by Dianne Bayley | Aug 25, 2020 | Sustainability
When it comes to buying power in South Africa, women come out on top, writes Kerry Thomas, Head of Customer Experience at IQbusiness. Although they are more likely to be unemployed and earn less than their male counterparts, research has found that women hold the...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 24, 2020 | Sustainability
Fuel forecourt retailers or convenience shops are highly vulnerable to disruption. Although their operations have always provided a convenience-driven competitive advantage, they now have a lot more to grapple with. South African consumers are more tech-savvy and...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 24, 2020 | Sustainability
The air transport industry has changed beyond all recognition over the past few months and will continue to do so amid the ongoing threat from COVID-19. Airports are still unusually quiet in many places and many airlines fear they may not recover their losses from...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 19, 2020 | Sustainability
Migrating to the public cloud has not necessarily been a successful move for everyone, writes Ryan Skipp, Portfolio & Solution Design at T-Systems South Africa. According to IDC research, 80% of companies surveyed repatriated workloads in 2018. That means they...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 19, 2020 | Sustainability
While key areas such as advancing and retaining female employees have shown some progress over the past few years, there is more work to be done in other areas such as equal access to leadership roles. This is according to Mercer’s When Women Thrive 2020, Sub-Saharan...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 11, 2020 | Sustainability
Snap question for CEOs and decision-makers: What is the lifetime value of your average customer? Do you have this figure, in Rands and cents, at your fingertips? If you don’t, says Rob Lith, Chief Commercial Officer of Telviva, you’re probably not able to grasp the...