Have you shopped online in the past month? Week? Day? If you are like a majority of the American population, you likely answered yes to one, if not all, of those questions. Consumers appreciate the ease and convenience that online retail offers, but with this convenience often comes disappointment during the shipping process. 19 Mar 2009
South African retail trade sales at constant (2000) prices for January increased by 1.7% year-on-year (y/y) from a revised drop of 0.2% (-0.1%) in December, figures released on Wednesday, 18 March 2009, by Statistics South Africa show. 19 Mar 2009
Following eight months of successive declines, retail sales surprised on the upside in January, posting a 1.7% annual increase that was helped by lower interest rates, petrol prices and base effects. 19 Mar 2009
Honda has won the coveted South African Car of the Year title for the third time in two years - this time it was the classy Honda Accord 2.4-litre Executive who drove off with the award. 18 Mar 2009
Volkswagen of South Africa (VWSA) has celebrated the export of its 375,000th vehicle with the news of an increased export order of approximately 6,000 Polos destined for Europe. 18 Mar 2009
Habari Media to present key findings on ‘Black Diamond' media consumption at digital symposium on 25 and 26 March 2009. 18 Mar 2009
The R100m Thornhill Shopping Centre in Polokwane, Limpopo, will be opened next Thursday. 18 Mar 2009
USA: Despite the poor economy, Comcast and Sony plan to open a retail store. 17 Mar 2009
SABMiller, the world's second-largest brewer, has expanded its presence in China by acquiring a brewery in the country's biggest beer-consuming province. 17 Mar 2009
Fashion TV South Africa has announced the launch of “Fashion TV Carnival”, a series of couture runway fashion shows and live entertainment presented as an annual event. The first Fashion TV Carnival will take place on 27 March 2009 starting from 5pm onwards at the FTV Café Village Walk. 16 Mar 2009
South Africa is no longer immune to the world's economic woes, and as the global recession continues to deepen and broaden, so too is South Africa's growth performance expected to falter. 16 Mar 2009
The motor industry is lobbying the government for more help in dealing with the recent collapse in its sales. This industry is not unique in suffering from the economic downturn. Demand has been falling across the economy, in sectors from housing to electronics to minerals. 13 Mar 2009
MONTREAL, CANADA: Autoworkers at General Motors' Canadian facilities have accepted restructured contracts, union leaders announced Wednesday, 11 March 2009. 12 Mar 2009
Admit it, don't you feel just a little bit nauseous each time you see Sarah Jessica Parker swinging her newly rinsed and digitally glossed locks across your television screen, murmuring those unforgettable words: “Because you're worth it”? 12 Mar 2009
The much anticipated R1bn Melrose Arch Shopping centre, the newest dimension to the Melrose Arch precinct, will open its doors on 26 March 2009. 11 Mar 2009
Ok so the Rudimental's aren't mental or rudimental for that matter they are a fully developed and well formed band that do South Africa proud with their unique infectious upbeat blend of jazzy-afro ska. The only thing that was a little mental at their past Sunday Kirstenbosch concert was one of their very proud fans who could be seen leaping about in a Rasta shirt as if he was on gummy berry juice. 10 Mar 2009
South African commodity organisations, input suppliers, manufactures and retailers need to partner with government to develop practical solutions to address high food prices, says Agriculture and Land affairs Minister Lulu Xingwala. 9 Mar 2009
International renowned designers who wish to survive are not hiding behind a fashion utopia. They may still hold over-elaborate fashion shows but they know the bottom line to survival is sales. Selling not to an elite clientele but selling to the mass. Italian couturier Roberto Cavlli said, "It's not a time for romance." Giorgio Armani said the fashion world had been "too euphoric". 9 Mar 2009
FRANKFURT: German retail sales posted a surprise fall in January, indicating that consumer demand is still muted despite a reported rise in consumer confidence, official data showed on Thursday, 5 March 2009. 6 Mar 2009
Puma City has been named 'Best Retail Space' by American publication Travel + Leisure. A tour de force of architecture and design, the 11,000 square-foot (over 1,000m2) structure is made from 24, 40-foot long, steel shipping containers, each weighing in at 11 tons. It consists of three levels of containers stacked on top of one another and then slightly shifted to create natural outdoor spaces with large overhangs and wide open terraces. 5 Mar 2009
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