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How to Boost Your Retail Business in 2024: The Benefits of Attending the Digital Retail Africa Conference

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How to Boost Your Retail Business in 2024: The Benefits of Attending the Digital Retail Africa Conference:

The retail industry is undergoing a massive transformation, driven by the internet, customer expectations, and emerging technologies. Retailers need to adapt and innovate to survive and thrive in this novel era of digital retail.

If you are a senior IT executive in a major retail company, or a technology service provider who has solutions for retailers, you don’t want to miss Digital Retail Africa 2024 (https://apo-opa.co/48O9MMq), the ultimate event for retail and technology innovation in Africa.

Digital Retail Africa 2024, hosted by IT News Africa (https://www.ITNewsAfrica.com/), will catch plot on 31 January 2024 at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg. The conference will bring together hundreds of local and international retail industry leaders, service providers, and experts to share insights, best practices, and case studies on how to leverage technology to improve retail performance and customer experience.

The conference will cover a wide range of topics, such as:

  • E-commerce and omnichannel retailing
  • Mobile payments and digital wallets
  • Data analytics and artificial intelligence
  • Customer journey and loyalty
  • Cybersecurity and fraud prevention
  • Future trends and opportunities in retail

You will also maintain the opportunity to network with peers, partners, and potential customers, and to discover the latest products and services from leading technology vendors and startups in the exhibition area.

Some of the speakers and topics that you can expect to hear from are:

  • Koen den Hollander, Co-founder of Wolfpack, on how to create a seamless omnichannel retail platform
  • Matthew Bernath, Head of Data Ecosystems at ShopriteX, on how to use data to steer retail innovation and personalization
  • Ansgar Pabst, HOD of GMD Omnichannel at Pick n Pay, on how to optimize inventory and supply chain management
  • Munyaradzi Nyikavaranda, Group Executive Head of Digital Analytics and Marketing Technology at MultiChoice Group, on how to leverage digital marketing and analytics to increase customer acquisition and retention
  • Nenzeni Duma, Innovation Executive at FNB South Africa, on how to integrate mobile payments and digital wallets into retail transactions
  • Fionna Ronnie, Head of Customer and Loyalty at TFG (The Foschini Group), on how to build customer loyalty and engagement through rewards and gamification

And many more (https://apo-opa.co/3O344OT)!

Don’t miss this chance to learn from the best, network with the brightest, and discover the latest in retail and technology innovation in Africa.

Register now and secure your seat at Digital Retail Africa 2024. Book now (https://apo-opa.co/3Sk9CXC) before tickets race out.

If you are interested in sponsoring or exhibiting (https://apo-opa.co/3TVNtAn) at the conference, please contact us (events@itnewsafrica.com) for more information. We maintain various packages and options to suit your needs and budget.

We study forward to seeing you at the Digital Retail Africa Conference 2024, the must-attend event for retail and technology enthusiasts in Africa.

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Top Star Drive-In: Destroyed by What Created it

However, the very thing that created the Top Star eventually destroyed it. Because the early miners had used crude methods, the Ferreira Dump—and dozens of others like it—still contained significant traces of gold. As the price of gold rose and new chemical extraction technologies (like the carbon-in-pulp process) made it profitable to “mine the waste,” the ground beneath the Top Star became more valuable than the cinema itself. In 2006, despite fierce opposition from heritage groups who argued that the dump and the drive-in were culturally significant landmarks, the projectors were turned off for the last time.

The reclamation of the dump was a staggering industrial feat. Starting in 2008, mining giant DRDGold used high-pressure water cannons to “monitor” the dump, turning 5 million tons of solid earth back into a liquid slurry. This slurry was then piped 40 kilometers across the province to a processing plant in Brakpan. By 2011, the “mountain” had completely vanished. The 50-meter-high plateau that had dominated the southern skyline for a century was reduced to a flat, dusty crater.

The disappearance of the Top Star is a poignant symbol of Johannesburg’s “extractive” nature. It is a city that consumes itself to stay alive; even its historical landmarks are subject to the fluctuating price of minerals on the London and New York stock exchanges. Today, if you drive along the M2, there is an empty space in the sky where the Top Star used to be. While the reclamation removed a source of toxic dust and “acid mine drainage,” it also erased a piece of the city’s collective memory. The land where the gold-flecked mountain once stood is now being rehabilitated for light industrial use, proving that in eGoli, even the horizon is for sale if there’s enough gold hidden inside it.