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Tailor-made in Cape Town

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:21:00 +0200

Trendsetter Paul van der Spuy, winner of multiple fashion awards and the creator of the legendary Frank B. Ernest and Wylde Oscar clothing stores, has now launched bluecollarwhitecollar, a bespoke shirt shop in Cape Town. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Hardware chain acquires two new businesses

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:02:00 +0200

Hardware Warehouse (HWWH), a retailer of low-cost building materials, has acquired two new stores, bringing the chain's total to 16. The two new stores are in Queenstown and Gonubie. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Edgars must compensate

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:15:00 +0200

A leading clothing retailer has been found guilty of racism and will have to fork out thousands of rands in compensation to a disgruntled customer. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Massmart benefits from 53-week year

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:13:00 +0200

Mass retailer Massmart, home to Makro, Game and Builders Warehouse, reports that sales in the 12 months to June had grown to R89,8bn, bolstered by an extra week in the year. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Musica guilty of trading in counterfeit goods

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:20:00 +0200

The National Prosecuting Authority has revealed that New Clicks Holdings trading as Musica has been found guilty of trading in counterfeit goods, in a matter that was successfully prosecuted by the Specialised Commercial Crime Unit (SCCU). Read full story... | Send to a friend

The impact of counterfeiting

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:12:00 +0200

South African intellectual property laws have been refined over the years to afford protection to the holders of certain forms of intellectual property, including trademark and copyright holders, allowing them to take action against the counterfeiting of their products. With the advent of the 2010 FIFA World Cup not too far off, the issue of protection of intellectual property is becoming an even more pressing issue. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Retailer's full year turnover up 22.3%

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:30:00 +0200

Shoprite says for the 12 months to end June it increased total turnover by 22,3% to about R47,7bn. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Retailers need to adapt to tighter times

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:29:00 +0200

Retailers will have to undergo a change in “lifestyle” to make it through the tightening economic cycle, commentators say. Cost cuts and risk reviews are in order. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Durban retailers in the running for the Revolution

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:27:00 +0200

Twenty-four retailers operating at Gateway Theatre of Shopping in Umhlanga have been nominated for national awards in the new annual Retail Revolution competition, it was announced at the official ceremony held at the shopping centre yesterday, 2 July 2008. The competition covers some 2,000 shops in major retail complexes managed by Old Mutual Investment Group Property Investments. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Casing Las Vegas stores

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:11:00 +0200

Keeping in constant touch with advertising and marketing developments is a necessity within the global retail and general marketing industry. With this in mind, I attended the annual Food Marketing Institute's FMI Show, which was held at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA at the beginning of May 2008. Whilst in Vegas, I decided to visit some of the supermarket brands operating in and around this city. Read full story... | Send to a friend