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RetailEntries open for Top 10 Pinotage The 2010 Absa Top 10 Pinotage competition is now open for entries and will close on 15 July 2010. Late entries will be accepted up to 30 July at a penalty of R375 per wine. The judging will take place from 11-13 August at Longridge Winery and the results will be released at the annual Absa Top 10 Pinotage gala event on 9 September. Read more >>Advertisement:
 SA student brand product team off to ParisTeam Brand Café (Thabang Leshilo, Lee Matabane and Amantle Mokubung), which captured the top position in the National L'Oreal Brandstorm competition held recently, will travel to the international finals to be held at the brand's headquarters in Paris on 16-17 June 2010. Read more >>Nederburg's auction selection draw card Razvan Macici, the cellarmaster of Nederburg since 2001, has produced the 2004 and 2005 vintages of Edelkeur, both graceful, vibrant wines with lively notes of apricot, honey and citrus, to keep company with Gunter Brözel's 1977 vintage of this signature dessert wine. Read more >>Hemingways Mall shows growth "The Hemingways Mall is experiencing growth in almost all areas including turnover, the number of cars accessing the centre and its total spend-per-shopper. These are all good indicators that it is growing its customer support base," reports Hemingways Mall GM Rachel Klassen. Read more >>Banking & FinanceFNB open for longer during Cup First National Bank announced Tuesday, 1 June, that it will extend its banking hours at 17 key-site branches to welcome visitors and offer its customers greater financial services convenience during the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Read more >>Brand newsClothing & TextilesAfrica Fashion Week salutes the continent Africa Fashion Week starts on 30 June 2010 at the Sandton Convention Centre and the four-day event features more than 27 designers from Guinea Bissau, Nigeria, Uganda, Botswana, Ghana, Somali, Tunisia, French Comoros, South Africa, Mozambique, the US and the UK. Read more >>Commercial propertyDevelopment team for Blue Route Mall revamp namedPlans to redevelop Blue Route Mall, a 48000m² shopping centre built in the early 1970s in Tokai, Cape Town, have been in the pipeline for a number of years and with the go-ahead having been recently given, the team responsible for the R780-million project has been announced. Read more >>Corporate Social InvestmentCRMe-CommerceLeisure Books joins kalahari.netThe CEO of Media24, Francois Groepe, announced on 2 June 2010 that the group's book club subsidiary, Leserskring/Leisure Books, is to be incorporated into the MIH Internet Africa management structure and will in future operate alongside kalahari.net. Read more >>ExhibitionsEMRC's AgriBusiness Forum 2010, call for partnersBRUSSELS: The organisers of the AgriBusiness Forum, EMRC and the Ugandan government, are inviting interested stakeholders, businesses, organisations and brands from the agro-food, food security, agri-business, sustainable development and African agricultural sectors to support the upcoming event. The event is scheduled to take place 3-6 October 2010 in Kampala, Uganda. Read more >>Creative exhibition on during World Cup The multi-disciplinary Cape Creative Exhibition will be open from 10 June to 18 July 2010 to showcase a select range of locally produced craft, design, fine arts, audiovisual and performing art during the World Cup. Housed at 37 Main Road Greenpoint, in a previously derelict building, it has been transformed into a stunning industrial style double story to house the exhibition, screenings, a stage, a small coffee shop and a large garden from which to enjoy nibbles, live music and poetry readings. It will also be home to The Fringe Arts' pop-up store gallery, a 100% local art and design collective. Read more >>Health & SafetyChakalaka recalled by food groupThe mild and hot versions of Rhodes Chakalaka have been recalled, the Rhodes Food Group said Thursday, 3 June 2010. Read more >>Hospitality2010 German team hotel's issue 'resolved' [Issa Sikiti da Silva] The certification issue involving the Velmore Grande Hotel, where the German national team will be staying during the 2010 FIFA World Cup and which was threatening the 'good work' the organising committee has done so far, has been resolved, FIFA secretary-general Jerome Valcke told the media yesterday, Tuesday 1 June 2010. Read more >>Starbucks headed for SA Starbucks coffee will be served in SA in time for the World Cup, it was announced on Monday, 31 May 2010. Read more >>SA hotel capacity growth - tracking real factors[Kamil Abdul-Karrim] The growth in South African hotel industry capacity is based extensively on the unprecedented economic growth experienced over the decade leading up to the global contagion, which was ignited in September 2008 and which resulted in the pent-up demand for hotel accommodation all but dissipating in the wake of the economic meltdown. It is a common misconception in the market that the 2010 FIFA World Cup has motivated this increase. Read more >>Mother City gets truly SA flavour The House of Meat, a South African braai-themed restaurant, will open in the heart of Long Street on 9 June 2010, in time for kick-off of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. It will serve a traditional braai experience, from home-style boerewors to pap and sheep spits, all braaied on open fires. Read more >>ManufacturingApril manufacturing 6.9% growth estimate - economist[Ntsakisi Maswanganyi] The South African manufacturing sector could have grown by 6.9% in April, the Standard Bank Group Economics unit said Friday, 4 June 2010. Read more >>Kagiso PMI declines in MayThe seasonally adjusted Kagiso Purchasing Managers' Index declined for the third consecutive month in May, falling by another 4.1 index points to reach 51.1 in May from 55.2 index points in April. Read more >>PackagingMay finalists for Pyro Inspirations Awards Pyrotec, the privately owned South African company that specialises in providing quality product identification solutions, recently announced the May finalists of the 2010 Pyro Inspiration Awards. The selected entries join a pool of six finalists already chosen earlier this year. Engineered by Pyrotec Packmedia, the awards were created to recognise and reward exceptional on-pack activity and to establish on-pack as a standalone media category. Read more >>ResearchRetail survey shows changing spread of 'black diamonds'A retail and readership survey looking at towns and cities throughout SA has noted large changes in demographics - particularly in the way so-called "black diamond" behaviour has begun to fragment. Read more >>Pringles top of the pops Cream, an online intelligence service for media and marketing professionals that indexes and analyses best practice examples of brand communications from around the world, has released its Top 100 Facebook Advocacy Index for FMCG brands. Read more >>Retail marketingRetail servicesTrilingual soccer booklet out for SA fans Stellenbosch University, in collaboration with a number of coaches and researchers, has released a new soccer terminology booklet, just in time for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The booklet is the result of months of research into football culture, formal soccer terms and the current colloquial lingo used by players and their fans. Read more >>RetailersEdcon cuts store expansion as debt costs mount [Michael Bleby] Edcon, the clothing retailer with debts of more than €15bn, yesterday, 3 June 2010, said it had curbed its store expansion plans as it tightened spending and saved cash in a tough economic environment. Read more >>Massdiscounters confirms retrenchmentsMassdiscounters, which includes Game and Dion Wired stores, confirmed on Tuesday, 1 June 2010, that as a result of its investment in regional distribution centres, new technology and the consolidation of workflows, a number of positions have been made redundant and letters of retrenchment have been issued to affected employees. Read more >>SecurityRetail crime on the declineThe number of armed robberies aimed at retailers decreased by 44% in April this year, to 14 per month from 25 per month in April 2009. Read more >>Supply chainBig dairies follow Parmalat in raw milk price drops [Kathryn Parkes] Dairy farmers are cheesed off after being dealt another low blow with the announcement last week that Lancewood, Clover and Dairy Belle would join Parmalat in dropping milk purchase prices. Read more >>TechnologyTrainingNew work training system offers practical knowledgeTogether with global qualifications awarding organisation, Edexcel, Pioneer Foods is piloting what is reportedly the world's first qualification for staff to develop effective behaviours for work (EBW). The training will equip students with practical knowledge that is seen as lacking within the current framework of qualifications, namely cultural intelligence, developing creativity and innovation, commercial awareness and managing self. Read more >>
Brand newsWin fantastic prizes every month with Sasko Bakeries! - Sasko Bakeries You can win great prices every month with Sasko Bakeries! For more details watch e.tv, SABC 1, 2, 3 and DStv or see the in-store leaflet for more details. Read more >>LogisticsIMPERIAL Logistics takes top honours as Best Managed Company of the Year - IMPERIAL LogisticsGlobal logistics and supply chain leader, IMPERIAL Logistics has been acknowledged as the Best Managed Company of the Year at the prestigious African Access National Business Awards, held at the Sandton Convention Centre on 27th May 2010. Read more >>
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Cape Town FIFA Fan Fest events 11 to 18 June Events for the 11 to 18 June, 2010, period of the FIFA World Cup have been finalised. Read more >>Anti-climax for Sex and the City 2 [Zeenat Ebrahim] After setting the trend with the debut of Sex and the City: The Movie, it was a disappointment to find that its sequel was nothing more than a lavish expense of landscape and fashion frilled with issues from four girlfriends who jet-set to Abu Dhabi and dig their heads in the sand. Read more >>
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