August 2011 will see the launch of Sissy Boy Sport, its first sports-inspired footwear collection for summer. Footwear Trading has acquired the rights as a licensee to distribute and market the footwear in sub-Saharan Africa, as part of the brand's ongoing strategy to extend the breadth of its lifestyle category. 5 Jul 2011
From July 2011, Logitech will sell select Jabra UC headsets, under the co-branded name 'Logitech powered by Jabra', to its channel partners and business customers, initially in the North American market. This is to seize the significant growth opportunity within unified communications (UC). 22 Jun 2011
Tudortech, which already holds South African representation for established brands such as SanDisk, Olympus, Sigma and Leica, has added Belkin, a global leader in connectivity solutions. The partnership is aimed to further strengthen the product's footprint within the South African market. 17 Jun 2011
BORDEAUX, FRANCE: One of the world's most influential wine critics is alarmed by the high price of Bordeaux wine, saying the region risks hurting itself by focusing so much on the East Asian market. 9 Jun 2011
A South African woman runs the local operations of India's largest drug company, Ranbaxy, and the second largest, Cipla, is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. 24 May 2011
Distell has acquired a significant stake in BrandPhoenix Ltd, the UK-based wine distributor and owner of FirstCape, the top-selling South African wine brand that currently holds third position in the UK retail market. The deal, for an undisclosed sum will allow Distell to work in partnership to grow its wine business within Britain's major multiple retailers. 17 May 2011
HP has announced that Comztek has been awarded the HP networking distribution rights for the Southern Africa region, following its award of the South African rights to the company in August 2010. 6 May 2011
A five-year sales and distribution agreement has been signed between Zandvliet Estate, Johannesburg-based export service suppliers CJ&MG and SA Valley to provide mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and other countries in the region with wines. 11 Mar 2011
Matthew Clark (MC), considered one of the UK's leading distributors, representing producers throughout the world, has been appointed to distribute Nederburg, Fleur du Cap, Durbanville Hills, Pongracz and Drostdy-Hof for Distell through its extensive network of restaurant and pub chains, style bars and independent licensed premises. 10 Mar 2011
Apple is holding talks with record companies that may result in giving iTunes customers a backup of music purchased, Bloomberg has reported. 8 Mar 2011
Toyota South Africa on Monday, 17 January 2011, announced a R363 million investment into a new parts distribution warehouse - said to be the biggest of its kind on the continent. 19 Jan 2011
Following global brand strategy, Reebok (South Africa) has invested heavily in TV campaigns to support the multi-year collaboration deal between Giorgio Armani and Reebok. Following the extension of the Reebok licensing and distribution agreement in South Africa, the plan for 2011 is to further extend the product categories by introducing EasyTone and ZigTech apparel in February. 8 Dec 2010
Annex Distribution has been appointed by LG South Africa as a distributor in Africa for its complete range of Notebooks. 28 Oct 2010
A Kaspersky EEMEA Retail Award was presented to Phoenix Software SA for the roll-out, execution and growth of the brand within Incredible Connection. The distributor was recognised for its work in developing creative marketing for Kaspersky Lab solutions and in promoting products across the Southern African region. 29 Sep 2010
Kiri Chef block, made from cream and fresh milk from France, is best suited for baking, cooking and entertaining; it blends easily and is aimed at the cheese cake market, with the packaging containing recipes and instructions for a tasty original cheese cake or baked cheese cake with the distinct delicious Kiri taste. 22 Sep 2010
Garmin Distribution Africa has officially opened its first concept store in South Africa, giving customers the opportunity to view and explore Garmin's extensive range of products at their leisure. 15 Sep 2010
KZN Oils, a 100% Black-owned company has purchased the Empangeni fuel distribution depot and all the assets and operations associated with the depot from Chevron South Africa, in line with the global optimisation strategy of the oil company. KZN Oils will take. 23 Aug 2010
More than 50 bicycle retailers and media attended the two-day Scott 2011 launch held by the South African wholesaler, Probike in Johannesburg at the weekend. Described as Europe's largest bicycle brand, it showcased a line-up of 51 models of Swiss road and mountain bikes, which arrived in late July in South Africa. 4 Aug 2010
The race for Africa's growing consumer wealth is on. The continent will see its population nearly double from 1-billion last year to 2-billion by 2050. 12 Jul 2010
This week, the Durban-based company, Fry's Vegetarian launched its products into India at a top end grocery store in New Delhi called Nature's Basket, with Indian cricket team vice-captain, Yuvraj Singh, as its ambassador and biggest fan. 8 Jul 2010
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