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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. Image courtesy of FreeDigitalPhotos.net and Graeme Weatherspoon Top stories
RetailHealth snacks for vending machines Philip Rubin launched Health Island in June 2010, described as the first vending business in South Africa to supply healthy snacks and drinks to the corporate market, especially designed and selected to provide excellent, nutritious snack food to companies, gyms, hospitals, schools and tertiary institutions. The first six machines rolled out in July 2010. Read more >>Carbon tax could inhibit car sales[Artwell Dlamini] Vehicle financier WesBank warned on Wednesday, 11 August 2010, that the new carbon (CO2) emissions tax threatened to inhibit new vehicle sales. Read more >>AssociationsSA whiskies win awards Two major UK spirit competitions, the 2010 International Wine and Spirits Competition (IWSC) held in Surrey this week and the 2010 International Spirits Challenge (ISC) held in London and announced last week saw South African whiskies win gold, silver and bronze awards. Read more >>Banking & FinanceAbsa wins international award for best consumer internet bank Global Finance, one the world's most influential financial publications, named Absa's Digital Channels division the best consumer Internet Bank in South Africa for 2010. Now in its eleventh year, the survey analyses hundreds of entries from around the globe, selecting the top ones as the winners in their home countries. Read more >>Brand newsClothing & TextilesNkosi blows house away with new range[Zenoyise Madikwa] Kensani Nkosi's eagerly awaited Stoned Cherrie Love Movement collection brought the house down on Friday night at the AFI Cape Town Fashion Week. Read more >>Workers not going down without a fight[Claire Bisseker] As over one million public-sector workers prepared to strike for wage increases double the inflation rate, clothing workers in Newcastle earning as little as R90/week took up arms to prevent officials from closing down the mostly Chinese-owned sweatshops where they work. Read more >>Commercial propertyCRMMiWay expands to Free StateMiWay has established a new call centre for its insurance business in Bloemfontein. Initially, the contact centre will create jobs for some 60 people. MiWay CEO René Otto, a former resident of the city, confirms that on its present growth trajectory, it is likely that this number will increase in the near future. "Plans are definitely in the works to expand this office as the business develops." Read more >>Exhibitions & EventsNovember goes off with a bang with Whisky Live Festival The FNB Whisky Live Festival, which takes place in Cape Town at the CTICC from 3-5 November 2010 and in the Sandton Convention Centre from 10-12 November 2010, offers something for everybody over the age of 18, with returning favourites and new features. Read more >>FranchisingMcDonald's to open restaurants in Zimbabwe [Dumisani Ndlela] US-based fast food giant McDonald's has cast its sights on Zimbabwe, 11 years after its initial plan to start restaurants in the country failed due to an unprecedented economic and political crisis. Read more >>Green sustainabilityAfrican Green Revolution Forum meets next month The African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) will meet for the first time in Africa in Accra, Ghana in the first week of September 2010. Chaired by Kofi Annan, chair of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), it is expected that African heads of state, industry representatives, the international donor community and farmers will meet to create an action plan on the acceleration of a Green Revolution in Africa. It is expected to be one of the continent's major gatherings of both public and private players to focus solely on agriculture development. Read more >>Health & SafetyHospitalityStill time to enter HICA awardsEntries for the 2010 Hospitality Investment Conference Africa (HICA) awards close on Friday 20 August 2010. The awards honour and recognise the extraordinary contribution by individuals or companies to enhancing the profile of the hospitality industry in southern Africa through promoting growth, investment, innovation and excellence, across all tourism sectors. Read more >>Another great wine festival in Jozi Described as the longest running private, premium wine festival in the country and the longest sponsored festival in the history of Cape wine, the 20th Juliet Cullinan Standard Bank Festival will take place at the Wanderer's Club in Johannesburg on 8-9 September 2010. Read more >>Import/ExportJuly trade conditions subduedTrade conditions in July remained subdued, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI), said on Thursday, 12 August 2010. Read more >>Surge in Zim retail imports triggers concern[Dumisani Ndlela] Zimbabwe's central bank has called on government to halt what it called "deindustrialisation through over-reliance on imports of finished goods" after the distribution and retail sector accounted for the biggest jump in imports by value during the half year to June. Read more >>PackagingNew look for old favourite Southern Comfort, a perennial favourite in South Africa, has launched its new packaging design through partnering with award-winning illustrator, Christian Northeast, to bring a contemporary twist to an already iconic look and feel. Read more >>ResearchCider shows year-on-year growth According to Kay Pillay, who heads the Distell's cider and Ready to Drink (RTD) business division, genuine ciders, taken to be those made from fermented apple juice, showed an 8% year-on-year growth in volume for the 12 months to May 2010. Read more >>Retail marketingRetailersSecuritySupply chainExpected meat price rise may be overplayed[Andries Mahlangu and Evan Pickworth] As CPI inflation faces upside risks from higher wheat prices, the threat of high meat prices eating into consumers' pockets may be a little overplayed. Read more >>Daybreak Farms buys Rossgro Chickens for R3mAfgri, the JSE listed agricultural business, on Wednesday, 11 August 2010, said its subsidiary Daybreak Farms had entered into an agreement to acquire Rossgro Chickens for not more than R3 million. Read more >>Technology
Italy's Lavazza to buy US coffee makerMILAN, ITALY: Italian coffee maker Lavazza said on Wednesday, 11 August 2010, it would buy 7% of US company Green Mountain Coffee Roasters for US$250m (€191 million). Read more >>More International news...
Brand newsCadbury Dairy Milk takes to the skies with epic new television commercial - Cadbury South Africa Cadbury South Africa is taking their flagship Dairy Milk brand to bold new heights with the launch of their first locally produced blockbuster from a Glass and a Half Full Productions. Read more >>Elizabeth Arden celebrates a century of beauty - Elizabeth Arden One hundred years ago, Florence Nightingale Graham borrowed US$6000. Armed with this loan, bold plan and brimming with entrepreneurial energy, she changed her name to Elizabeth Arden and founded the American beauty industry. And Africa is next. Read more >>Retail servicesNissan drives recruitment with SHL - SHL South AfricaTo keep up with growing sales for its award-winning Qashqai car in January 2008, Nissan needed to recruit 800 high-calibre manufacturing staff for its Sunderland plant.SHL's Dependability and Safety Instrument (DSI) was used in the recruitment process. Read more >>Chlorpyrifos banned from home, home garden and domestic pest control use in South Africa - RentokilChlorpyrifos has been banned for use in the home, home garden and domestic professional pest control use in South Africa. The organophosphate is a well-known active ingredient in pesticides for home and garden use. Read more >>
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Jag XJ is the ultimate in style [Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] Hard luck BMW, Audi, Mercedes-Benz, Maserati, Porsche, Bentley and whoever else aspires to owning the title of the most superbly stylish, droolingly desirable super sedan - that honour has been snatched by the new Jaguar XJ which has just arrived in South Africa. Read more >>More Motoring news...
Mamma Mia, here I go again ... [Ruth Cooper] Mamma Mia! is the ultimate feel-good musical, in which paternity issues don't need to be solved, any problem can be cured by a little bit of ABBA and endings are neatly and happily tied up with pretty pink ribbons. Watching Mamma Mia at the Artscape was immensely satisfying for these reasons. Read more >>'We're sweet and short' say Die Tuindwergies [Ilva Pieterse] I caught up with Die Tuindwergies at Oppikoppi "Sexy.Crooked.Teeth" for a quick interview after their show. A band of two sets of brothers, this musical outfit is consists of: lead singer and acoustic guitarist Pieter de Jager ("Die Kort Dwerg"); bassist Dawie de Jager ("Die Berg Dwerg"); drummer Jean Swiegers ("De Dwerg"); and lead guitarist Emile Swiegers ("Die Lang Dwerg"). Here is what they had to say. Read more >>South Africa's musical spirit alive an well in Oppi-land [Ilva Pieterse] Anyone who's been suffering from post-World Cup blues should've made their way to the Oppikoppi Festival last weekend (6 to 8 August, 2010) where local love, amazing home-grown talent and a whole lot of gees made a farm near Northam, Limpopo, a beautiful and sparkling little planet of its own. Read more >>More BizLounge news...
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