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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. Top stories
RetailAfrican Congress of Shopping Centres attracts international speakers The 14th Annual African Congress of Shopping Centres, which takes place 13-15 October 2010 at the CTICC, is hosted by the SA Council of Shopping Centres (SACSC), sponsored by Growthpoint Properties and supported by the International Council of Shopping Centres (ICSC). Read more >>Still in Lazy W economic recovery phase [Allon Raiz] Some financial commentators are predicting a 'Lazy W' economic recovery for South Africa. 2009 saw us plummeting down the steep slope of the downturn and we are now heading towards a somewhat shallow middle spike, centred on the economic stimulus of 2010 FIFA World Cup. Then that peak is likely to take another dip before we move slowly up a gentle gradient for the last stroke of the W during 2011. Read more >>Unilever sells Italian frozen foods armTHE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS: Anglo-Dutch food and cosmetics giant Unilever said on Monday, 19 July 2010, it would sell its Italian frozen foods business for €805 million (US$1.04 billion). Read more >>AssociationsNominations for regional Special Star Awards 2010 closing soonNominations for the top retailers and service providers for the regional Special Star Awards 2010 close on Thursday 5 August 2010. Read more >>Cape Winemakers Guild Showcase - get out your glasses It's time for wine lovers to get out their tasting glasses and book for the 2010 Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction Showcase from 6-9pm on Thursday 12 August 2010 at the CTICC and from 6.30-9.30pm on Thursday 2 September at Nedbank Atrium in Sandton. Read more >>2010 Global Trader Shiraz Challenge winners Wine Magazine's 2010 Global Trader Shiraz Challenge found Rickety Bridge 2008 and Saronsberg Provenance 2007 running neck and neck for first place as both had achieved the same arithmetic average score. Read more >>Banking & FinanceWas World Cup enough to turn the corner?With visitor numbers and spending well ahead of what forecasters expected in the months prior to the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals, many local businesses have profited from the event. The overall benefit however is still unclear, with government estimating an injection to GDP of 0.40% (R38 billion). The question however remains; with the victors crowned and the vuvuzelas reluctantly being silenced, is the South African economy truly on the way to recovery? Read more >>Brand newsSouth African Gold medallists at ISC South African brandies brought home four of only 11 gold medals awarded in the 'Brandy, Cognac, Armagnac' category of the 2010 International Spirits Challenge (ISC) held in London earlier this month. Read more >>2010 Terroir award results out The 2010 SA Terroir Wine Awards, announced on Wednesday 21 July 2010, singled out wines as truly portraying the country's winegrowing areas in its fifth competition since 2006. Making its solo cultivar statement at the awards, Plaisir de Merle Cabernet Franc 2008 has been awarded a National Certificate for the Top Cabernet Franc and received the Paarl District Terroir Award. Read more >>Clothing & TextilesBooyzen's best in Women of the Year Corner Shop Category Lucilla Booyzen has been announced the winner of the Corner Shop to Big Business Makers Category in the new Shoprite Checkers Women of the Year Award which searched for exceptional and visionary women achievers who with determination and foresight are making an impact on the future of fellow South Africans. Read more >>Commercial propertyEntries open for Retail Design and Development Awards The annual Retail Design and Development Awards (RDDA) 2010 - sponsored by Nedbank Corporate - is now open. This celebration of shopping centre design excellence is an initiative of the South African Council of Shopping Centres (SACSC). Read more >>Shopping centre in Mauritius features SA retailersMedine Property is developing the first shopping mall for the west coast of Mauritius in a joint venture with international partners Retail Africa and GIMCO. Read more >>Corporate Social Investmente-CommerceKalahari.net launches market place [Issa Sikiti da Silva] Kalahari.net has expanded its business horizons by launching an online market place where everyone can buy or sell new and used items. The new online sales platform has currently some 600 000 items, and the number is expected to reach about one million by the end of the year. Read more >>ExhibitionsNew fleet, transport conference, exhibitionThe first Fleettech Conference and Exhibition, organised by Trade Conferences International, will take place on 11-12 August 2010 at Emperors Palace. Tracker and Digit Vehicle Tracking will sponsor the event, which is endorsed by Vehicle Security Association (VESA). Read more >>Whisky Live Festival offers more The FNB Whisky Live Festival will run at the Cape Town International Convention Centre from 3-5 November and at the Sandton Convention Centre from 10-12 November 2010 and this year offers more than 180 local and international whiskies, a choice of whisky liqueurs, a host of new releases to the South African market, and a range of luxury lifestyle products. Read more >>GlassExpo Africa exhibition, conference GlassExpo Africa 2010, to be held at the MTN Expo Centre, Nasrec from 8-11 September 2010 is part of The Star Interbuild Africa 2010 trade exhibition. The original idea of a glass expo in South Africa came from Steve McCoy, MD of McCoy's Glass and presented to its current organisers, Specialised Exhibitions and the inaugural GlassExpo Africa in 2008 was labelled as successful. Read more >>WineX 2010 is focused on quality not quantity Aiming for quality rather than quantity, the organisers of the RMB WineX Cape Town have amended the show format by cutting it back to a two-evening event and narrowing the focus. The show takes place on 19-20 August 2010 at the CTICC. Read more >>FranchisingFranchise proves winning formulaRichemont opened nine more franchises last year. The world's largest producer of luxury products, with brands such as Cartier, Jaeger LeCoultre and Montblanc, also opened 20 more company-owned retail outlets. Read more >>HospitalitySandton hotels gain most from Cup[Julius Baumann] Hotels in Sandton were the biggest beneficiaries of the World Cup, with revenue between 11 June and 11 July 2010 surging close to 300% from a year earlier. Read more >>Import/ExportInformal retailingLogisticsManufacturingWinemakers get green light on UV light Legalisation, allowing the use of ultra violet light energy for liquid purification in oenological practice, has just been passed by the Department of Agriculture, following recent industry approval, by the SA Wine and Spirits Board for South African winemakers to have access to an approved, competitive technology. Read more >>PackagingNampak wins for Africa At the WorldStar 2010 Awards, held in Beijing last month, Nampak won nine awards, developed by different divisions within the group, including Nampak Zambia and Hunyani Paper and Packaging in Zimbabwe. Read more >>RegulatoryShipping lines accused of collusion[Shannon Sherry] Fruit SA has lodged a complaint of anticompetitive behaviour with the competition commission against eight shipping lines. Read more >>Retail marketingRetail servicesRetailersPick n Pay opens in Zambia Pick n Pay opened its first store in Zambia yesterday, Thursday 22 July 2010, in Woodlands, Lusaka and is the first of seven planned over the next five years. Read more >>TM Supermarkets rebrands[Dumisani Ndlela] Zimbabwe's biggest retail group by outlets, TM Supermarkets has rebranded into a new look the company says reaffirms its commitment to provide an "unparalleled standard of quality and service". Read more >>Supply chainCocoa deal fuels hedge-fund debate LONDON, UK: A London hedge fund has bought up a huge chunk of the world's cocoa stocks, helping send the price to a 33-year high and sparking debate Tuesday, 20 July 2010, over the effect of speculation on the market. Read more >>TechnologyI heard it on the grapevineIn a research project in Chianti in Tuscany, the remote monitoring of organic vineyards is proving beneficial. Several vineyards in Panzano are part of the remote monitoring research project, aimed at finding the best organic farming methods for producing good-quality wine. Read more >>TrainingNew Coffee Academy offers barista skills training The new Ciro Coffee Academy's mission is to boost the barista culture in South Africa by making a serious investment in barista skills and training, which will ultimately benefit coffee lovers nationwide. It will be the only coffee training centre in South Africa to be certified by Lavazza, Italy's No 1 espresso brand and the internationally accredited training body, City & Guilds and was made possible by Ciro Beverage Solutions teaming up with The Coffee Academy to create the most comprehensive and accredited coffee training service provider in the industry. Read more >>
Space Barley: The final frontier TOKYO, JAPAN: The power of producing limited edition versions of a product should not to be underestimated. Releasing a special "collectors" edition at a premium price is an excellent way to generate PR, as well as enhance the image of a brand. Read more >>Price of clothing to rise 12% over next five years[Published by Verdict, of the Datamonitor group] LONDON, UK: A number of factors will combine to create the most inflationary environment since the mid-1980s, according to Verdict, the retail consultancy. Consumers can expect prices to rise by over 4% this year with more modest rises in every year out to at least 2014. Read more >>A 65% increase in US menu items with "healthy" claim added to restaurant menus CHICAGO, US: Last month's recommendations from the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) confirmed what Mintel's research and consumers have already been suggesting: restaurants need healthier menus. Many restaurants have already listened. Between Q2 2009 and Q2 2010 menu items labelled as "healthy" grew 65%, according to Mintel Menu Insights. Read more >>International trade delegations flock to SAITEX JOHANNESBURG, SA: At least 35 countries will be represented by the 337 companies exhibiting at the Southern African International Trade Exhibition (SAITEX) from 25 to 27 July. Many will be there as part of trade delegations from participating nations or regions. Under the auspices of embassies and trade federations, exhibitors will present a rich variety of products reflecting key exports of these countries. Read more >>William Grant & Sons top Scotch Whisky Masters awards LONDON, UK: Global premium spirits business and independent, family-owned distiller William Grant & Sons has won the top Masters award for Glenfiddich and The Balvenie at this year's Scotch Whisky Masters, a competition by international trade drinks publication and leading global market authority, The Spirits Business. Read more >>More International news...
FranchisingTiger Wheel & Tyre continues to offer price-breaking deals - Tiger Wheel & TyreWith consumers under constant economic pressure Tiger Wheel & Tyre is committed to offering great value-for-money on wheel and tyre products, as well as unbeatable customer service and is currently offering a number of great deals on leading tyre brands. Read more >>LogisticsIMPERIAL Logistics brings/adds fast-moving, forward-thinking to SAPICS 2010 - IMPERIAL LogisticsIMPERIAL Logistics is once again a Platinum Sponsor of the annual SAPICS conference. The Group will present on pertinent industry trends and issues, facilitate workshops and ideas exchange sessions, contribute to knowledge sharing in panel discussions and exhibit its industry leading expertise. Read more >>IMPERIAL Logistics and SAIIE partnership boosts industrial engineering sector - IMPERIAL LogisticsIMPERIAL Logistics, a global logistics and supply chain leader, and largest employer of industrial engineers in southern Africa, is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with the Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering (SAIIE), as the organisation's first main corporate sponsor. Read more >>
Focus, guys... Hot Ford heading for South Africa [Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] Performance Ford enthusiasts will now have the opportunity to own the legendary Ford Focus RS. Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa (FMCSA) has confirmed that a limited run of the ultimate hot hatch will be made available in South Africa later this year. Read more >>More Motoring news...
Cruise and Diaz, Knight and Day [Zeenat Ebrahim] Although this action-comedy is not destined to make it to the Top Ten list it has enough visual aesthetics with the likes of Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz to keep you interested. There isn't anything spectacular about it and I thought it lacked a little depth. Read more >>Assuredly hilarious [Patricia Pieterse] London Assurance, marking the end of the inaugural NT Live/Ster Kinekor Live Theatre season, has the honour of being both high-brow and low-brow. High-brow, because it was written in 1841 by Dion Boucicault, so some of the vocabulary and wit requires a sharp mind to keep up. Low-brow because, well, many of the shots are cheap. Read more >>New GM for Hilton Durban Hilton Worldwide has appointed Mohamed Hamza as the new general manager for Hilton Durban. The position had been held by Gerhard Patzer, who has decided to retire. Read more >>Sneak preview of the Rocking the Daisies and Gardens line-up Some of South Africa's favourite musicians are sure to get temperatures rising at this year's Rocking the Daisies and Rocking the Gardens. For the first time both festivals will be taking place on the same weekend, Rocking the Daisies from 8-10 October at Cloof Wine Estate in Darling (Western Cape) and Rocking the Gardens at Emmarentia Dam (Johannesburg) from 9-10 October 2010. Read more >>What makes a spa special [Brian Berkman: contributing editor, travel] Ever trying to distinguish themselves, spas develop "signature treatments" on which to hang their fluffy robes and spa slippers in the consumer's mind... but at the end of the day, what is it that makes a spa stand out from its peers? Read more >>India's superstars strut their stuff at the IIFAs COLOMBO, SRI LANKA: It's all part of the magic of the movies that what may flash by on the screen in a matter of seconds may have taken hours if not days to create. Actors usually have the freedom to hone their performance in a particular scene by repeating the process for a number of takes - but when they appear on stage, they have to get it right, first time. Read more >>"World Cup of Ballet" winners announced [Debbie Hathway] What a week it was for dance lovers who were able to watch competitors from around the world compete for top honours in the Cape Town International Ballet Competition at the Artscape Opera. This five-day event culminated in a glittering gala on Saturday, when junior and senior classical finalists had to compete for their final places. Read more >>More BizLounge news...
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