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Retail, Associations, Banking & Finance, Brand news, Clothing & Textiles, Cold chain, Commercial property, CRM, CSI, Distribution, e-Commerce, Exhibitions & Events, FMCG, Franchising, Green sustainability, Health & Safety, Hospitality, Import/Export, Informal retailing, Instore, Logistics, Manufacturing, Merchandising, Packaging, Refrigeration, Regulatory, Research, Retail marketing, Retail services, Retail trends, Retailers, Security, Shipping & Transport, Shopfitting, Supply chain, Technology, Training
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Unusual giftsIt's hard to believe the year is almost over, but government is giving motorists an early Christmas present as the price of petrol goes down this Wednesday. Economists, however, are disappointed with the decrease, and say it's not enough. Clover is also giving its milk suppliers a gift they've been desperately needing - an increase in the price it pays for raw milk. And while this is fantastic news for those farmers, it's not so great for consumers. Now the question looms: will consumers only pay for the increase cent for cent, which will total over 40c per litre come 1 February next year, or should they expect to pay a few rands more? We here at Bizcommunity are heading into our last couple of weeks before we close shop for the holidays - our last newsletters will be sent next Monday, 12 December, and will resume on Monday, 9 January 2012. However, for those who need their daily fix - never fear! The skeleton staff in our office closet will be keeping the sites updated with news. Have a jolly good week! Shan Radcliffe, Retail editor
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 The Spectrum Awards for 2011 from the South African Council of Shopping Centres, were awarded last week in Gauteng at a gala occasion to mark those centres that show excellence, innovation and service across four categories. Leaders in this were Mall of the North in Polokwane, Canal Walk Shopping Centre in Cape Town, Cape Union Mart Adventure Centre at Canal Walk and Supercare Cleaning Services at Paarl Mall. Read more >>
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Motorists have been given an early Christmas present in the form of a petrol price decrease. Read more >>
 [Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] The year is heading for a good finish with November new vehicle sales showing an improvement of 11.7% over that of the same month last year. According to the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA) 49 499 sales were recorded this November - a year to year increase of 5181 units. Read more >>
 Pick n Pay today, 30 November, welcomed the decision of the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia dismissing the appeal by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission against the sale of Franklins to Metcash. Legal costs were awarded to Pick n Pay. Read more >>
Associations
Banking & Finance
 The Banker, a leading journal of the global banking industry, has named Standard Bank as the 2011 Bank of the Year in Africa and Best Bank in Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi and Zimbabwe. Read more >>
Brand news
Clothing & Textiles
[Paul Vecchiatto] The clothing and textile industry has been little affected by the recent global financial crisis as the competitiveness program had helped stimulate it, says Trade & Industry Minister Rob Davies. Read more >>
Commercial property
[Zeenat Moorad] Investec Property on Tuesday, 29 November, said it had secured the development rights for Makro's distribution centre in Midrand, north of Johannesburg. Read more >>
Corporate Social Investment
e-Commerce
 [Zeenat Moorad] Kalahari.com revealed on Wednesday, 30 November, in its annual survey that online shopping was set for a robust increase this festive season. Read more >>
 Following research conducted in October 2011, the DMMA and Effective Measure have announced the results of the joint exercise conducted over 400 websites across 1001 respondents. From the five questions, it has established that 76.6% use online research before purchasing, indicating the importance of good commercial websites. Read more >>
Exhibitions & Events
FMCG
 Waistline, a new health food brand from Stafford Bros & Draeger, has begun by offering a range of basmati rice cakes in unsalted and lightly salted, further focusing on health. Read more >>
Franchising
Spur Corporation has set its sights on DoRego's, a value oriented take-away chain offering a combination of chicken, seafood and burgers. Announcing the acquisition today, 5 December, the corporation said it will be paying R30 million in cash for the fast-food franchise. Read more >>
Green sustainability
 Investec and the European Investment Bank (EIB) are equal partners, with each contributing EUR 50 million to a programme to establish a renewable energy funding facility that will promote clean energy generation and energy efficiency initiatives in South Africa, in line with the government's recent Green Economy Accord. Read more >>
 [Karl van Eck] Improving sustainability and reducing the environmental impact of properties has become an important issue over the last few years, particularly within the commercial sector, due to a combination of social and economic pressures. Read more >>
Hospitality
Import/Export
Informal retailing
There are up to 6000 informal, foreign-owned clothing retail stores flourishing in SA, many selling cheap Chinese imports and blatantly flouting SA taxes and labour regulations. All the while these stores are stealing market share from SA's formal low-cost clothing retailers. Read more >>
Packaging
Research
South Africa's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) came in lower than expected, increasing by 1.4% in the third quarter of 2011. Read more >>
The FNB/BER building confidence index (BCI), released yesterday 30 November 2011, increased from 23 in 3Q 2011 to 29 in 4Q 2011 due to the higher confidence of retailers and manufacturers of building materials. Read more >>
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[Ayesha Mathews-Wadhwa] Sensory triggers are so effective in persuading consumer behaviour that experts suggest it can increase sales by up to 300%. Atmospherics, or the study of retail spaces, is the science that backs up this strategy. Read more >>
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Companies that implement mobile statements use an affordable way to reach customers, whilst complying with guidelines set out by the CPA and the VAT Act. Read more >>
Retail trends
 FNB's reward programme, eBucks has consistently found gadgets, and other newly-released tech products, to be very popular gift options during the festive season, and believes 2011 will be no different. Read more >>
Retailers
Retailer Pick n Pay announced on Thursday, 1 December, that it had reached an agreement with the SA Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union (Saccawu) that would result in no forcible retrenchments. Read more >>
 Clothing, footwear and textiles retailer, Edcon on Wednesday said despite challenging global economic conditions, its results for the second quarter ended October 1 showed consistent improvement. Read more >>
Security
Shipping & Transport
[Janice Roberts] The cut in the petrol price, announced on Friday 2 December, is disappointing, inadequate and unfortunate, economist Mike Schussler says. Read more >>
Supply chain
 Clover Industries announced on Friday, 2 December, that its milk producers will receive an average price rise of 19.5 cents per litre, effective from 1 January 2012 and a further increase of 22 cents per litre with effect from 1 February 2012. Read more >>
Technology
Training
 A new technical training facility for packaging equipment technicians opens this month at the head office of Tetra Pak in Isando. Costing more than R13 million, it features a full A3/Flexi Line packaging line and is expected to save customers 25% to 30% of the cost of training technicians abroad. Read more >>
 SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: In Australia a situation exists where an increasingly health conscious society is increasingly inactive. According to an OECD report, one in two Australians is classed as overweight. This major health issue obviously poses a number of challenges for a calorie packed chocolate bar like Mars. Read more >>
 RESTON, US: comScore, a leader in measuring the digital world, has reported holiday season retail e-commerce spending for the first 32 days of the November - December 2011 holiday season. For the holiday season-to-date, US$18.7 billion has been spent online, marking a 15% increase versus the corresponding days last year. Read more >>
 SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Back in 2010, Microsoft in Australia had been hit disproportionately hard by the success of Apple. Not only was Microsoft seen as less cool, it was also perceived as less functional. Previously, it had been standard for Microsoft products to be marketed individually, but as a result, the bigger Microsoft story was getting lost. Read more >>
 [Mintel Oxygen reports] LONDON, UK: Christmas is coming and yes, it looks like another job for mum as new research from Mintel reveals that this year, Britain's mums (26%) will be more than twice as likely as dads (12%) to buy gifts for the kids. What is more, mums' work will not be stopping here, as it looks like she'll be shouldering the bulk of the remaining parental duties too. Read more >>
 BRUSSELS, BELGIUM: A group of major food brands[1] have committed to changing how they communicate to children under 12 on their company websites. The EU pledge group ( www.eu-pledge.eu) committed in 2007 to only advertise "better for you" products or to move out of children's airtime altogether on TV, print and third party Internet advertising. Read more >>
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FMCG
 The marketing and re-launch campaign for iconic fragrance brand, Red Door, recently won the 'Most Successful Fragance Launch of 2011' award from Edgars. Read more >>Franchising
Even though Sandton City patrons are no longer able to access the rooftop parking for their general shopping needs, the good news is drivers can still conveniently access the Tiger Wheel & Tyre store via the Sandton City rooftop entrance. Read more >>Logistics
Over and above assessing the direct carbon tax cost in South Africa once the verdict is published by National Treasury in February 2012, the country must count the indirect cost of the tax on the competitiveness of its logistics and supply chain sector and the impact that it will have on consumers and end-users. Read more >>
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Nederburg shares its most awarded wines of 2011
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 SA's lack of a clear telecom policy is costing it dearly. Local companies and consumers have long complained that the high cost of telecommunications is a burden to business here. Read more >>
 [Kemantha Govender] Africa must move beyond the point of being producers of raw materials to build dynamic and competitive manufacturing sectors which process minerals and agricultural products into consumer goods, says Jacob Zuma. Read more >>
 The Presidency says it will study the judgment delivered by the Supreme Court of Appeal on the appointment of the National Director of Public Prosecutions, Menzi Simelane. The judgment was handed down yesterday. Read more >>
 South Africa's arms manufacturer, Denel, has appointed Riaz Saloojee as its new group chief executive. Read more >>
More Government news...
 [Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] The Chinese carmakers have arrived in South Africa and they are here to stay. If you have any doubt about that you only have to take a look at the latest GWM 2-litre diesel which has just arrived on local shores. Not only does it brim with safety and classy features - it is priced well below anything else in its range. Read more >>
More Motoring news...
 [Brian Berkman: contributing editor, travel] Not that any proof was needed that &Beyond, one of Africa's leading safari companies, is forging ahead of its rivals but with the appointment of Joss Kent, scion of their competitor, Abercrombie & Kent, as new chief executive officer, many might say there will be little to stop them. Read more >>
 The roads are crowded, it's the end of the year, it's the festive season and the thought on the minds of many of us are happy thoughts... of spending time with family and friends, exchanging gifts, and ending 2011 on a happy and positive note. Some of us will not make it, however... Read more >>
 Etihad Airways today announced significant changes to its daily Johannesburg service from 24 January 2012. Improvements to the Johannesburg flight timings will provide new morning and evening departure options from both Abu Dhabi and Johannesburg. Read more >>
More Travel news...
 [Debbie Hathway] When it comes to watching world-class local ballet performances, it's long been at the stage where Cape Dance Company (CDC) is a sure bet. Now, however, with the addition of experienced professional dancers, Simone Muller, Grant van Ster and Marlin Zoutman earlier this year, the company has become a more cohesive whole since its last Cape Town season at the Masque Theatre, Muizenberg - settled, focused, impeccably turned out, superbly trained. In short, phenomenal. Read more >>
 [Eugene Yiga] You've got to feel for Billy Beane (Brad Pitt). The man loves baseball. And as general manager of the Oakland Athletics, he clearly knows a thing or two about the sport. But then his team loses a crucial game and three of his top players are poached by richer teams. How is he meant to compete in the Major League if his limited budget can't give him what he wants? Read more >>
 [Jordan Scott] Lights, camera, leg warmers, headbands, lumo colours, sparkles and action. That 80's Show is an 80s' music tribute and I will admit that I was a little wary of going to see it, due to the fact that I was born in the 90s. However, thanks to the epic nature of the music of that era, I was bopping about in my seat from the minute the curtains rose. Read more >>
More BizLounge news...
Vital Health is looking for an experienced PA (with preferably a secretarial qualification), you will assist the QA Manager with general administration, meetings and other secretarial functions. Read more >>Vital Health Foods is recruiting for an industrial process manager to manage the production processes, ensuring optimal efficiencies of materials, equipment and labour are achieved. Read more >>
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- Business opportunities - childcare/education/sport Get Up and Grow - Pretoria, 10 December
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