Distell is priming its palate for increased business with a world-class sensory laboratory that benchmarks new and established products against competitor offerings on local and international markets. 7 Mar 2008
Dr Karen Stephenson, an internationally-renowned social network theorist and corporate anthropologist, says the emerging field of network analysis has not yet been ‘commoditised' for the business education market. She believes forward-thinking South African managers should learn how to recognise and make use of the webs of relationships and trust within their organisations. 7 Mar 2008
Let's put it this way: if US manufacturers want their new products to be memorable, they're going to have to do a whole lot better. So how do we rate here is SA? 7 Mar 2008
The search for South Africa's most inspiring and outstanding women in 2008 is underway and the entire nation now has the opportunity to submit nominations for one of the nation's most prestigious awards for women. 7 Mar 2008
Replacing or upgrading infrastructure components is a leading strategy of the best performing companies for increasing the efficiency of the data center. Older components are far more likely to use more power and require more cooling than newer components because manufacturers are designing components with energy efficiency in mind. 7 Mar 2008
The Coega Development Corporation has signed a cooperation agreement with the Food and Beverages SETA which will see the opening of 150 apprenticeships and learnerships in the electrical and mechanical engineering trades. 7 Mar 2008
Local emerging farmers have been given a shot in the arm with the donation of seedlings by Macadamia enterprise, Mununzwu Newco. 7 Mar 2008
Woolworths has reformulated its entire yoghurt range to ostensibly become the first in South Africa to offer yoghurts made with only natural flavours and colours and containing no added preservatives and no artificial sweeteners. 7 Mar 2008
Sony Ericsson has unveiled the T303, a compact slider phone that's been given the high-end treatment with a mirrored screen, metal housing and chrome finish, without a hefty price tag. 7 Mar 2008
If you want to talk about the return that your product or service can deliver when used correctly, by all means do so, but don't expect that to be enough. When you boil that message down, what you are left with is, "Buy our product because it's so cheap it pays for itself in no time." That kind of messaging might be alluring to many, but it is the first step on a very slippery slope to a price war. 7 Mar 2008
A combination of the 2007 VAT hike and the discounter boom that has spread like wildfire from grocery to other sectors is severely impacting Germany's retailing landscape, reveals a new report by Verdict Research, part of the Datamonitor Group. 7 Mar 2008
The Production Price Index (PPI) came in at 10.4% year-on-year (y/y) in January, reported Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) on Thursday, 6 March 2008. 6 Mar 2008
Female shoppers in upmarket Sandton City had to do a double-take in the ladies washroom when Joe Public executed a cleverly applied door wrap for client Italtile. 6 Mar 2008
Celebrity chef Reza Mahammad, whose flamboyant style attracted thousands of fans to last year's inaugural Sunday Times Food Show, returns to this year's show, which promises to be even bigger and better in 2008. 6 Mar 2008
In travel, it is important to recruit good talent, develop it, retain it and recognise it. 6 Mar 2008
As the rates hike and other costs consumers face… food, fuel, bonds etc… rise, the impact is being to be felt by clothing retailers that sell on credit. 6 Mar 2008
Businesses within the growing small-to-medium space are under pressure to adapt general modus operandi and business models to suit new conditions in the IT market. So claims Robert Sussman, joint MD at Integr8 IT, South Africa's largest privately owned national BEE ICT network integration and infrastructure management specialist. 6 Mar 2008
US brewer, Miller Brewing, claims it has created the first loyalty program of its kind for the beer category, which allows consumers to earn redeemable points when they purchase specially marked packs of beer. 6 Mar 2008
"Social shopping sites are definitely already more semantic than general Web 2.0 sites," Wishpot CEO Max Ciccotosto told the E-Commerce Times. "They do a lot of interesting things with the concept of 'product'; they are able to scrape for this info, parse it, etc. They are filtered gateways." 6 Mar 2008
About a year ago, when Jamie Leventhal was trying to convince big chain stores to stock his new line of shaving gels for young men, a buyer for Target asked a crucial question: How much would he spend on advertising? “I told him we would not spend a single dollar,” Leventhal said. 6 Mar 2008
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