but also because of the rapid advancement in technology [&hellip...
International business software company, Freshworks has been announced as a sponsor for the highly anticipated Digital Retail Forum 2019, set to take place on 30 January 2019 at the Hilton Hotel in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa. Under the theme...
The 3rd annual IoT Forum Africa, which is set to take place between 26-27 March 2019 at the Gallagher Convention Centre, Midrand, Johannesburg, is targeted at business leaders and IoT ecosystem participants in Africa, and will create a platform for all...
On 30 January 2019, IT News Africa will host the Digital Retail Forum 2019 at the Hilton Sandton located in Johannesburg, South Africa. This highly anticipated event will cover the theme of “Harnessing Digital Technology for Next-Level Customer...
December 19, 2018 •
Events, Retail, Top Stories •
Fundi •
Comments Off on Argility joins Digital Retail Forum 2019 as Silver sponsor
Innovator of enterprise software solutions, Argility has signed on as a Silver sponsor of Digital Retail Forum 2019, set to take place on 30 January 2019 at the Hilton Sandton in Johannesburg, South Africa. Under the theme “Harnessing Digital Technology for...
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a term sitting at the tip of everyone’s tongue in the tech space. It is estimated that by 2020 there will be up to 21 billion connected devices globally and IoT will be at the forefront of this revolution. Many industry...
SqwidNet has extended their partnership with IT News Africa by returning as a Diamond Sponsor for the 3rd straight year at the annual IoT Forum Africa 2019, which is set to take place between 26-27 March 2019 at the Gallagher Convention Centre, Midrand...
December 10, 2018 •
Events, Retail, Top Stories •
Fundi •
Comments Off on Santander UK CIO to speak at Digital Retail Forum 2019
Felipe Penacoba Martinez, CIO for Retail and Business Banking at Santander UK has been confirmed as the keynote speaker for the upcoming Digital Retail Forum 2019, set to take place on 30 January, at the Hilton Sandton in Johannesburg, South Africa. Themed...
December 7, 2018 •
Events, Retail, Top Stories •
Fundi •
Comments Off on Smollan announced as Gold sponsor of DRF2019
Smollan, a retail solutions company has been announced as Gold sponsor of Digital Retail Forum 2019, set to take place on 30 January at the Hilton Sandton in Johannesburg. The forum will gather over 200 retail industry leaders and experts, who will...
YouTube will livestream the Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100 on 2 December, from 14:00 South Africa Standard Time (GMT +2). Fans who are unable to attend the event in Johannesburg can head to Global Citizen’s YouTube channel to watch it live. They can...
Over the course of a decade or so, the retail industry has seen a massive shift towards the adoption of technologies that add value to the evolving customer journey, and the innovation of products and services. Under the theme “Harnessing Digital...
This year’s tt100 Awards was a great success and recognised South Africa’s finest role models who demonstrated excellence in the areas of Management of Technology, Innovation, People, and Systems. This is based on The Da Vinci Institute’s...
November 15, 2018 •
Events, Top Stories, TT100 Awards •
Fundi •
Comments Off on tt100 business awards 2018 puts the spotlight on emerging business innovators
The Da Vinci Institute’s 2018 tt100 Business Innovation Awards took place on Wednesday, 14 November at the Johannesburg Country Club. Under the theme, “Celebrating Leadership”, this year, 64 percent of the semi-finalists were emerging...
November 15, 2018 •
Events, Retail •
Neo Sesinye •
Comments Off on DEFY leads communication at the Turkey – Africa II. Economic and Business Forum
The second annual Turkey – Africa II. Economic and Business Forum was held in October in Istanbul. Hosted by the Ministry of Trade and organized by Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey (DEiK), in collaboration with the African Union (AU), this event...
November 14, 2018 •
Events •
Darryl Linington •
Comments Off on Namibian firm Green set to exhibit at AfricaCom 2018
Green Enterprise Solutions (Green) is attending Africa’s largest Telecom Conference in Africa, AfricaCom 2018, in Cape Town, South Africa. They are the only Namibian company to be an exhibitor with its own stand at this pan-African event. This is a...
November 6, 2018 •
Events, Retail, Top Stories •
Fundi •
Comments Off on Retail sector braces for Digital Retail Forum 2019 in Johannesburg
African retailers are facing a rapid evolution of technology – and online players like Take-A-Lot in South Africa, Konga in Nigeria and Jumia Kenya have entered the market, which has created huge competition for brick-and-mortar incumbents. The internet...
