Retail Trend Alert: International vs. Local.Pet-friendly spaces, open-air malls, immersive experiential stores, and energy alternatives are among the retail trends that South African retailers, property investors and/or developers should keep eye on in considering ways to stay competitive!In our latest vodcast, hosted by renowned news anchor Shahan Ramkissoon, we gain fresh insight into US shopping trends and how South Africa’s retail environments fare by comparison. These are brought to you by three industry experts who recently joined other industry colleagues on a South African Council of Shopping Centres Annual International Tour of retail spaces in the United States and Mexico.Guests:• Nkuli Bogopa | COO: Broll Property Management• Theresa Terblanche | Divisional Director: Broll Retail Leasing & Sectional Title Management• Vuso Majija | Executive Director: Fortress Reit Limited
A return to the workplace is a monumental task that goes beyond compliance to new safety and health regulations. Given that it’s the second paradigm shift for employees who were forced to work remotely, concerns around their mental, physical and emotional well-being in the new working environment need to be taken seriously if they are to adapt to dynamic new business cultures and elevate their productivity.Join us for a highly thought provoking conversation with an industrial psychologist and a team of industry experts, highlighting the myriad of considerations behind a planned, individualised and carefully orchestrated return to the workplace in comparison to the benefits and value in continuing to work from home and how these options weigh on our minds from a psychological perspective. We also address how to create and maintain the ‘new’ healthier and safer workplace, the shaping of which will create a neo-culture of interaction. This merges into how to sustain compliance to Covid-19 regulations, particularly for schools and sports facilities, and how to manifest a productive, yet flexible workforce.Listen now to find out more!
This recording is from our inaugural Africa 2020: A New Vision webinar. Where we had over 600 registered attendees participate and enjoy a sophisticated discussion on the strategies that can be used in the near and long-term period during the recovery phase of the emerging new business environment in Africa and explored innovative solutions for the challenges of tomorrow. Look out for our next Africa 2020 Webinar happening in July 2020.