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Do once customer-driven companies need to lose their customer focus?

Aki Kalliatakis

Looking at all companies, at some stage in their history they were fantastic with customers - and then lost their way. We need to question whether the pressure to produce profit is so forceful...

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To succeed in Africa, look at its retail data

Zeenat Moorad

It turns out that soaring gross domestic product, population and governance alone are not enough to predict brand success in Africa...

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Bread market 'competitive' in KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape

Nick Hedley

The bread market in KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape has become "very competitive" on prices, according to Tiger Brands, which owns the Albany brand...

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E-commerce
Bricks and mortar stores still popular
The physical store is still the preferred shopping place for South Africans in spite of significant growth in online buying, a survey released Tuesday, 10 March 2015, showed... read more>>
Exhibitions & Events
Beauty and brandy unite at 2015 Fusion Showcase
Fine Brandy Fusion, a showcase of South Africa's brandies, provides aficionados with an opportunity to rub shoulders with celebrities, learn from brandy masters and taste their chart-topping creations... read more>>
Fiera Milano appoints Heidi Warricker as GM
Global exhibitions company, Fiera Milano has appointed Heidi Warricker as GM of Fiera Milano Exhibitions Africa. In addition to taking the reins for the company's South African products, including the Good Food & Wine Show... read more>>
Manufacturing
Joint move on Adcock underlines shift at PIC

Mark Allix and Sikonathi Mantshantsha

The Public Investment Corporation (PIC) and Bidvest Group yesterday, 11 March 2015, said they were looking at a tie-up to give them joint control of Adcock Ingram, underlining a strategic shift in the PIC's approach to investment... read more>>
Shipping & Transport
SAAFF, the future frontier - topic at 2015 Annual Congress
Aptly themed 'New Frontiers', the South African Association of Freight Forwarders' (SAAFF) annual Congress takes place 14-16 October 2015 at the ICC in Durban... read more>>
International
#PepsiChallenge launches globally across areas of pop culture
NEW YORK: On 11 March 2015, Pepsi unleashed its biggest socially-led, content driven initiative ever with a variety of global and local challenges designed to galvanise consumers around the world to defy convention, make every moment - big or small - epic, and truly "Live for Now"... read more>>
Burger King cuts soft drinks from kids' meals
WASHINGTON DC, US: US fast-food chain Burger King is cutting soft drinks from its children's meals amid mounting pressure to reduce the amount of sweet sodas children drink... read more>>
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Government news
Govt conducting assessments of municipalities
President Jacob Zuma says task teams have been established and programmes are being developed to provide support for identified municipalities... read more>>
Education gets lion's share of Limpopo budget
The Limpopo Department of Education received the biggest portion of the 2015/16 provincial budget tabled by MEC Alfred Phala at the legislature in Lebowakgomo on Tuesday... read more>>
Meeting vehicle local content goals 'needs state help'
Plans to meet local content targets in the motor industry were unlikely to succeed until the government adopted a co-ordinated approach to development of the automotive supply chain, Toolmaking Association of SA MD Dirk van Dyk said on Tuesday, 10 March... read more>>
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Lifestyle
The loveliness that is La Belle

Angie White

La Belle Bakery & Bistro is upmarket flavour and sophistication meets unpretentious comfort. It's a place where beauty is abundant and relaxation is paramount, offering exceptional service incomparable to anywhere else I've ever been. read more>>
Motoring news
The C1 has got the looks

Henrie Geyser: motoring editor

The new C1 Citroen is the prettiest of the three virtually identical motoring triplets who share the same engine, mechanical set-up, body parts and chassis but have individual exterior looks and living quarters... read more>>
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New events to diarise
Renewable Energy Festival 2015
Renewable Energy Festival - 28 Mar 2015, Cape Town

Rand Show
Rand Show - 3 Apr 2015 to 12 Apr 2015, Johannesburg

Wool Week Cape Town 2015
Cape Wools SA - 7 Apr 2015 to 12 Apr 2015, Cape Town

Lifestyle Expo 2015
Big Events 365 - 2 May 2015, Durban, Amanzimtoti

TITIIC 2015
Scatterlings Conference & Events - 20 May 2015 to 22 May 2015, Pretoria

Bridal Fair at Indaba Hotel
SA Bridal Fairs - 24 May 2015, Johannesburg

Africa's Big Seven
Exhibition Management Services (Pty) Ltd - 21 Jun 2015 to 23 Jun 2015, Midrand

SAITEX
Exhibition Management Services (Pty) Ltd - 21 Jun 2015 to 23 Jun 2015, Midrand

Gauteng Motor Fest
Thebe Reed Exhibitions (Pty) Ltd - 24 Jul 2015 to 26 Jul 2015, Brakpan

Cape Homemakers Expo
Cape Homemakers Expo - 27 Aug 2015 to 30 Aug 2015, Cape Town

Upcoming events
Cape Town Carnival
Cape Town Carnival - 14 Mar 2015, Cape Town

The Watershed Festival
The Watershed Festival - 14 Mar 2015 to 24 Mar 2015, Cape Town

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