The City of Cape Town is conducting a study to determine the underlying causes of tensions among township traders in an effort to create a healthy trading environment for both local and foreign traders. 3 Nov 2008
USA: The financial services industry is finding creative ways to deal with the economic downturn - keeping customers loyal by offering them a valuable education that will help their businesses. The desired result is that both parties survive and grow together. 3 Nov 2008
It's the holy grail of marketing analytics - an unbiased look into the neurological signals underlying purchasing decisions. Scientists in England have been using neuroimaging to measure people's responses to marketing messages. 3 Nov 2008
Gauteng's top retailers were honoured last night at the inaugural annual Retail Awards ceremony at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg. 31 Oct 2008
The Director General of Trade and Industry Tshediso Matona on Thursday reiterated that he was confident that South Africa was not on a recessionary slide. 31 Oct 2008
New Clicks' management team has reached an important milestone in the turnaround of the business: the group's return on equity (ROE) increased from 24.7% to 32.8%, easily above the 30% target set for this year. 31 Oct 2008
The Cape Town International Convention Centre has contributed an estimated R2.7 billion to South Africa's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) during 2007/08. 31 Oct 2008
The Beatles are making a major move to bring their appeal to a younger generation. The band will be featured in a play-along game made by Harmonix, makers of "Rock Band". Beatles music has not been sold in digital form before. 31 Oct 2008
The nominations for the third annual Supply Chain Management (SCM) Education Excellence Awards are open. Hosted by SAPICS (The Association for Operations Management of Southern Africa), with the participation of the Federation of Supply Chain Management Professionals, the awards will take place in April 2009. 31 Oct 2008
The usual pre-holiday ramp-up in cellphone shipments didn't happen this year because of the feeble global economy, a research firm said Thursday. 31 Oct 2008
Two major brands within Edcon's discount division, Legit and Jet, have become some of the first retailers to make use of new media technology that enables them to reach their customers via their cell phones and a unique .mobi site. 31 Oct 2008
In a case of primates for prime TV, Savanna has gone to Hollywood for creative inspiration. 31 Oct 2008
The Production Price Index (PPI) for September dropped quite considerably by 3.1 percentage points, down from 19.1% in August 2008 reported Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), Thursday. 30 Oct 2008
Retailers fear the worst is not over on the inflation front despite Statistics SA's September CPIX inflation index dropping to 13% from 13.6% the previous month. 30 Oct 2008
BIC lighters are world leaders in their market, with five million sold every day. What's more, they are making sure of continued growth with their annual launches of new series of these fashionable yet practical accessories. 30 Oct 2008
With an economic growth rate of 6.4% between 2006 and 2008, Johannesburg remains one of South Africa's most important economic hubs in terms of investment, business and construction. 30 Oct 2008
South Africa's biggest single brand store network, PEP, is extending its southern African store footprint into Angola and is making a major investment in Africa's fastest growing country. On 31 October 2008, PEP opens its first store in Lobito, central Angola. The group has also established a 2 000 m² distribution centre in Benguela. 30 Oct 2008
SAN FRANCISCO, USA: An industry report released Tuesday shows that US visits to online shops have been sinking along with consumer confidence as retailers brace for a stingy Christmas gift-giving season. 30 Oct 2008
General Managers and staff from Protea Hotels around the country and Africa recently got together and raised R212,883 for the SA Guide Dogs Association at a unique dinner where they were all blindfolded. 30 Oct 2008
Bigreseach, a leading US-based market research company has released its report for October. It makes for some grim reading... 30 Oct 2008
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