New Ice Inc., a company dedicated to the development, production and marketing of compostable food packaging, has been unveiled. The company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Instone Group, has been operating in stealth mode for a few years and is months away from introducing a new class of biodegradable food and beverage containers that are compostable. 3 Oct 2007
Kinaxis, provider of Response Management solutions offering supply chain visibility and coordinated response to change for manufacturing and fulfillment organisations, recently participated in a podcast interview with Stephen Hochman, research director at AMR Research, in view of his May 2007 report entitled "Response Management: Next Wave of Supply Chain Innovation?" 3 Oct 2007
Yooz.us, a community for artists which allows them to upload art and have it sold as a T-shirt, has been launched to the public. 3 Oct 2007
The second annual India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) summit could result in the trilateral initiative achieving their trade target of US$10 billion within the next few years. 3 Oct 2007
What used to be viewed as choices for a ‘niche' market only, are now big business as consumers increasingly want to go green and eat, drink and use natural products. 3 Oct 2007
Following on its successful launch of the first PUMA store in South Africa last year, the group has launched a second store in Soweto. Consumers in Soweto and surrounding areas will now have access to a wide range of the edgiest sports lifestyle products available in one store. 3 Oct 2007
Tile Africa, a leading supplier of local and international tiles and bathroom and kitchen fittings, is to launch a new concept store in Paarden Eiland, Cape Town. 3 Oct 2007
After years of developing light-emitting display technology, Sony is releasing an organic light emitting diode TV that sports a screen that is only 3mm thick. The 11-inch XEL-1 will be available in Japan in December. 2 Oct 2007
USA - Several Apple resellers have started to roll out Apple-like storefronts of their own. In Orem, Utah, Simply Mac now sells its wares from a glass-front store that features the same amenities found in the Apple stores - from high-end displays to the service bar with qualified support staff. In fact, at first glance, it's difficult to tell the store from a flagship Apple location. 2 Oct 2007
Customer complaints are something that business leaders generally like to avoid, yet they are a fact of business life, and when handled well, they can have a huge impact on the success of the organisation. Some industry sectors are better at dealing with complaints than others, according to the UK Customer Satisfaction Index, a new survey carried out by the UK's Institute of Customer Service. 2 Oct 2007
USA - Anyone who's applied for employment at clothing retailer Gap may want to keep a close eye on their credit activity for a while. A laptop containing unencrypted personal information on 800,000 applicants has been stolen from a third-party vendor that manages some of the company's data. Gap has issued what's becoming a familiar response: apologies, help lines and a year of free credit monitoring. 2 Oct 2007
Online retail in South Africa has finally turned around, according to a new report from World Wide Worx. By the end of this year, online spending on retail goods in South Africa is expected to have grown by more than 35%, after 33% growth in 2006. 2 Oct 2007
A newly launched Bartender Development Program is aimed at providing training and employment to the previously disadvantaged. 2 Oct 2007
The achievements of South Africa's top innovators in the public and private sectors will be celebrated at the innovationTOWN iHero Awards, which will be held at the Sci-Bono Discovery Centre in Newtown, Johannesburg on 4 October 2007. 2 Oct 2007
Chivas Brothers has announced the creation of Longmorn 16 Year Old, positioning the brand as a global, super-premium single malt whisky. 2 Oct 2007
It is barely six months since the first full colour newspaper Nairobi Star hit the news stands. Now Kenyan readers are welcoming yet another full colour newspaper - The Daily Metro. The first edition rolled off the press last week on Wednesday, 26 September. 2 Oct 2007
CHRISTOFF, a new brand in luxurious jewellery and the brainchild of Christopher Greig and Anne Tripp, is to launch in November with an icon shop at the 'Platinum Mile' retail development of the V&A Waterfront. 1 Oct 2007
NEW YORK, USA - On Tuesday, 16 October 2007, buyers will have the chance to preview some of the industry's leading international Korean designers as their fashion collections make their New York debut at the 'Fashion Market Day', from 9am - 5pm, in Manhattan's exclusive 3 West Club Penthouse. 1 Oct 2007
In line with its heritage as a health and wellness platform, Pyotts has launched a new Pro-Vita consumer website. 1 Oct 2007
Keen bidding from a host of new buyers as well as faithful followers from as far afield as Denmark, Belgium, USA and the UK, can be expected at the 2007 Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction to be held in Somerset West on Saturday, 6 October. 1 Oct 2007
