USA: Last year's online shopping season surpassed US$29 billion in sales, up a full 20% from the previous holiday. More consumers did their shopping online than any holiday season before, due to the convenience and increasing popularity of the Internet as a way to get too many things done in too little time. 8 Oct 2008
Boasting over 50 flavours of your favourite Gelato ice cream together with the best imported Hausbrandt coffee, newly launched ice-cream and coffee parlour, Icezeit, says it boasts the kind of European pedigree that will make it one of Cape Town's must-taste delicatessen destinations. 7 Oct 2008
Design always creates floods of opinions, but you need to filter them. 7 Oct 2008
Nola, a division of Foodcorp (Pty) Ltd, has relaunched their Yum Yum peanut butter range with a fun fresh new look using the latest technology and packaging innovation... it reckons it will be the first brand in the spread category to introduce the latest advancement in packaging, the shrink sleeve jar. 7 Oct 2008
Prospan Cough Syrup is an internationally tried and tested medicine now available in South Africa. 7 Oct 2008
Among people with internet access intending to acquire a financial product in the next year, there is an 87% chance they will research their products of interest online beforehand. 7 Oct 2008
Canal Walk shopping mall has won the award as Cape Town's best shopping centre. 7 Oct 2008
According to the results of a recent survey, WesBank remains the best large company to work for in South Africa. 7 Oct 2008
Russian car lease market has ingredients for large expansion, but problems persist. And the South African experience? 7 Oct 2008
The 2008 Hospitality Investment Conference Africa (HICA) - organised by the Tourism Business Council of South Africa in partnership with the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT) ended on a high note at the Hilton Hotel in Sandton, Johannesburg. 6 Oct 2008
Consumers will now see five key nutritional values displayed clearly on the front of Kellogg's cereal boxes, courtesy of the user-friendly, front-of-pack (FoP) Guideline Daily Amounts (GDAs) labelling tool the cereal brand is piloting in South Africa. 6 Oct 2008
Collect-a-Can has joined forces with Cobra and Nugget in an effort to extend the message about environmental awareness and recycling. 6 Oct 2008
Agribusiness Senwes, which handles and stores 25% of SA's grain, is entering the retail arena with a chain of grocery stores in the neglected rural areas. 6 Oct 2008
More consumers than ever are shopping online, but it doesn't mean they all buy online. 6 Oct 2008
Study says many packagers need improvement in cleanliness. 6 Oct 2008
Drinking pink is no reason to blush with Hidden Valley's Land's End wine. 6 Oct 2008
Despite electronics, most girls 2-14 stick with traditional toys. 6 Oct 2008
All companies have similar problems, with one of the biggest being the ongoing challenge of growing their revenues. In today's declining economy, companies are seeking new ideas, new solutions, and proven advice to fight off competition and stay above water. The most successful organisations are not focused solely on increasing product sales, but also on improving service revenues to stay ahead of the competition. 6 Oct 2008
With 8.5 million South African citizens who are unable to read or write, Papermate is joining hands with 1 in 1 out, a charitable organisation committed to reaching out to the poorest of the poor, with the aim to improve South Africa's literacy rate through the established PaperMate Literacy Project. 3 Oct 2008
Winning R200 000 for correctly guessing the number of peanuts in Barman Larry's bowl is certainly a great way to start the summer and Gerhard Labuschagne from Centurion did just that when he guessed the bowl in the Savanna Winter promotion held exactly 392 peanuts. 3 Oct 2008
