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Fostering SA's SMMEs
Another boost for black-owned businesses comes with the launch of Cyril Ramaphosa's Black Pages - a definitive directory to black-owned SMMEs. Viva, South Africa, viva! 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: Alfred Baloyi and his Makarapa. Top stories
RetailAl Fayed sells top London storeLONDON, UK: Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Al Fayed has sold luxury London department store Harrods to the investment arm of Qatar's sovereign wealth fund, his financial advisors Lazard said Saturday, 8 May 2010. Read more >>Advertisement:  Makarapa goes commercial Since Alfred Baloyi made his first Makarapa 30 years ago, to dodge flying bottles at a Kaizer Chiefs game in 1979, his custom-made safety helmets have become the headgear of choice at football matches across South Africa. Now they will be commercially available for business and fans from new premises in Wynberg, Sandton. Read more >>Opium ads in Museum of Branding, Advertising and Packaging Affinity Publishing has undertaken to establish the Museum of Branding, Advertising and Packaging and get it functioning on a commercial basis before converting it to not-for-profit organisation. Currently it is showing on the free-to-view website, advertising examples of pharmaceutical products from the late 1800s and early 1900s, which extol the virtues of opium and cocaine. Read more >>Another chance to get 2010 tickets South Africans who still wish to purchase 2010 FIFA World Cup tickets will be relieved to know that a few thousand additional tickets have gone on sale. Read more >>New vehicle sales in April up 36% y/yThe remarkably strong growth in new vehicle sales during the first quarter of 2010 continued during the month of April, with aggregate industry sales at 35 763 units registering an improvement of 36% compared to the 26 288 vehicles sold during the corresponding month in 2009, the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA) reported today, Tuesday, 4 May 2010. Read more >>Recession-proof top brands The 5th Millward Brown Optimor BrandZ Top 100 Most valuable brands, released late last week, indicates that strong brands have proved their resilience to recession, as they are worth over US$2 trillion, showing a 40% growth over five years, 4% over last year and outperforming the stock. Read more >>Banking & FinanceMore EasyPlan branches from FNB First National Bank (FNB) is extending its EasyPlan paperless banking offering, with the opening of four new branches in Stellenbosch, Midrand, Johannesburg Central and Polokwane. Read more >>Debt stress could be reducingAccording to Gabriel Davel, CEO of the National Credit Regulator, the number of consumers with impaired records is still increasing, with an increase of 90 000 over the previous quarter and an increase of 880 000 over the previous year. However, the percentage increase is the lowest that it has been for two years, indicating that the level of debt stress may be easing. Read more >>Grindrod Bank receives award for property dealGrindrod Bank has been awarded the 2009 Global Deal of the Year Award in the property industry category of the annual M&A International (MAI) Awards. Read more >>Islamic banking in Tanzania Absa has launched Islamic banking in Tanzania through its subsidiary the National Bank of Commerce (NBC), in line with its strategy of expanding its offering in Africa. It will offer the options of a cheque account and saving account with an embedded funeral plan. Christo de Vries, NBC's MD, said this new service is part of its business banking strategy to provide innovative products to meet the needs of the market. Though this service will mostly appeal to our Muslim clientele, it is open to everyone regardless of their faith. Read more >>Brand newsMorgenster launches 2006 Bordeaux styles Morgenster Wine and Olive Estate has released its 2006 Morgenster Bordeaux blend, with a 5-star John Platter award, and the second Bordeaux label, Lourens River Valley 2006. Read more >>Tissues go anti-viral this winter Kleenex is launching its new anti-viral tissues just in time for winter and the inevitable cold and flu viruses that come with it. Read more >>Brussels wine competition awards South African estates The Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2010 awards included over 6 000 wines from four continents. South African wines won 25 of the 604 gold awards and two of the 60 great golds, with Spier being the top performer in the country and third top performer in the world by winning five gold medals and one great gold. Read more >>New baby range from Adcock Ingram adds TLC Adcock Ingram has announced the release of new Tender Loving Care (TLC) Naturals, a comprehensive range of baby care products range specifically formulated with carefully selected, naturally derived ingredients for baby's skin. Read more >>P&G takes gold at Edison awardsProcter & Gamble (P&G) took first place in two categories at the 2010 Edison Best New Product Awards held in New York, USA, on 29 April 2010. The awards, which honour innovation in the spirit of America's greatest inventor and marketer Thomas Edison, are heralded as ‘the Oscars of industry'. Read more >>New makeup artists ready for finalsThe Elle New Talent Make-Up Artist Search competition, run in partnership with Max Factor, is open to all emerging makeup artists who have completed their training and have been in the industry for less than five years. Read more >>Clothing & TextilesLongtime Hermes luxury group boss diesPARIS, FRANCE: Jean-Louis Dumas, who chaired the French luxury goods group Hermes for almost three decades until 2006, has died at the age of 72, his spokesman said on Sunday, 2 May 2010. Read more >>Commercial propertyGo north for reasonable property rentals"The burgeoning growth of Cape Town's northern suburbs is evidenced not only by the major development seen in Tyger Valley and Century City, but also by the increasing residential expansion of the Durbanville and Milnerton areas towards the north,” comments Marius Basson, JHI director for the Western Cape. He was explaining the rationale for the relocation of a large segment of its Western Cape operation to Willowbridge Lifestyle Centre in Tyger Valley. Read more >>King's Mall centre fetches R62m at auctionThe King's Mall shopping centre in Gonubie outside East London was sold on Tuesday, 4 May 2010, for R62 million. Read more >>Eastgate opens fashion centre, parkade Eastgate Shopping Centre's refurbishment, which commenced in the first quarter of 2008, comes to the end of the first phase, with the completion of the Entrance 1 parkade, housing an additional 700 parking bays, scheduled for the end of June 2010. Read more >>Corporate Social InvestmentGolf raises money for charityThe Castle Lite SuperSport Shootout, held late last month, raised over R1,38 million to be donated to SAB's chosen beneficiary, the SAB Caddies Educational Trust and the Gozololo Centre for Needy Children. Read more >>DistributionNew berry juice range for SA [ActivRetail] Stafford Bros & Draeger has been appointed as the official distributor for The Berry Company, a British company that has found success with berry juices aimed primarily at health and fitness enthusiasts. Read more >>e-CommerceInternet factor in house salesAccording to Dr Andrew Golding, CE of the Pam Golding Property (PGP) group, homebuyers are making increasing use of the worldwide web to research the property market and initiate actual viewing of homes on site. Read more >>ExhibitionsSA to wow world at Shanghai expoSouth Africa has opened its pavilion at the World Expo in the Chinese city of Shanghai - which offers an opportunity for the country to showcase its technologies, products and companies internationally. Read more >>Franchising2010 IFE unpacks recovery, empathetic values[Issa Sikiti da Silva] More than 100 delegates from various industries and 100 exhibitors have convened today, 7 May 2010, at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg for the three-day International Franchise Expo and Convention (IFE) hosted by the Franchise Association of South Africa (FASA). In this age of job losses and economic uncertainty, the focus is being turned on entrepreneurship as an alternative to survive as the global economy recovers and consumer confidence rises again. Read more >>Corner Bakeries for Engen Quick Shops[ActivRetail] The Engen bakery network of 530 outlets, which has been managed by Retsol since 2007, will become rebranded as an exclusive bakery franchise under the name Corner Bakery, the Retsol brand, which specialises in fast food and bakery goods, as well as Equatorial Coffee, its exclusive coffee brand. The business model will convert to a franchise format, in a two-year franchise conversion process that began on 1 April 2010. Read more >>ManufacturingGlobal halal cosmetics market boomsKUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA: Entrepreneurs producing "halal" cosmetics say the global market is booming as more Muslims opt for beauty products that conform to Islamic rules. Read more >>PackagingNampak scoops international packaging prize [ActivRetail] Having won a gold and silver medal at 2009's local FTASA (Flexographic Technical Association of South Africa) Awards, Nampak has added a Gold and Bronze Award for its Imana Chicken Noodle soup and Cream of vegetable soup packs respectively at the FTA (Flexographic Technical Association) International Awards ceremony in Las Vegas on 2 May 2010. Read more >>Packaging to feature at Africa's Big SevenAfrica's Big Seven (AB7), reportedly the biggest dedicated food and beverage trade expo in Africa, will feature eco-trendy packaging at FoodTech Africa, the production, processing and packaging component of the show, taking place at Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand, 25-27 July 2010. Read more >>RegulatoryTribunal to hear complaint against Coca-ColaThe Competition Tribunal will hear a complaint lodged by Rukanani Distributors against Coca-Cola Fortune, the bottling and distribution company of beverages manufactured by the Coca-Cola Company. Read more >>EU committee rejects clone food planBRUSSELS, BELGIUM: An EU parliamentary committee on Tuesday, 4 May 2010, rejected a controversial proposal to allow food from cloned animals and their offspring onto the European market. Read more >>Relief for abalone right holders[Nthambeleni Gabara] Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister, Tina Joemat-Pettersson, has approved an additional R6 million as part of the social relief plan for commercial abalone right holders and crew. Read more >>ResearchBCI continues upward trendThe Business Confidence Index (BCI) continued its upward trend registering 84.2 points in April - up from the 83.2 points registered in March, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) said on Wednesday, 5 May 2010. Read more >>Standard Bank tops reputation stakes among listed companies Banking giant Standard Bank has emerged with the best reputation among South Africa's ten largest listed companies in 2010, according to the 2010 Reputation Pulse survey conducted by the internationally respected Reputation Institute. Read more >>Retail marketingFIFA warns against ambush marketing [Nthambeleni Gabara] JOHANNESBURG: FIFA has warned against ambush marketing within the precinct of all 2010 host stadia and fan parks during the upcoming tournament to ensure the FIFA brand is protected. Read more >>Mother's Day competition at Hemingways In celebration of Mother's Day, Hemingways Mall is giving away prizes valued at over R12 000 to three lucky moms. Read more >>2011 furniture trends [Sean Williams] Following a visit to the 49th edition of the Salone Internazionale del Mobile, the International Furniture Fair of Milan, renowned as the largest decoration trade fair in the world, the 2011 retail furniture trends move to more plastic. Read more >>Retail servicesBlack Pages offers guide to BEE Cyril Ramaphosa launched Black Pages, an initiative undertaken by Shanduka Black Umbrellas, the successful incubation and mentoring initiative for black-owned SMMEs on Friday 7 May 2010. Read more >>Retail under pressure, self-service to the rescue? [Issa Sikiti da Silva] As the global economy recovers from a severe crisis since the 1930's US Great Depression, it is forecast that retail sales worldwide will grow from US$63.28 billion (about R482 billion) in 2009 to about US$101.50 billion (about R775 billion) in 2014. And South Africa's spending has in the past year or so increased by 23%, partly buoyed by the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Read more >>Interactive kiosks enhance in-store shopping experience [Issa Sikiti da Silva] Interactive kiosks improve customer satisfaction, promote green, reinforce brand image, minimise customer interaction with personnel and therefore avoid queues and extended waiting time, Norma Wolcott, IBM business line executive of self-service products, said yesterday, Tuesday 4 May 2010, from Virginia, US. Read more >>SaaS offers customer feedback In what is reportedly the first SaaS customer feedback service in Africa and South Africa, the reputed number one service from Europe will ensure e-tailers and customers credible ratings and reviews. The eKomi service is pioneering customer feedback with its verified and authentic transaction based system. Read more >>RetailersPick n Pay to acquire Zim TM Supermarkets shares [Dumisani Ndlela] South Africa's retail group Pick n Pay was said to have reached an agreement on extending its shareholding in Zimbabwe's TM Supermarkets, currently majority-owned by Kingdom Meikles. The deal is said to be part of a recovery plan for the Kingdom Meikles group, whose retail operations need significant cash injections for refurbishment and restocking. Read more >>Script for higher sales[Sasha Planting] The race is on among local retailers to establish a good grip on the pharmacy market. In-store pharmacies are being introduced rapidly as shopkeepers strive to deliver convenience to shoppers and get them into the stores. Ultimately it's all about the battle for consumers — growing market share, increasing sales and finding new revenue streams to lift earnings. Read more >>New Food Lover's Market for Table View [ActivRetail] The new Food Lover's Market launches in Table View, Cape Town, today, 5 May 2010. Designed to offer something for everybody - foodies, families and singletons - the store takes its design cues from international retail trends in Europe and the US and other successful branches around South Africa. Read more >>Shipping & TransportLittle-known companies win World Cup bus tender[Jocelyn Newmarch] The Department of Transport has finally awarded a key tender for World Cup transport services, to a joint venture between two little-known companies, with tickets going on sale from Friday, 7 May 2010 — just five weeks before kick-off. Read more >>Supply chainGreat hopes for noble late harvest Following a tough year for vineyards, the 2010 harvest is one of the most labour-intensive and logistically demanding vintages in recent memory. However, according to Erhard Wolf, Distell's chief of grape and wine supply, there will be some exceptional results from this year's harvest, especially Pinotage and Chardonnay but not confined to these two varietals. Read more >>TechnologyNew Nokia car kit Late last week, Nokia announced that the CK-200 car kit, which is universally compatible with any make of Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone, would be available at installers from June 2010. Read more >>International roaming fees cuteMobileRoaming, a division of VoIP Partners that provides low cost communications solutions throughout Africa, has launched its World SIM for any unlocked GSM handset. The SIM offers up to 80% reductions on international roaming charges in over 200 countries and territories. Read more >>Great leap ahead for TV on demand [Chris Moerdyk] Multichoice has given subscribers to its HD-PVR service something that all of them having praying for ever since the launch of personal video recording in this country. New software downloaded to HD-PVR owners this week has made it possible for the first time for viewers to record an entire TV series at the push of a single button. Read more >>Data growth predicted by Ericsson's CEO"We have just seen the beginning of the massive data growth, driven by smartphones and other mobile devices. These new devices provide operators with new charging capabilities. Consequently, we are beginning to see signs of changed operator tariffs and pricing models aligned to consumer needs, especially for mobile broadband services and data usage. It's important for us to follow this development," said Ericsson's president and CEO Hans Vestberg said yesterday 5 May 2010 at the groups Capital Markets Day in Stockholm. Read more >>Samsung goes full Monte Samsung Electronics has announced the launch of its latest mobile offering, the Samsung Monte (S5620), a new full touch screen device for style-conscious mobile users. Read more >>Touch the future [Mauro Mercury] DisplaySearch, a leading global market research and consulting firm specialising in the display supply chain, forecasts that the total touch screen market will grow to US$9 billion (about R66.6 billion) in 2015, from US$3.6 billion (about R26.6 billion) in 2008, with a compound annual growth rate of 14%. In South Africa, the technology is quickly taking off and it is now being used in a diverse array of applications, including the fast-growing mobile, retail and interactive digital signage industries. Read more >>Interactive touch screen kiosks: what lies beneath [Issa Sikiti da Silva] Using an interactive touch screen kiosk can be a fast, helpful, integrated and informative experience, Frank Nunan of the Kiosk Shop, told delegates currently attending the JusTTouchIT two-day conference in Midrand, Johannesburg. Read more >>TrainingNew UCT/Unilever study aid to inspire a new generation of marketersSeveral thousand business and marketing students studying in South Africa are soon to be inspired and empowered by a new training DVD released by the UCT/Unilever Institute of Strategic Marketing. Read more >>
Moulded Chocolate Slab / BarCadbury Cashew and Coconut - back by popular demand - Cadbury South Africa Launched as a limited edition, Cadbury Dairy Milk's Cashew and Coconut has proven so popular that the flavour will now be brought back permanently. Read more >>Brand newsSquirrel goes nuts for Halls! - Cadbury South Africa Halls continues to encourage South Africans to speak out through the throat lozenge brand's latest television commercial featuring their new mascot - a fluffy-tailed squirrel who has been sadly mistaken for a rat. Read more >>Cadbury shares Monster Joy! - Cadbury South Africa Cadbury Dairy Milk's “Monster Joy” promotion is offering the biggest cash prize in Cadbury history - a chance to win your share of R1 million for you and your nominee. Read more >>FranchisingTiger Wheel & Tyre brings southern Africa the world's greatest motorsport spectacles - Tiger Wheel & Tyre Long-time Formula 1 television sponsor Tiger Wheel & Tyre has secured a deal to ensure the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) is broadcast on South African television this year. Read more >>LogisticsImperial Logistics announces forward-thinking software partnerships - Imperial LogisticsImperial Logistics has formalised partnerships with various leading software providers which support the company's Information Technology Roadmap and will further enable the company to provide customised value-added logistics services and supply chain solutions. Read more >>Retail marketingJust a spoonful of retail TV is proof enough for Edgars - Moving TacticsMarketing in-store, the point at which the brand comes into contact with the consumer. Edgars' recent 30-day trial of in-store Digital TV (DTV) proved to be highly satisfactory. Read more >>Retail servicesSHL supports Hertz selecting talent for transformation - SHL South Africa In 2009, Hertz embarked on transformation activities on a global scale and saw the move as a unique opportunity for recruiting and retaining top talent in the industry. Hertz partnered with SHL to devise an assessment strategy that would allow both internal and external candidates from across Europe to be compared on equal footing. Read more >>
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Bryan Adams tours SA in July RETAIL Bryan Adams will be performing at the Coca-Cola Dome on Friday, 9 July, where he will perform as a guest on the Celebrate Africa, Grand Finale Event before embarking on a solo tour performing in Cape Town on Tuesday, 13 July at Grand Arena (Grand West Casino, Durban on Friday, 16 July at the ICC Durban Arena and Sunday, 18 July, 2010 at the Coca-Cola Dome, Johannesburg. A heavenly escape at the Suntra Spa RETAIL [Sindy Peters] Being a journalist has its perks; being invited to try out luxury wellness spas at some of Cape Town's finest hotels is definitely one of my favourites. You try being a critic while relaxing in a deliciously scented room while being pampered and treated by a masseuse, whose job is to work out all the knots and kinks in your body, as you float towards a dreamy slumber while listening to instrumental melodies that filter the room. The Ugly Noo-Noo, beautiful theatre RETAIL [Daphne Cooper] Andrew Buckland is the master of physical theatre; using only his body he creates such a richness of experience that you forget that this is one man in a T-shirt and shorts with no props. Rather, you are taken on a journey that is so absurd, so clever, so funny, so pointed and so compelling, that you are never going to be the same again. Opskop at Rietvallei RETAIL Complete Events and Rietvallei Wine Estate bring you Opskop at Rietvallei over the Wacky Wine Weekend. Opskop is an unique, side-splitting, hip-swinging weekend with the cream of South African musical and comedy talent.
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