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Support small business MasterCard's consumer purchasing survey released earlier today revealed that most South Africans aren't looking to cut down on spending. And although fewer consumers are planning on saving their cash, more are looking at the bigger picture, and will be putting it toward long-term assets like houses and retirement plans. Last week Kanchana Moodliar, MD of Fashion Channel, challenged big businesses to help small business practically - by paying them on time. A recent casualty of late or non-payment is the inaugural Your Child Expo, which sadly had to be cancelled a month before launch. A group of Eastern Cape crafters, however, made a big impression at an overseas exhibition, selling out all their wares. The one thing they wish for now is a better response from their homeland. So buy local. It's lekker. Shan Radcliffe, Retail editor Please send retail news to: retailnews@bizcommunity.com Responses to this column welcomed in our new online editor's column archive. Image courtesy of FreeDigitalPhotos.net and Djcodrin. Top stories
RetailSA consumers to maintain spending levels About 44% of South African consumers expect to maintain their spending on discretionary items over the coming six months, seven percentage points higher than the last survey conducted six months ago, the latest MasterCard Worldwide Survey of Consumer Purchasing Priorities revealed on Monday, 8 March 2010. Read more >>New car market picking up speed[Henrie Geyser: Motoring Editor] The South African new car market continued to pick up speed in February when 26 009 new cars were sold, representing an improvement of 5606 units, or 27.5% compared to the same month last year. Read more >>Make the store a place for the tribe to meet[Graham Leigh] Human beings are social creatures who, for the most part, love feeling “part of the crowd” — but not many local brands are capitalising on this innate human need to belong. Read more >>Beer sales likely to be up 6% over World Cup, says SAB [Michael Bleby] Brewer SAB is hoping to use the World Cup to sell an extra 100000 hectolitres of beer — equal to 30-million dumpies. Read more >>Shareholder calls for Pioneer scalps[Adele Shevel] A major shareholder in Pioneer Foods is urging changes to its board and management following allegations that the company colluded to increase the price of bread. Read more >>Journey's End buys neighbouring farm Working with Cape Nature Conservation, neighbouring farms and others, the Gabb family, owners of Journey's End, together with André Parker of Highberry farm, recently bought the Mount Rozier Wine Estate, which is between the two farms, to preserve the valley from developers. Read more >>Banking & FinanceInvestonline.co.za launches online portalInvestonline.co.za has launched South Africa's first online portal enabling customers to invest in a comprehensive range of unit trusts in a cost-effective, convenient and user-friendly way, while providing them with independent advice to ensure they choose the funds which best meet their specific investment needs. Read more >>Brand newsNew Caracal vintage out The 2005 Neethlingshof Caracal vintage comprises the three classic Bordeaux blend cultivars Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc of the 2004 vintage, but this time winemaker De Wet Viljoen has also added a dash of Malbec, which he says, softens the tannins of the other three. Read more >>Protect your BlackBerry
New business in fleet management The new fleet management partnership, between WesBank and Imperial, is aimed at offering potential fleet owners a comprehensive range of fleet management products and services. Read more >>Suga Suga adds spice to Woolies winter collection Starting in winter 2010, there will be a new name in Woolworths' South African Designers collection. Conceptualised by a team of in-house designers, Suga Suga is a fun, sassy, street-smart range that aims to celebrate African heritage and current fashion trends. Read more >>KWV wins Best Launch award In the 2009 Financial Mail Wine Business Awards, Golden Kaan, one of KWV's leading wine brands, won the ‘Best Launch' segment for the rollout of its upgraded pack in 2008/9. This award goes to wine brands that have been effective in breaking into markets with the most creative and effective packaging concepts that drive consumer awareness and interaction with the brand. Read more >>Build an international luggage set Tumi, the travel, accessories and lifestyle brand, will introduce the Build-A-Set programme of luggage and accessories in March 2010 in its stores. It allows travellers a chance to create personal travel collections that fit their individual style in select colours of orange, magenta, chartreuse and blue. Read more >>Clothing & TextilesNew adidas jersey unveiled at Bafana Bafana match When Bafana Bafana played Namibia at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban last night, Wednesday, 3 March 2010, they were wearing their new away jersey from adidas, which they will wear during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Read more >>State slow on clothing quota[Kgomotso Mathe] Restrictions on Chinese clothing imports demanded by trade unions and textile and clothing manufacturers had, at best, a mixed effect on SA's industry. Read more >>In Milan, Dolce & Gabbana stress craftsmanshipMILAN, ITALY: Fashion is hard work, top Italian designers Dolce & Gabbana reminded punters on Sunday, 28 February 2010, illustrating their show at Milan Fashion Week with video of frenetic scenes behind their creations. Read more >>Commercial propertyI'Langa Mall improves roads in Nelspruit "The development of I'Langa Mall in Nelspruit has seen the upgrade of various roads and intersections surrounding the centre, which has easy access off the N4 highway,” says Luan Visagie of major stakeholder Visagie Trust. “It was crucial for us to identify areas of enhancement to the shopping experience, which lead to the undertaking of extensive traffic studies." Read more >>Retail sector retains confidence, sales hold in top centres[Johan Engelbrecht] Though there are difficult issues such as electricity tariff increases, greening, security and the economy, confidence in the retail sector remains positive, as centres expand operations. Read more >>Corporate Social InvestmentKFC issues pothole challenge Following the recent call for assistance by Mavela Dlamini, city manager of the City of Johannesburg's (CoJ), for the private sector and community to assist the Johannesburg Roads Agency in alleviating the pothole problem on Joburg roads, KFC has donated R200 000. Read more >>Carnival wine for carnival time To celebrate the Cape Town Carnival on 18-20 March 2010, Perdeberg Winery has released a special-edition charity wine range of Chenin Blanc/Sauvignon Blanc, Shiraz/Pinotage/Viogner and Sparkling Rosé, retailing for R23, R27 and R39 respectively. Proceeds from this special range will be donated directly to charity. The winery is situated in the Agter Paarl, in the triangle between Malmesbury, Paarl and Durbanville in the Western Cape.Mimmos, 94.7 team up for Global Pizza Challenge, charityMimmos and 94.7 Highveld Stereo's Jeremy Mansfield recently rejoined forces to enter the 2010 Global Pizza Challenge for a shot at designing a pizza worthy of being crowned the world's best. Last year, their efforts fed 1800 children for a year. Read more >>CRMMore goodies for eBucks membersUsing smartphone web browsers, eBucks' members can go to the Goodyz website, download the application and earn eBucks for every advertisement that is viewed (automatically, every time their phone rings, or when messages are sent or received). There is no charge for the software, but standard data rates do apply for the images transferred from the servers. Read more >>B2B vs. B2C CRM: What's the difference?[Jeff Solomon] All CRM systems are not created equal, and that's good news for companies that sell more to consumers than to businesses. However, it's crucial to understand the differences between B2B and B2C CRM in light of each company's individual requirements. Three consistent themes appear and can be used as a baseline for selecting tools to help B2C marketers: speed, process and persistence. Read more >>DistributionBottle battle settled[Sasha Planting] SABMiller CEO Graham Mackay is not known for walking away from a battle — unless it suits him to do so. Read more >>ExhibitionsInternational buyers make Meetings Africa successfulThis year's Meetings Africa, held recently at Sandton Convention Centre (SCC), had 123 international buyers, hosted by South African Tourism and the Department of Trade and Industry, attend and buy from exhibitors. It generated 2216 scheduled business appointments from 365 online diaries and both exhibitors and visitors reported that the exhibition had been taken to new heights. Read more >>Your Child Expo goes bust, organiser liquidatedEgg Marketing, the organisers of Your Child Expo, scheduled for the end of March 2010 in Cape Town, has announced the cancellation of the exhibition and the voluntary liquidation of its company. It says these moves are due to late or non-payment by many of its exhibitors, sponsors and partners, as well as failure by some brand partners to honour their agreements. Read more >>EC crafters wow Italians [Kathyn Parkes] Six Eastern Cape crafters, clad in colourful African gear, recently visited a country known for its love for and appreciation of art. Read more >>Putting South Africa on the world's catwalk[Zenoyise Madikwa] SA Fashion Week founder Lucilla Booyzen is determined to continue making the event a stunner. Read more >>Tom's Drag Collection launches at Hyde Park The internationally acclaimed German-born artist Thomas Hoffman will launch his collection at Hyde Park Shopping Centre, Johannesburg from today, 2 March 2010 to 8 March. Read more >>FranchisingFamous Brands acquires new trademarks Famous Brands Limited has acquired the Black Steer restaurants and Bulldogs pubs trademarks and franchise agreements. Read more >>Health & SafetyWeight Watchers joins McDonald's WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND: The slimmers organisation Weight Watchers has teamed up with fast-food giant McDonald's in New Zealand, in a deal that some of their members are finding difficult to stomach. Read more >>HospitalityIt's the Invitation Only cook-off finalists The Unilever Foodsolutions By Invitation Only competition offers six chefs in South Africa the opportunity to enter a cook-off to win the all-or-nothing prize of R40 000 in cash and the knowledge that as this is an exclusive competition, he or she has competed against the best. Read more >>Partnership creates large international hotel brandCHICAGO: US-based Preferred Hotel Group, with over 750 members in over 65 countries, announced yesterday, Wednesday 3 March 2010, that it has partnered with South Africa's Mantis Group. This reputedly makes the group the largest international hotel brand in SA and brings the total number of members on the continent to 30. Read more >>International award for Rooibos cookbook The cookbook, A Touch of Rooibos, was voted the best single subject cookbook in South Africa and the third best cookbook in the world at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards, which took place in Paris during February 2010 for the world's best single subject cookbook. Read more >>More beds available for 2010 Hotel management company, Urban Hip Hotels, is pitching Campus2010, a novel form of budget accommodation as secure, conveniently located and great value for money. The 9000-plus beds are at five campuses in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town and offer fully furnished rooms, catering and wide-screen TV broadcasting of all the games from as little as R550 per person per night. Read more >>Dedicated hospitality career site offers 1000 jobs Hotel & Restaurant launched its dedicated careers portal for the hospitality industry, yesterday 1 March 2010. It went live with approximately one thousand job opportunities spanning almost a hundred employment categories. Read more >>Import/ExportBilateral opportunities at first US Week in SA To promote US-South Africa bilateral relations, promote SA as a tourist destination and a place to invest and do business in and to celebrate the two countries' culture, arts, music, fashion and cuisine, the first annual USA Week in SA will be held 2-11 April 2010 in Gauteng. Read more >>LogisticsCape Town container terminal on schedule[Michael Hamlyn] Giving a progress report on developments at Cape Town harbour's container terminal, Transnet says the R5.6 billion five-year refurbishment is on schedule, with 16 rubber-tyred gantries (RTGs) already phased in and another 16 due to arrive in the second half of this year. Read more >>Dean Page new CEO at Concargo Dean Page has joined Concargo as the new CEO from 1 March 2010, reporting to David Kruyer, founder and chair. Read more >>ManufacturingFactory recovery could boost confidence[Mariam Isa] A leading survey today will clarify the extent to which business confidence has picked up this year, while data on Thursday may deliver more good news on factory output. Read more >>Consol Glass invests R1.9 billion in greenfields developmentNigel, Gauteng, will receive a R1.9 billion investment from Consol Glass as it builds a greenfields glass factory; the group has also announced expansions in the Western Cape. The moves clearly demonstrate the group's commitment to the growth of the glass packaging industry. Read more >>PackagingJury in for Pentawards 2010 Pentawards 2010, one of the world's major packaging design competitions, will be judged by an international jury of eminent marketing specialists and designers, headed by Gerard Caron, founder of Carre Noir (France) and publisher of the site www.admirabledesign.com. Read more >>RegulatoryDuped wine drinkers file US lawsuit WASHINGTON,, USA A California lawyer has filed a class action lawsuit against French wine producers and a US importer over the sale of millions of bottles of wine falsely passed off as Pinot Noir. Read more >>HTC denies infringing Apple's iPhone patentsTAIPEI, TAIWAN: Taiwan's leading smartphone maker High Tech Computer Corp. (HTC) on Wednesday, 3 March 2010, denied infringing iPhone patents held by Apple after the US technology giant filed a lawsuit in the United States. Read more >>Retail marketingChappies on the roadBringing the iconic Chappies ‘Did You Know' wrappers to life, Chappie the Chipmunk and his team will be performing a ‘Did You Know' quiz and an educational skit on the different cultural heritages of the countries set to visit South Africa for 2010. The team will be visiting 90 schools in and around Durban, Cape Town and Johannesburg until the end of March 2010, targeting children between the ages of 12 and 14 years. Read more >>RetailersClothing retail giants endure tough market [Dumisani Ndlela] Clothing retail giants are finding that the battle for the cash market is turning tougher due to a proliferation of informal retail shops stocking cheap but quality merchandise from abroad. Read more >>Management changes at WoolworthsRetail chain Woolworths Holdings has announced changes to its senior management structure. Read more >>Lifestyle division to enhance Ellies offering Ellies, considered one of the largest manufacturer, importer, wholesaler and distributor in Southern Africa of television reception-related products as well as domestic electronic and audio products, has launched a lifestyle products division, Ellies Essential Lifestyle. Read more >>Supply chainIdle farmers could lose their land[Nkululeko Ncana] All productive land should become a national asset, the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform has proposed. Read more >>Nestle invests $100m in Indonesia plantJAKARTA, INDONESIA: Nestle, the world's biggest food company, said it invested US$100 million in Indonesia to expand its East Java milk processing plant, as it targets growth in emerging markets. Read more >>Challenging big business to help small business practically[Kanchana Moodliar] A challenge I pose to all big businesses in SA is this - why not re-evaluate your payment policies to aid small business. If big business helped small business, the South African economy would be a happier place for all. Read more >>TechnologyNew Nintendo accessoriesMemorex, one of the most widely recognised names in the consumer electronics industry, has made its first foray into gaming accessories with a new line of durable and playful accessories for Nintendo Wii, Wii Fit and DSi. Read more >>TrainingZinto launches promoter training academy Promoters play and integral role as brand custodians and the quality and enthusiasm of promoter staff can make or break an in-store campaign. So investing in training and upskilling promoters makes sense - and is the motivation behind the launch of The Zinto Marketing Group's new Promoter Training Academy. Read more >>
ManufacturingOlive tanks - Path Plastics Designed in conjunction with one of the leading olive producers in South Africa the V1500 olive tank is the ideal tank for the storage and pickling of olives. The tank is being used by many of the major olive producers in South Africa including Morgenster and SA Olives. Read more >>
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16th South African Music Awards nominees announced RETAIL The MTN South African Music Awards Nominees Launch celebrations took place at Taboo in Sandton yesterday, 4 March. The Main Awards Ceremony will take place in Sun City on 16 and 17 April, 2010. [Design Indaba 2010] "What the....are you doing at my party?!" RETAIL [Sindy Peters] The Design Indaba 2010 party organisers, running an hour late, left us standing outside the Old Biscuit Mill in Cape Town last Thursday, 25 February, as security assembled the fencing and tried to placate a fairly patient crowd who were beginning to heckle. On eavesdropping, we found out that they were still trying to assemble the all-important bar. Just as we were about to join the howling wind in huffing, puffing and blowing the place down, they let us in, which is when we were greeted by a bunch of stark-raving mad loons. Theatrical dining at Vaudville RETAIL [Riccardo Spagni] There are many restaurants famed for their food. Many, too, are famed for their atmosphere. Vaudeville is one of the precious few that combines both atmosphere and fantastic food into one ridiculously impressive bundle. But it is not your atypical dining experience. In order to go to Vaudeville you need first to change your mindset. You are not merely attending a live performance, nor are you going out for a meal. Effectively, what this means is that you will be paying through your nose, sure, but you will be combining the cost of a fantastic three-course meal with a phenomenal show.
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