Fifth annual holiday shopping and returns survey reveals majority of consumers want to return from home. 3 Jan 2008
The United States FAA has banned lithium batteries in checked baggage. 2 Jan 2008
It seems logical for the European legislation to apply rules to television-like services in so far as these services compete with traditional broadcasting. There is no argument as to why editorial content provided via a different platform should be treated differently. Also, the provisions now applicable to video-on-demand services do not really come as a surprise. 2 Jan 2008
Residents and holidaymakers geared up for a New Year‘s party of a lifetime with bottle stores throughout the Eastern and Southern Cape. 2 Jan 2008
Just next to a number of retirement villages in Walmer, Port Elizabeth, a shady plantation of trees was flattened a year ago. 2 Jan 2008
Marshall Monteagle Holdings Société Anonyme lifted full-year earnings per share 146% after disposing of some of its investments and revaluing property. 31 Dec 2007
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From a distance, it often seems that Google has all but cornered the market on Internet advertising, but plenty of entrepreneurs believe opportunities remain. Michael Leo, the CEO of New York-based Operative, is one of those businesspeople, and his background gives him an insider's view. 31 Dec 2007
A new patent filed by Apple indicates the next generation of iPods and iPhones may include technology that calculates how long and how loud the user has been listening, then adjust the volume to prevent ear damage. 28 Dec 2007
E-commerce vendors have spent a lot of money recently advertising on social networking sites, but these investments did not generate much of a return. "It does not make a lot of sense to promote your products to a MyFace Web site focused on a person's dog. After all, the dog is not going to buy any products," said Gene Alvarez, research vice president at Gartner. 28 Dec 2007
In the fiscal half-year through September, Sony lost $526.3 million in its TV operations, partly because of losses tied to rear-projection TVs. Diving prices of LCD TVs also contributed to the red ink. The world's electronics makers are all working on LCD technology for TVs, as well as another technology called "plasma display panels," or PDP. 28 Dec 2007
Barbie, one of the biggest selling Christmas gifts since 1959, is facing stiff competition from newcomers Elmo, Action Command Spider-Man, and the Walking Angelina Doll. 27 Dec 2007
We have just given the South African Revenue Service a very nice Christmas bonus… 27 Dec 2007
The Competition Tribunal has approved African Bank Investments' buyout of Ellerine Holdings unconditionally, paving the way for the furniture retailer to delist on January 22. 24 Dec 2007
Robbie Williams (not the singer) still sits on a number of boards. 24 Dec 2007
The National Credit Regulator (NCR) has served TransUnion Credit Bureau - one of the biggest such organisations - with a compliance notice following the latter's failure to comply with regulations relating to data cleansing in terms of the National Credit Act. 24 Dec 2007
Not surprisingly, anyone who can afford a car with a tag of half a million or more can probably handle rate hikes without too much stress… 24 Dec 2007
South African retail trade sales at constant prices for October increased by 1.5% year-on-year compared with September's revised 1.7% increase. 24 Dec 2007
Market speculation has it that the bank is interested in the retailer's financial services division. 21 Dec 2007
Someone at Woolworths clearly bunked Marketing 101. 21 Dec 2007
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