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How to Pitch to PnP, Shoprite, Woolworths, etc
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Start with your local Spar and Family owned Pick n Pay stores.
OP which province are you in?
OP which province are you in?
f22raptor
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ReallyDon't go to Woolworths - they steal ideas
Have you been living under a rock?
Woolworths vs Frankies
Woolworths vs Hummingbird design
Woolworths vs Ubuntu baba baby carrier
Woolworths vs SuperLatte
Woolworths vs Pasta
Frankie’s vs. Woolworths: Good old-fashioned David-and-Goliath battle
Retail giant Woolworths was dealt an embarrassing blow on Wednesday, which resulted in a product being discontinued when it was ruled that they had imitated Frankie's Olde Soft Drink Company. By GREG NICOLSON.
www.dailymaverick.co.za
Woolworths fights back in hummingbird row
The buzz about Woolworths' use of a hummingbird design is continuing on social media and the media, and the retailer has now tried to set the record straight.
www.fin24.com
Woolworths admits trouble with its baby carrier design, yanks its Ubuntu Baba lookalike from shelves
Woolworths says it is strengthening internal processes – after the third incident of alleged intellectual property theft.
www.businessinsider.co.za
Five times Woolworths found themselves in a fix
From plagiarism to awksward ads, Woolies has made headlines for all the wrong reasons.
www.timeslive.co.za
My take - you need to start small. If you're able to produce a limited quantity and supply it via small independents and build a bit of brand recognition or loyalty, even if it is just locally, then you'll have much more leverage and a track record with the big distributors. It will, firstly, provide evidence that you came up with the idea, and secondly, provide buyers at larger distributors with some confidence that there is a market and you know what you're doing. This might be a way to bootstrap income for development, depending on the product.
The big retailers are the wrong avenue for finding seed capital, I'd say, unless you're prepared to potentially lose control and settle for a whatever they see fit to throw your way. Even if it's a really good concept, actually especially if it is a good concept, you have no bargaining power with the distributors without any of those protections and history shows that they will have no qualms using product ideas, unless it is something that you can actually get a patent or some kind of legal protection for, but then again you need capital for that.
The big retailers are the wrong avenue for finding seed capital, I'd say, unless you're prepared to potentially lose control and settle for a whatever they see fit to throw your way. Even if it's a really good concept, actually especially if it is a good concept, you have no bargaining power with the distributors without any of those protections and history shows that they will have no qualms using product ideas, unless it is something that you can actually get a patent or some kind of legal protection for, but then again you need capital for that.
Shoprite's roti supplier is rolling with a R450k monthly turnover | IOL Business Report
Ashraf Kader, the owner of Mia’s Food, nationally supplies white flour roti, wholewheat roti, white flour naan and onion-flavoured naan to Shoprite.
www.iol.co.za
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Thanks for the heads up.Have you been living under a rock?
Woolworths vs Frankies
Woolworths vs Hummingbird design
Woolworths vs Ubuntu baba baby carrier
Woolworths vs SuperLatte
Woolworths vs Pasta
Frankie’s vs. Woolworths: Good old-fashioned David-and-Goliath battle
Retail giant Woolworths was dealt an embarrassing blow on Wednesday, which resulted in a product being discontinued when it was ruled that they had imitated Frankie's Olde Soft Drink Company. By GREG NICOLSON.
Woolworths fights back in hummingbird row
The buzz about Woolworths' use of a hummingbird design is continuing on social media and the media, and the retailer has now tried to set the record straight.www.fin24.comWoolworths admits trouble with its baby carrier design, yanks its Ubuntu Baba lookalike from shelves
Woolworths says it is strengthening internal processes – after the third incident of alleged intellectual property theft.Five times Woolworths found themselves in a fix
From plagiarism to awksward ads, Woolies has made headlines for all the wrong reasons.