Innovation is alive and well among coalition loyalty programs around the world. Despite their advancing age, coalitions are continuing to innovate to keep their programmess fresh and relevant to their target members. 9 Nov 2007
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas - at least on major retailers' Web sites. Banner ads are popping up on major e-commerce sites - including Amazon.com and Wal-Mart.com - highlighting top-selling computers, DVDs, toys and consumer electronics items as well as offering hints to help shoppers find something special for friends and loved ones. Yet while this year's online sales are once again expected to set new benchmarks, identifying this season's product and promotional hits is not as easy as it was in 2006. 9 Nov 2007
Dealers and resellers operating within the Information & Communication Technology (ICT) sector will soon have an opportunity to discover and study the latest in product and technology advancements, including mobile solutions and digital lifestyle devices – that is, if they visit the Sahara Technology Show on 14 November 2007 at Montecasino, Gauteng. 9 Nov 2007
The Sony Ericsson W960i Walkman phone, a combination of slim UMTS and Wi-Fi enabled phone with touch screen and high performance media player, will be available in selected markets across the globe from early 2008. 9 Nov 2007
Nampak, Africa's largest packaging company, won the most World Stars and Out of Africa awards at the recent Gold Pack Awards. 9 Nov 2007
The V&A Waterfront is South Africa's Number One Shopping Centre. Top 500, an annual B2B publication that identifies companies achieving the highest level of performance and success, recently bestowed this honour on the development. 9 Nov 2007
What makes some security experts nervous about such acquisitions is the uncertainty about product development. 9 Nov 2007
Maersk Line has announced the implementation of QUEST which aims to significantly reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions of its refrigerated containers (reefers). 8 Nov 2007
The Shoprite group and Old Mutual announced today (8 November 2007) a world first with the launch of an innovative top-up insurance product: Pay-when-you-can, which is available through Shoprite supermarkets in South Africa. 8 Nov 2007
Over the past four years, Woolworths has made contributions in excess of R48 million on behalf of its customers to schools throughout South Africa through its MySchool program. 8 Nov 2007
This holiday season, what do you get for the technophile who already has everything? A handful of analysts ticked off some of the items on their Christmas lists, and it was no surprise that they included the most bleeding-edge, technologically advanced - and slightly off-the-wall - suggestions. 8 Nov 2007
South African-based company Evosat, which distributes Inmarsat's Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) service across Africa, has secured a major deal that will see satellite communication costs to provide simultaneous voice and broadband data, virtually halved on the continent. 8 Nov 2007
A new joint venture is designed to enable SA travel company to offer cash back on air tickets for South Africans working in UK. 8 Nov 2007
Nedbank has been declared the industry winner in the 2007 Orange Index, a survey that benchmarks service performance in South Africa. A total of 70 companies across 12 sectors were surveyed. 8 Nov 2007
Clicks has destroyed thousands of incandescent light bulbs and will not be stocking them again; once shelf stocks have been exhausted, the chain will sell only the low-energy compact fluorescent lamps. 8 Nov 2007
South African FMCG brand owners need to ‘gear up' on their knowledge and expertise concerning the area of brand extensions, and proactively ‘get up off their assets'! That is if their loyal users are to be heard! 7 Nov 2007
The Registrar of Trademarks has confirmed that, on behalf of Cadac, it has attached and taken into execution a number of Weber trademarks. This move is a result of Weber's failed infringement action against Cadac, failed application for leave to appeal and failure to comply with a Supreme Court instruction ordering Weber to compensate Cadac for all costs incurred during the trial. 7 Nov 2007
Emerging farmers in KwaZulu-Natal are gearing up to market and promote their products at this year's Market Day. 7 Nov 2007
A new forecast published this week by retail analysts Verdict Research, a Datamonitor company, predicts that UK shoppers will spend more than ever in the run-up to Christmas. However, with incomes squeezed by high mortgage costs and wages only rising slightly, consumers will rely on credit to fund their festive spending. 7 Nov 2007
The Denny Convenience Foods sector has been investing much into product development and expanding their product range to offer convenience food ranges - with the result being Denny Simmer Sauces. 7 Nov 2007
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