Engen - the country's favourite petroleum brand as voted in the 2015 Sunday Times Top Brands and 2015 Sunday Times Generation Next surveys - recently embarked on a digital and augmented reality campaign, setting a new standard for how the business plans to engage and interact with its customers going forward. 2 Oct 2015
CAPE TOWN - Two of the JSE's specialist packaging companies - Bowler Metcalf (Bowcalf) and Astrapak - appear to be firmly on the comeback trail. 2 Oct 2015
South Africa now has the sixth-highest number of shopping centres of any country in the world, boasting almost 2,000 shopping centres with a floor area covering 23,000,000m², according to Nomzamo Radebe, the newly appointed President of the South African Council of Shopping Centres (SACSC), who gave this insight as the SACSC's 19th Annual Congress got underway in Durban. Radebe is CEO of JHI Properties, part of Excellerate Property Services Group. 1 Oct 2015
I attended a great session recently on the cost of complexity in manufacturing, hosted by GIBBS and presented by Andre de Ruyter, the CEO of Nampak. 1 Oct 2015
Woolworths Holdings has announced the appointment of John Dixon as CEO of David Jones. He replaces Iain Nairn, who resigned for personal reasons. Nairn, who has led the business for the last 14 months, has agreed to stay on for a period of three months to work with the business in an advisory capacity to ensure a seamless handover. 1 Oct 2015
The Foschini Group (TFG) has announced that it has acquired the South African franchise rights of Australian fashion accessories brand Colette. Founded by SA-born Colette Hayman and her husband Mark in 2010, the brand epitomises fast fashion, offering a range of fun, stylish and affordable accessories, handbags and jewellery. 1 Oct 2015
According to the 2015 Food and Beverage Consumer Survey, 24% of consumers indicated that the food and beverage offerings available within a shopping centre are fairly important when deciding which shopping centre to visit, a further 35% considered this to be very important with an additional 26% considering this extremely important. 1 Oct 2015
Bulleit Bourbon was introduced to South Africans for the first time at the World Class House earlier this month, in a tasting session led by the brand's founder, Tom Bulleit. 1 Oct 2015
GZ Industries (GZI), the West African producer of aluminium beverage cans, and Golden Era Group, the South African independent packaging company, have announced a R1-billion joint venture, called Gayatri GZI Beverage Cans. 1 Oct 2015
The traditional shopping centre model is being turned on its head, according to indicators emerging from research covering 2-million square metres of retail space across SA. 30 Sep 2015
Van Ryn's Distillery in Stellenbosch has won a Double Gold for the Van Ryn's Collector's Reserve 20 year old and a Gold for Van Ryn's Distillers Reserve 12 year old at the Michelangelo International Wine & Spirit Awards, which give local and international brands the opportunity to be judged by an international panel of drinks experts. Cape Wine Master Dave Hughes was President of the Brandy Panel. 30 Sep 2015
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A host of leading local and international brands debuted at Melrose Arch this month - and the centre has confirmed that this is the first wave of a retail transformation that will feature a selection of hand-picked brands joining Melrose Arch's favourites. 30 Sep 2015
NEWSWATCH: Stefan Larsson, a former H&M executive and president of Gap's Old Navy brand, is succeeding Ralph Lauren as chief executive at the New York office. 30 Sep 2015
SAN FRANCISCO - Amazon began advertising its plan Tuesday to recruit on-demand delivery workers, in a move that challenges startups in the sizzling sector. 30 Sep 2015
Fewer companies were liquidated in the first eight months of this year compared with the same period last year, partly reflecting a willingness by executives to seek help before companies are forced to close shop. 30 Sep 2015
The Markex show has been completely revamped, evolving into a fresher, more focused event for 2016. Taking place from 6 to 7 July at the Sandton Convention Centre, Joburg, it will be a targeted promotional product event aimed specifically at resellers of promotional products and corporate buyers. 29 Sep 2015
An installation of more than 7,500m² of solar panels on the rooftops of eight key buildings in Cape Town's 123ha V&A Waterfront has begun as the property expands its emphasis on going green. 29 Sep 2015
Food and wine lovers are encouraged to keep an eye out at their local Makro and Pick n Pay stores for special Marvelous Wine tubes, which include a paired spice mix from Nomu and a recipe suggestion from Tempelhoff. To celebrate the launch of this limited edition tube, Marvelous Wines and Nomu are running a competition in which one lucky winner will be given the opportunity to be Chef for a Day at the Cellars-Hohenhort Hotel. 29 Sep 2015
Shopping centres delivered better returns for commercial real estate investors in the first half of the year than offices and industrial buildings, in spite of ongoing pressure on consumer spending, noted MSCI's Investment Property Databank (IPD) SA biannual property indicator... 28 Sep 2015
When packaging company Astrapak reports its results for the six months through August, it will tell its shareholders it has made a profit of up to 17c basic earnings per share as it has concluded the first phase of its turnaround strategy. 28 Sep 2015
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