Redgwoods expects sales to grow by 10% in real terms this festive season. A highly competitive pricing model and a strong customer centric focus, and new stores opened last year are expected to spur the growth in sales of one of South Africa's biggest toy and baby products retailers. 10 Dec 2009
Give for Life, an innovative initiative that harnesses business principles for charity, provides a unique fundraising solution where participants earn returns for their efforts while charities still reap the maximum benefits. Homemaker Marie Botha has earned over R115 626.82 for charity and an income of R58 000 for herself, after just a year of owning her Give for Life business. 10 Dec 2009
Werda has launched its To Go range, offering single serving salads with added benefits as they are ready-to-eat, cholesterol free and fat free. The product does not need refrigeration, which is perfect when for work. They are great for vegetarians and three of the variants are low in GI. Consumers simply snip and open the variant of their choice. 10 Dec 2009
To avoid the recession aftermath and a clash with 2010 soccer, Automechanika South Africa will take place from 9-12 March 2011 at MTN Expo Centre, Nasrec, Johannesburg. This follows the successful inaugural 2009 show, which saw Johannesburg became the 13th city in 12 countries in the world to stage an Automechanika automotive aftermarket trade fair. 10 Dec 2009
The Kit Group plans to unveil the largest work suit at Johannesburg Stadium in March 2010, to be adjudicated and verified by the Guinness World Records organisation. The company, a leading South African uniform solutions specialist, has put the wheels in motion to begin manufacturing the largest work suit in an attempt to break the current world record. 10 Dec 2009
The Durban Point Waterfront is well positioned to sustain a 44 000m2 entertainment and lifestyle shopping centre, according to a recent, in-depth market study by market research specialists, Demacon. Durban Point Development Company, to inform strategic planning and investment for the proposed development of the retail zone, commissioned the research. 10 Dec 2009
Roots 2010 will be launched in Cape Town on 9 March, Durban on 10 March and Johannesburg on 11 March 2010. It is the in-depth urban retail and readership consumer research survey undertaken by Newspaper Advertising Bureau (NAB). 10 Dec 2009
LONDON, UK: Britain's biggest retailer Tesco said on Tuesday, 8 December 2009, that group sales rose by almost 9% in its third quarter as consumer confidence improved globally. 9 Dec 2009
The Star reader's choice has selected Jack's Paint & Hardware as the best paint store for the 5th year, proof of the brand's dedication to customer service. 9 Dec 2009
According to Craig Parker, divisional director - supply chain management of Barloworld Logistics, the most damaging aspect of the downturn for global supply chains has been the steep and rapid decline in demand for products and services. The immediate response has been cost cutting and improving the efficiency of supply chain operations. 9 Dec 2009
If you go to the Broadacres SuperSpar in Johannesburg's far north, you'll notice something out of the ordinary on the shelves. In the place of the usual paper price labels and barcodes are electronic tags displaying the prices of the products on sale. 9 Dec 2009
Five Roses, which has been blending premium teas for over 140 years, has entrusted the task to only six Tea Masters. The sixth and current Tea Master, Dinesh Wijeyawardana from Sri Lanka, has created the Select African Blend specifically for South African tea drinkers, who prefer strong, robust tea. 9 Dec 2009
“It is appropriate that at this time of year, a time of giving, that we thank Osiris Trading, an e-commerce marketing company, who helped more than 60 kids from the oncology and renal wards at the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, experience the joy and excitement of Christmas,” says Sian Gutstadt, national marketing and advertising co-ordinator at the Reach for a Dream Foundation. 9 Dec 2009
The Task Team on Debt Counselling has been set up by the National Credit Regulator (NCR) to provide solutions to the bottlenecks in the debt review process. 9 Dec 2009
Establishments to be used during the 2010 FIFA World Cup will need to register the details of their accommodation booking and listings at www.rooms4u.travel. 9 Dec 2009
Pick n Pay has embarked on a project to replace outdated harmful ozone-depleting HCFC-based refrigeration with energy-efficient German refrigeration technology. 9 Dec 2009
Checkers' National Supplier of the Year in the Service Provider category has been won by ad agency, ninety9cents, beating three other nominees. 9 Dec 2009
The 2009 Sauvignon Blanc released from the Plaisir de Merle cellar is now available. 9 Dec 2009
Global brewing giant SABMiller Plc on Tuesday, 8 December 2009, announced the detailed terms of its proposed broad-based black economic empowerment transaction in South Africa. 8 Dec 2009
LONDON, UK: China and the World Bank are in talks on setting up low-cost factories in new industrial zones in Africa to help nations achieve higher economic growth, bank president Robert Zoellick said on Friday, 4 December 2009. 8 Dec 2009
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