Time is precious and people no longer have the time to shop around for products that can assist them with living a nutritionally good life. Hence, healthy eating habits fall by the wayside and people resort to “quick-fix” solutions to meals like ready-made dinners and takeaways. 4 Dec 2008
Shoppers must buy locally-produced products, trade union federation Cosatu says. 4 Dec 2008
The new partnership between fuel giant and local retail titan materialised when the first Pick n Pay Express store was opened at a BP service station in Hout Bay, Western Cape, recently. 4 Dec 2008
Amarula lent its support to a team of specialists who monitor and assess the impact of elephants on the environment with a collaring exercise that took place at the end of October 2008. 4 Dec 2008
Like their counterparts at the malls, online merchants finally got some relief with the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season, spurred by a bevy of deals and free shipping offers. But the stronger-than-expected bump in online sales Monday couldn't cancel out a lackluster November. 4 Dec 2008
No matter what your needs, it pays to think design projects through before starting. 4 Dec 2008
The global economic slowdown is breeding new discerning luxury consumers, a report released by diamond giant De Beers has found. 4 Dec 2008
Steve Gordon was in the room the day Sony executives learned about Napster. He also took part in some of the decisions on how to deal with the advent of digital music. Now, he's written a book on how to succeed in the new digital age. Blake Glenn interviews him. 4 Dec 2008
Demand for low-latency infrastructure in financial markets continues despite current turmoil. 4 Dec 2008
Online retailer, kalahari.net, has launched a pioneering payment solution to address online security concerns and make online shopping accessible to everyone that has a cellphone. MiMoney, powered by Standard Bank, is an electronic payment voucher that can be purchased through self-banking channels (Internet banking, mobile banking and telephone banking) or from participating sales agents. 3 Dec 2008
President Kgalema Motlanthe believes the prevailing turmoil on international markets will greatly test South Africa's economic policies as markets are likely to get worse, before they get better. 3 Dec 2008
Nokia unveiled its latest smartphone in Barcelona, Spain, on Tuesday at the Nokia World 2008 conference. The N97, set for release in the first half of 2009, could challenge high-profile mobile devices such as Apple's iPhone, Research In Motion's Storm and T-Mobile's G1 for a share of the smartphone market. 3 Dec 2008
Holiday-makers hitting the road this festive season will receive a welcome boost from Wednesday‘s R1.61/l drop in the price of petrol, but national supermarket chains say this is unlikely to bring food prices down in the near future. 3 Dec 2008
Update Rollup 1 for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 is now available. No, it's not a new release - but as with anything Microsoft, the cyber-community is talking about implementation do's and don'ts. 3 Dec 2008
Whereas US retailers appear to have found that deep discounts and specials have pulled the shopper into the malls, albeit with an impact of the bottom line thanks to lower profit margins, thus far it appears UK retailers' efforts to attract shoppers by using the same methods have not borne fruit. The question is, will there be a later rally towards Christmas? Moreover, are there lessons for South African retailers? 3 Dec 2008
If seven is a lucky number, proponents of the so-called "bottle bill" hope the seventh voyage finally brings it into harbor. Six times the bill has met the same fate - drowned in a sea of forgotten legislation in the final, hectic days of the West Virginia Legislature. 3 Dec 2008
The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) announced during its consultative meeting in Cairo, Egypt on Saturday that it will maintain crude oil output until next month's meeting in Algeria. 2 Dec 2008
The LG SolarDOM Regional Cooking Competition for the Middle East and Africa saw a close finish on its final night as culinary champions from four countries - UAE, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and Iran - competed to take the crown of the third edition of the competition. 2 Dec 2008
NEW YORK, USA: Wall Street plunged amid economic woes on Monday as investors cashed in some of their gains from the big rally in the previous week and key economic reports showed economic slowdown. 2 Dec 2008
Furniture, motor and carpet retailer Nictus today posted a 73% rise to 3.99 cents in headline earnings per share for the interim period to September. No interim dividend was declared. 2 Dec 2008
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