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Woolworths partnership to grow SA fashion education

Woolworths has entered into partnership with Kingston University in London and Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) in Cape Town to nurture the skills of soon-to-be fashion design graduates...

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Early warning system for retail sector

A mobile system that can assess the health of portfolio assets through an innovative recommendations-based early warning system can assist managers of shopping centres and retail chains grappling with the knock-on effect of stunted economic growth.

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FoodWineDesign Fair gets new name with artisanal flair

As a salute to the thousands of hours of workmanship and effort that goes into every item exhibited and sold at the Sanlam FoodWineDesign Fair, it has been renamed the Sanlam Handmade Contemporary Fair.

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Brand News
AVI targets African sales with better distribution

Nick Hedley

Branded consumer products group AVI is targeting a good year for grocery and personal care sales in African countries, after improving its distribution channels in several export markets. read more>>
JD Group FY HEPS at 93.6c vs 397.1c in 2013
Retail company JD Group's (JDG) full-year headline earnings per share (HEPS) were 93.6c in the year ended June 2014 from 397.1c in the year-earlier period‚ the group said on Monday, 8 September 2014. read more>>
Commercial Property
Fairvest distribution surpasses forecast

Alistair Anderson

Fairvest, which specialises in shopping centres near taxi ranks and in rural areas, has added four properties to its mix in the year to June, in a bid to substantially grow its property portfolio. read more>>
Retail Marketing
When traditional marketing models miss the mark

Grant Shippey

When you are putting together a media plan for your new campaign, do you use a 'spray and pray' approach, or do you spend time making educated and informed decisions? read more>>
Retail Services
Feeling off balance? Spare a thought for your wheels

Issued by Tiger Wheel & Tyre

2014 is well past halfway and most people are beginning to feel off balance and in need of a break before the year-end madness. If that's how you feel, spare a thought for your wheels and tyres, says Joe du Plooy, Marketing Executive at Tiger Wheel & Tyre... read more>>
Training
CWG launches internship scheme to develop young viticulturists
The Cape Winemakers Guild, in association with VinPro, has expanded its highly successful Oenology Protégé Programme with the launch of a similar internship scheme to develop young viticulturists. read more>>
International
Apple frenzy but silence is maintained
SAN FRANCISCO, USA: It is a marketing strategy that few experts would recommend and even fewer companies can pull off. read more>>

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Twitter adds "buy buttons" to adverts
SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Twitter has begun testing "buy buttons" that let people make purchases directly from marketing posts fired off at the globally popular one-to-many messaging service. read more>>
M&M winners announced
LONDON, UK: Celebrating 25 years of international media excellence. The M&M Global Awards 2014 took place on Thursday last week at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London! read more>>
More International
Government
Cele wants stock theft to have same priority as cash heists
Stock theft should be given the same level of priority and attention as cash heists in the fight against crime, says Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Deputy Minister General Bheki Cele. read more>>
Shackles of unemployment may be broken through partnerships
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says the country needs to break the shackles of economic exclusion so young people can get jobs. read more>>
Sports federations sign transformaton agreements
South African sports federations will soon sign a national agreement on transformation according to Sport and Recreation Minister Fikile Mbalula. read more>>
More Government news
Lifestyle
Healthy gain in vehicle exports

Henrie Geyser: motoring editor

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SA Innovation Summit
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Decadent Hair Collection launch and pop-up store
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1st Annual Ekurhuleni Fashion Week
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Business Opportunities and Franchise Expo
Thebe Reed Exhibitions - 11 Sep 2014 to 14 Sep 2014 Johannesburg

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