Ten most beautiful objects in South Africa selected

The shortlist of the 10 most beautiful objects in South Africa over the past year has been selected by line-up of design journalists and cultural commentators for Design Indaba's 2012 Most Beautiful Object in South Africa (MBOISA) award. 10 Feb 2012 07:17

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Bizcommunity launches new dedicated sectors, newsletters

Bizcommunity.com - South Africa's largest online B2B publisher - is set to grow even more with the introduction of 16 new content channels, with weekly newsletters, as from last week Tuesday, 20 September 2011. 20 Sep 2011 15:45

Global advertising rebounded 10.6% in 2010

LONDON, UK: The global advertising industry climbed out of recession last year and posted a 10.6% year-on-year increase to US$503 billion* based on published rate cards from the Global AdView Pulse, a new report released by The Nielsen Company. 11 Apr 2011 10:35

Big opportunities for big clothes

LONDON, UK: A quarter of all ladies' clothes sold in the UK in 2011 will be plus size*, as women are getting larger, finds Verdict, one of the Datamonitor group of companies. 5 Apr 2011 08:59

Africa Fashion Week hits London in 2011

In 2011, London will host Africa Fashion Week London (AFWL) between 5-6 August at the Gibson Hall. The showcase will present UK and non-UK based fashion designers while the Revelation shows within AFWL aim to provide new and emerging fashion designers the opportunity to showcase to the UK and international press, buyers and stockists of high street and independent stores. 4 Mar 2011 09:36

A change of a dress for the UK's young women

[Mintel Oxygen] LONDON, UK: It has been an iconic clothing item for fashionable women throughout history, made or broken reputations on the red carpet and most recently been the focal point of an impending Royal marriage - but now it seems dresses are the clothing item of choice for young women. 25 Jan 2011 10:02

FIFA fears impact of marketing agent's collapse

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND: World football's governing body FIFA said on Thursday, 23 December 2010, that it feared the financial impact of the collapse of its main product licensing agent, Singapore-based Global Brands Group (GBG). 24 Dec 2010 09:42

Logistics sector 2030: Africa and Asia to reshuffle the cards?

LONDON, UK: The dynamic economic development of emerging markets will fundamentally change world trade by 2030, leading to the emergence of new logistics service providers to challenge the market share of established companies. 30 Nov 2010 08:26

Mr Price takes aim at Nigerian market

[Michael Bleby] Retailer Mr Price is eying Nigeria, a market it says could host up to 100 stores, if it could only end its ban on the import of clothing. 22 Nov 2010 11:00

Gap gives way

Clothing giant Gap feels social media heat, scraps new logo. 15 Oct 2010 13:44

Global ad spend on the rise

NEW YORK, US: Global ad spend increased 12.8%* in the first six months of 2010 when compared with the same period in 2009 and totalled 238 billion USD - driven by booming emerging markets and a return to double-digit ad spending in automotive, durables, fast moving consumer goods (FMCG), financial services, and telecommunications. 12 Oct 2010 10:42

Clothing brands and marketing fashions

[Grant Hunter] Vogue could be described as nothing more than a glossy catalogue. Every fashion ad follows the same formula. Sexy models draped in a fashion house's latest range, shot and styled by a big name photographer and finished off with the logo. However, the print ads confirm the prestige of the brand. 1 Sep 2010 11:06

Star QT clothing line extends footprint to Uganda

[Walter Wafula] Star QT, a South Africa-based clothing line and fashion label is set to be launched in Kampala this August to increase the popularity of the brand and its products in Uganda. 30 Jun 2010 10:53

Africa Fashion Week salutes the continent

Africa Fashion Week starts on 30 June 2010 at the Sandton Convention Centre and the four-day event features more than 27 designers from Guinea Bissau, Nigeria, Uganda, Botswana, Ghana, Somali, Tunisia, French Comoros, South Africa, Mozambique, the US and the UK. 3 Jun 2010 09:44