The Perishables community of West Africa

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.
Read more... | Send to a friend

FIFA fears impact of marketing agent's collapse

Fri, 24 Dec 2010 09:42:00 +0200

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND: World football's governing body FIFA said on Thursday, 23 December 2010, that it feared the financial impact of the collapse of its main product licensing agent, Singapore-based Global Brands Group (GBG).
Read more... | Send to a friend

GM restructures African business, seeking growth

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 12:36:00 +0200

General Motors (GM) has announced a new strategy for African business, which it hopes will allow GM to capitalise on the growing opportunities around the continent.
Read more... | Send to a friend

Mr Price takes aim at Nigerian market

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 11:00:00 +0200

Retailer Mr Price is eying Nigeria, a market it says could host up to 100 stores, if it could only end its ban on the import of clothing.
Read more... | Send to a friend

YouTube, Art Directors Club launch second round of 'Show & Tell'

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:12:00 +0200

NEW YORK, US: YouTube and the Art Directors Club (www.adcglobal.org) have selected the latest round of new content for the YouTube Show & Tell brand channel, and announced the next group of top agency creatives and strategists to provide written and video reviews and commentary on the work.
Read more... | Send to a friend

Game still in the pink of health

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:43:00 +0200

Game Stores has come a long way since it opened its first store in Durban in 1970 in cramped premises in the city's CBD, ringing up sales of R78 000 in its first month of trading. Its founders believed that shopping had become a tedious and boring pastime. They wanted to create a fun shopping environment and so conceptualised retailing as a game. The signature bright pink prevails to this day.
Read more... | Send to a friend

Chemical company gets Best Global Business in Africa award

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 08:46:00 +0200

Yara International ASA, one of the world's leading chemical companies that convert energy, natural minerals and nitrogen from the air into essential products for farmers and industrial customers, has won the 'Best Global Business in Africa' award. Other nominees were BMW, Barclays, Anglo American and Diageo.
Read more... | Send to a friend

African media awards extend categories

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:57:00 +0200

The 2010 Diageo Africa Business Reporting Awards have added sector-specific categories to reflect the important role that various industries play in economic development. Entries are free and can be on any platform - online, print, broadcast. The closing date for entries is 26 March 2010, with the awards ceremony being held on 1 July 2010 in Central London.
Read more... | Send to a friend

Fleishman-Hillard boosts African footprint

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 08:52:00 +0200

Fleishman-Hillard International Communications has extended its reach in Africa with an affiliation with Tell-Em Public Relations in Kenya. In addition to the company's offices in Cape Town and Johannesburg, this adds to its' affiliate relationships with Quadrant Company in Lagos and TRACCS in North Africa.
Read more... | Send to a friend

Walkman is GSMA Best Handset

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:43:00 +0200

Sony Ericsson's W910i Walkman phone strutted off with the prize for Best Handset the GSM Association's 13th Global Mobile Awards 2008. The ceremony was held on 12 February in Barcelona, Spain, as part of the Mobile World Congress.
Read more... | Send to a friend