The Informal retailing community of South Africa

Fringe Handmade Market in early February

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:12:00 +0200

The Fringe Handmade Market, held for the first time on 3 December 2011, will take place again on Saturday 4 February 2012 in Harrington Street, Cape Town.
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Vehicle accessories won't boost resale value

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 11:27:00 +0200

Business Live warns that people buying new cars should be careful not to put in expensive accessories in the hope that this will boost the selling price when it comes to getting rid of the vehicle because accessories do not increase the vehicle's market value.
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Bust nets R1,9m in fake goods

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 11:48:00 +0200

Fake DVDs, CDs, counterfeit clothing and credit-card-cloning machines have been confiscated by police in major busts in Gauteng where goods valued at R1,9m were seized according to Business Live.
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Chinese clothing shops hit formal retail sector

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:09:00 +0200

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.
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Global food leader, winning entrepreneurship project partner for township retail model

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:27:00 +0200

In an effort to make it even more simple and convenient to buy and sell the much-loved South African brands of Halls, Cadbury Éclairs and Chappies, Kraft Foods has partnered with the Awethu Project to launch its new 3-in-1 display unit to the market.
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Bay Harbour Market closed for safety renovations

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 09:49:00 +0200

Hout Bay's new Bay Harbour Market, which opened in July 2011, is closed temporarily to carry out critical upgrades that needed to be done to adhere to the fire regulations of the City of Cape Town. It will be reopened in time for the festive season.
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Crafty idea on TRAC for invasive alien trees

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 13:37:00 +0200

Invasive alien trees are being put to creative use by local crafters for décor accessories. Wetherlys has announced the launch of its newest collection which incorporates items from The Khumbulani Collection.
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Bizcommunity launches new dedicated sectors, newsletters

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:45:00 +0200

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 yesterday Tuesday, 20 September 2011.
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It's party time at Bizcommunity! #happybiz10

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 10:10:00 +0200

On 20 August 2001, Andre Rademan and Ken van Ginkel sent out the very first Bizcommunity.com newsletter. Now, almost 10 years to the day, we're mixing up potions and even baking in preparation for our 'high calorie', 'light-fuse-and-stand-back' 10th birthday celebrations! [twitterfall]
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Most still going for farm auctions

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:56:00 +0200

Hundreds of Mpumalanga farmers descended on the Jan Hendriksfontein farm near Ermelo last week, searching for bargains on livestock, vehicles, workshop equipment and farm implements.
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