Faster, cheaper and more convenient online alternatives stalk traditional retail sector Source: Online shopping blasting holes in traditional retailer profits

Despite the drought pushing up grain prices, AVI says its food brands Entyce and Snackworks have managed to lift operating profit Source: AVI expects positive HEPS figure despite tough trading conditions

The South African wine industry is going through some tough times, but sustainable growth is on the cards. What’s needed is a clear game plan, a stronger domestic market focus, ingenious marketing and a collective drive towards higher price points. Source: Tough times, but SA wine industry is tougher - Cape Business News

December seems to have been a better month than the preceding ones, although it could have been better, say analysts Source: Retailers squeeze out some cheer with hefty markdowns

Wine producer body VinPro says higher wine prices will lift the industry to a financially sustainable level Source: Wine industry hits doldrums

The recent spate of fires in the winelands of the Western Cape has again brought the issue of the wine producer’s risk to the fore, with a number of wine farms being adversely affected. Shehnaz Somers, head of commercial underwriting at Santam said the company is still assessing the damage and loss as a result [...]

AB InBev stresses the voluntary severance targeting management will not interfere with commitments on post-merger employment Source: AB InBev to cut manager jobs in SA

Engineering News is South Africa's premier source of weekly real-economy news. Source: Imperial Logistics establishes new business in Ghana

Cape Town-based Premier Fishing has confirmed its listing on the JSE this year, and with that development the company has offered some interesting ins Source: Premfish baits investors - Cape Business News

It would be fair to say 2016 was a most eventful year – although most of the Western Cape business community might have preferred not to have endure Source: Seventeen for 17 - Cape Business News