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A fermented grape by any other name... After much furore over the past few weeks, FIFA decided to end the battle of Bavaria ambush marketing very quietly indeed: the case was dropped with a settlement made out of court - the details of which are being kept schtum.
On marketing efforts further abroad, the French are planning a new export strategy for its "Vin de France" to gain ground lost to "New World" wines. Instead of using the regional labelling, like Burgundy or Bordeaux, for the vintages, one can now order French wines by the more commonly-used grape varietals such as a merlot, pinot noir, chenin blanc or semillon. Those of uppercrust heritage, including Grand Cru, will keep their notable names. Santé! 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 Suat Eman Top stories
RetailUrban consumers 'to drive growth' [Michael Bleby] Johannesburg and Cape Town will grow in size by 2020 to rank along with the largest emerging market cities, with consumer-spending markets that will be a magnet for investment by consumer-goods companies, a report on the continent's growing economies predicts. Read more >>Adidas expects football sales of €1.5bn this year HERZOGENAURACH, GERMANY: German sportswear and equipment group Adidas said Monday, 21 June 2010, that it expected record 2010 football-related sales thanks to the World Cup in South Africa. Read more >>World Cup benefits small retailers"Suddenly we are seeing a confident upsurge of positive energy and spending that is definitely connected to the positive vibe created by the 2010 FIFA World Cup." This is the opinion of Paul Kent, MD of SureSwipe independent credit card swipe machine distributors. Read more >>AssociationsBanking & FinanceWorld Cup spending hangoverPaul Slot, debt counsellor and director of Octogen, provides some insights as well as cautionary words about the impact of the 2010 FIFA World Cup on consumers' common sense and spending behaviour. Read more >>Brand newsNew range from Riebeek The Kasteelberg range will become the flagship range of wines for Riebeek Cellar, which produced its first Méthod Cap Classique, Kasteelberg MCC in 2007. Read more >>Girl power at Zonnebloem Elize Coetzee, the new winemaker at Zonnebloem wines, who takes over the responsibility of making all the white wines from cellar manager Deon Boshoff, who was promoted to cellar manager at Adam Tas Cellar earlier in the year. Read more >>Chemical company gets Best Global Business in Africa award Yara International ASA, one of the world's leading chemical companies that convert energy, natural minerals and nitrogen from the air into essential products for farmers and industrial customers, has won the 'Best Global Business in Africa' award. Other nominees were BMW, Barclays, Anglo American and Diageo. Read more >>Clothing & TextilesInternational model's swimwear range arrives in SA The international Melissa Odabash beachwear and swimwear is now available in South Africa at Scalini boutique 14 Jarvis Street, De Waterkant, Cape Town. Prior to launching her first collection, Melissa was living and modelling in Italy for top Italian designers. Read more >>Test case for decent work[Claire Bisseker] Clothing manufacturers and unions are getting cold feet over a planned crackdown on clothing factories that don't pay the minimum wage. It's squaring up to become a test case for labour's commitment to the goal of decent work. Read more >>Commercial propertyCorporate Social InvestmentCRMe-CommerceExhibitionsGet a secure showIFSEC South Africa Securex 2010 is on at the Sandton Convention Centre in Gauteng from 31 August to 2 September 2010. Read more >>New expo sets the PACE of Africa The Pan African Craft Exhibition (PACE) 2010, currently on at the Gauteng Craft and Design Centre (CDC) located on Nelson Mandela Square in Sandton until 31 July 2010, presents an exciting design vision for the continent that is as contemporary as it is African. Challenging hackneyed 'curio' stereotypes, the exhibition sees 'craft' blurring with fashion and decor, taking its rightful place on the global design stage. Read more >>YSL is Bridal Africa sponsor Yves Saint Laurent's (YSL) Parisienne fragrance will be Bridal Africa's official perfume and its make-up range, the official range for the show, taking place from 6-7 November 2010 at Sandton Convention Centre. Read more >>Green sustainabilityHospitalityHotel sector's low end pulls in Cup fans[Julius Baumann] Despite a huge surge in the number of four- and five-star hotels in SA over the past few years, it is the other end of the market that has been most popular with soccer fans visiting the country. Read more >>Compass Group SA appoints new CFODrieka Wilson has been appointed chief financial officer at Compass Group Southern Africa. Prior to joining the group, she was the Director and Shareholder at TBOP Capital, a subsidiary of Thebe Investment Corporation. With 15 years' experience in the banking and financial industry in South Africa and abroad, Wilson has also worked for companies such as Nedbank Investment Bank, BMW South Africa, Dimension Data, Barloworld and First Africa Limited - to name only a few.Import/ExportFrench wines' new export strategyPARIS, FRANCE: You know times have changed when French wines, bruised by competition from the "New World", fight back with the upstarts' own weapon, dropping complex regional labeling for the plain old grape name. Read more >>ManufacturingSABMiller starts brewing in Oz Global brewing giant SABMiller announced Tuesday, 22 June 2010, that Pacific Beverages, its joint venture in Australia, has commenced brewing at its new US$105 million Bluetongue brewery in Warnervale, approximately 95 kilometres north of Sydney. Read more >>PackagingRegulatoryConsumer act 'can put bosses behind bars'[Loyiso Langeni] The Institute of Directors on Tuesday, 22 June 2010, warned business leaders to comply with the new Consumer Protection Act to avoid being fined or sentenced to a prison term. Read more >>Bavaria and FIFA settle, charges dropped[Mfundekelwa Mkhulisi] FIFA and Dutch brewery Bavaria have reached an out-of-court settlement. Read more >>Masana Petroleum to pay R13m price-fixing fineThe Competition Tribunal will on Wednesday, 23 June 2010, hear an application to confirm a negotiated settlement agreement between the Competition Commission and the black economic empowerment company, Masana Petroleum Solutions, in terms of which the latter has agreed to pay an administrative penalty of R13 million for alleged price-fixing. Read more >>ResearchComprehensive benchmark indicators released for shopping centres The SA Council of Shopping Centres (SACSC), Shopping Centre Benchmark Indicators 1998-2009, by retail researcher Dirk Prinsloo, has been released and it highlights the diverse roles and positions that centres play in their locations and communities. Read more >>SA consumer confidence slips - MasterCard index Results of the latest MasterCard Worldwide Index of Consumer Confidence revealed yesterday, Thursday, 24 June 2010, that South African consumer confidence continued its downward trend. Read more >>Retailers' hopes for pickup sour[Michael Bleby] A hefty dose of realism has knocked back hopes for a quick return to growth in SA's retail economy, a report yesterday, 21 June 2010, showed. Read more >>Retail marketingValue of opening match sponsorship Based on a rate card value Advertising Value Equivalent of R162 833.33 per 30 seconds, Adidas and the City of Johannesburg enjoyed in excess of R 2.4 million value in exposure during the SABC1 broadcast of the opening 2010 FIFA World Cup match between South Africa and Mexico. Read more >>South Africa scoops international shopping centre awards The International Council for Shopping Centres' Solal Awards, which recognise best practice and outstanding, effective shopping centre marketing against European standards, were awarded on 17 June 2010 in Lisbon and South Africa's Primedia Lifestyle won two Silver awards for its campaigns for KZN Umlazi Mega City and Cape Town's Cavendish Square. Read more >>Supply chainGlobal Consumer Goods Forum calls for food securityThe Global Consumer Goods Forum's Summit was opened in London yesterday by its current chairperson, Gareth Ackerman, chair of Pick n Pay Stores and was addressed by the Prince of Wales. Read more >>Technology
The secret to successful new product innovation ... keep the boss out of it LAS VEGAS, US: Reputedly the first-of-its-kind study uncovers why the best CPG companies see more than six times the new product revenue compared to the rest. Read more >>iPhone changing consumer behaviour in Europe[Martina Lacey, M&M, creamglobal.com] LONDON, UK: The iPhone has fundamentally changed mobile user behaviour in Europe despite its low penetration rate, according to new Comscore findings. Read more >>Fashion rides out recession - in time for Ladies Day at Ascot ASCOT, UK: As Ladies Day at Ascot arrived on 17 June and attendees took the opportunity to show off fashion's finest creations, new research by Mintel reveals that nearly half (12.7 million) of women in the UK spent the same or more on their clothes in 2009 - despite a year of recession. Read more >>VAT rise - another damper on already cautious spenders[Published by Verdict, part of the Datamonitor grou] LONDON, UK: Rise in VAT will affect volumes and enhance inflation, but no big rush is predicted pre-January. Read more >>Two-thirds of SMEs fail to use search marketing[Olivia Solon, creamglobal.com] LONDON, UK: Some 64% of SMEs build a company website but fail to promote its existence to potential customers, according to a study by digital agency Forward3D. Read more >>Heavy management stifles innovation[Olivia Solon, creamglobal.com] NEW YORK, United States: Companies with less senior management involvement in the new product development process generate 80% more new product revenue than those with heavy senior management involvement, according to a study by Nielsen. Read more >>Employees are the new line of defence in any cyber security strategy LONDON, UK: Security awareness means turning your people into your first line of defence, but many organisations are worryingly complacent when it comes to information security assuming that "it won't happen to me," while individuals often tend to think "it is someone else's problem." However, a report from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) explores how organisations should be making employees the first line of defence against damaging security incidents. Read more >>Western Europe: Positive growth for technical consumer goods market NUREMBERG, GERMANY: According to the results of GfK's TEMAX Western Europe for the first quarter of 2010, consumers in Western Europe spent €46.5 billion (about R430 billion) on technical consumer goods in the first quarter of 2010, an increase of 2.7% in total compared to the same quarter in 2009. There is growth for nearly all sectors involved. Read more >>
LogisticsIMPERIAL Logistics - global supply chain risk survey - IMPERIAL LogisticsSAPICS recently collaborated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL) in Boston USA, for a global supply chain risk survey. IMPERIAL Logistics is the South African sponsor of this unique initiative. Read more >>Retail servicesPsssst... Pssssst... do you know what's in there? - RentokilIf you do have to use an over-the counter pesticide, it is best to vacate the premises and do some proper airing before you allow people back into the room. Read more >>
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Ghana's a goer [Nick Said] Hurray for Ghana, the one shining light from Africa, who have reached the Last 16 of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Read more >>Blass jou vuvuzela! [Ruth Cooper] Blass Jou Vuvuzela ft Jack Parow is the latest single and video from the Radio Kalahari Orkes's SAMA-nominated album "Heuningland". It's a proudly South African, zombilicious vuvuzela-blasting lacivious boeremusiek, rap braai liedjie that would probably leave many of our visiting tourists shaking their heads in amazement and bafflement and furthering the perception that South Africa harbours a small but far reaching crazy, black-humoured and satirical music scene. Read more >>A powerful message with Crazy Little Thing [Debbie Hathway] Crazy Little Thing is a musical theatre production devised by Anton Luitingh and Duane Alexander for The Cape Academy of Performing Arts (CAPA). It showcases a talented group of young students, who academy director Debbie Turner hopes will put CAPA on the map as a musical theatre institution. Read more >>Down, out, but so proud [Nick Said] And so the dream comes to an end, not with a dispiriting defeat, but rather a morale-boosting win that should at least bode well for the short-term future of South African football. Read more >>
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