When the going gets tough, the tough get knitting. In this recession, where retrenchments are the norm and people are pulling in their belts, a growing number of South African women are turning to knitting to supplement their incomes. 21 May 2009
The luxury goods sector in SA is starting to feel the pinch of the global recession as heavily indebted consumers seem to have stopped conspicuous spending. 21 May 2009
Engen and Brandactive, a Smollan Group division, have teamed up to create a new initiative called EngenActive, which gives suppliers a new opportunity to market brands directly to targeted consumers in Engen Quick Shops. 21 May 2009
One very simple way to insulate ourselves from the impact of financial fall out is to manage credit effectively. This may sound glib, however effective credit management has far reaching effects especially when we view it from a broader perspective. 20 May 2009
SHANGHAI: Coca-Cola launched a juice marketing offensive in China on Tuesday, 19 May 2009, making good on a vow to put more power behind its brands after Beijing shot down its purchase of a local juice maker. 20 May 2009
While wine sales were flat in South Africa it appeared that wine sales were worse in the UK, with the amount of wine being bought in pubs and clubs shrinking by as much as 1% - adding up to 12 million bottles during the last year, said Colin Collard, chairman of the Wine-of-the-Month Club, South Africa's largest direct wine marketer, on Tuesday, 19 May 2009. 20 May 2009
The Shoprite Group yesterday, 19 May 2009, announced the first graduation class of 38 deaf learners who have completed a four month Sales Skills Programme and who are now employed in Checkers stores in Gauteng. 20 May 2009
We must sell cheaper and cheaper in a recession. Not according to the Harvard Business Review. 20 May 2009
The Banking Association of South Africa has confirmed a meeting would take place on Thursday, 21 May 2009, between itself and South African Reserve Bank Governor Tito Mboweni. 20 May 2009
The brand new ministers of Trade and Industry and of Economic Development, Rob Davies and Ebrahim Patel, have leapt into a valiant effort to save the loss-making textile and clothing firm Seardel's loss-making Frame textile division from closing down. 20 May 2009
Food services company Famous Brands on Wednesday, 20 May 2009, reported that its headline earnings for the year to end February 2009 increased 11% to 159 cents from 144 cents the year before. 20 May 2009
LONDON: Prestigious British retailer Marks & Spencer said Tuesday, 19 May 2009, that annual net profit slumped nearly 40% in 2008-2009 and cut its dividend by a third due to an "uncertain economic outlook". 20 May 2009
USA: Napster's choice of a headphone-wearing cat for its logo has turned out to be quite appropriate. The grand-tabby of all digital music services enters its second decade apparently intent on using up every one of a feline's nine lives, with the latest reincarnation coming Monday in the form of a new business model. 20 May 2009
With its rolling green fields, fat dairy cows and state-of-the-art milking enclosure, the Fort Hare Dairy Trust outside the Eastern Cape university town of Alice could easily be a shining symbol of how successful land reform could be in SA. 19 May 2009
Vandalism, the weather and illegal handsets are just some of the apparent causes of South Africa's recent cellphone coverage problems, according to cellphone companies. 19 May 2009
Food group Tiger Brands on Tuesday reported a 16% decline in diluted headline earnings per share of 624.5 cents for the six months ended March 2009 from 739.5 cents a year ago. 19 May 2009
While businesses in the renewable energies sector may be struggling to take off, more existing business owners in the manufacturing and services sector are realising the potential in marketing greener solutions to clients. 19 May 2009
Furniture retailer Lewis Group on Monday, 18 May 2009, reported diluted headline earnings per share of 634.1 cents for the year ended March from 688.1 cents a year ago. A final cash dividend of 179 cents per share was declared. 19 May 2009
CWG bursary winners, Sacha Claassen and Tamsyn Jeftha.
The Cape Winemakers Guild has awarded bursaries for the first time to final year Viticulture and Oenology students who have been earmarked for the Guild's Protégé Programme once they have completed their studies. 19 May 2009
While thousands of vehicles are being sold online by vehicle auctioneers in the United Kingdom and Europe, a leading local car auctioneer believes that the South African market will not follow suit in the near future. 19 May 2009
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