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Talking design and harvest time
Out in the vineyards, the grapes are ripening nicely and harvest celebrations are afoot, with Robertson's Hands-on Harvest taking place this weekend and Wellington's annual festival kicking off next month. If you fancy yourself as a (very) short story writer, Leopard's Leap has just launched a new competition calling for 60 Words, which could end up on the brand's wine label. And lastly, a big welcome to Calfornia's Gallo Wines which joins the country's cellar this month. So while the SAB and the Cape government duke it out over the stricter licensing laws, do be safe and drink responsibly. 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
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The winners will celebrate their accomplishments at the annual Achievement Awards Charity Dinner in London on 16 June 2011. Read more >>Brand newsGender equality improved at Corobrik Corobrik has appointed two black women, Bertha Zwane and Nomvuyo Mkhefa as directors, both of whom have worked at the company for a number of years. The Corobrik Share Trust controls 26% of the company's share capital and has raised the control of the company in previously disadvantaged race groups to 51%. The structuring of the shareholding provides for two employee-nominated trustees to be voted onto the board, which is how they have qualified for this two-year role. Read more >>Limited edition Oakley range for rugby fans Oakley South Africa launched the first release of its limited edition rugby team eyewear, in support of the Super Rugby Tournament, yesterday, 16 February 2011. The Antix sunglasses feature highlighted square icons with the colours of your favourite rugby team and its logo, laser-etched onto the corner of the lens. Each pair comes with an Oakley microbag, which also depicts team colours and emblem. Read more >>Short story competition from Leopard's Leap Leopard's Leap wine has announced a new competition called 60 Words, where entrants can write any story with a conservation theme, as long as it is between 55 and 65 words long. The winning entries (one Afrikaans, one English) will each be published on Leopard's Leap wine bottles, sold country-wide. Each winner will also walk away with a Mont Blanc pen and a case of this limited edition wine. Any conservation or ecological theme qualifies and the best micro-stories will be published on LitNet throughout the competition, which closes on 28 March 2011. To enter, go to www.litnet.co.za or follow on Twitter (www.twitter.com/LeopardLeapWine).Clothing & TextilesCommercial propertyWitbank shopping centre to be auctionedWitbank is poised to auction off one of its most popular shopping centres, the recently renovated Highland Mews. Read more >>New showroom, warehouse at LongmeadowA R54 million showroom and warehousing centre in Longmeadow Business Estate developed by Griffin Developments for Kevro, one of the largest corporate clothing and promotional gifting wholesalers in Africa, has been funded by Nedbank Corporate Property Finance: Gauteng. Read more >>Growthpoint and PIC buy V&A Waterfront SA's largest listed property fund Growthpoint Properties and Public Investment Corporation announced on Monday, 14 February 2011, that they had entered into an agreement to buy in equal proportions 100% of Lexshell 44 General Trading for R9.717 billion. Read more >>Corporate Social InvestmentExhibitions & Events[Design Indaba 2011] Glittering er design lights [Herman Manson: @marklives] Fear not, glitter pork and cupcakes are not on the menu at this year's Design Indaba Conference (23-25 February 2011), the annual design calendar highlight held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. Instead, delegates will be treated to a range of fascinating characters from the design world, sharing global design best practice in areas as diverse as architecture, service delivery and advertising. Read more >>Tomorrow's Leaders speakers offer international, ethical insight The Tomorrow's Leaders Convention, on at the Sandton International Convention Centre on 31 March 2011, will feature SAB MD Norman Adami and Vusi Pikoli as keynote speakers. Read more >>Li Edelkoort trend seminars at Design Indaba Li Edelkoort, the Paris-based trend forecaster, educator, curator and publisher who has fostered design's creative talent as chairwoman of the Design Academy Eindhoven between 1998 and 2008, will present her Trend Seminars in association with Design Indaba and Woolworths on Saturday, 26 February 2011 in Cape Town and Monday 28 February in Johannesburg. Read more >>FMCGGallo Wines launches its wines, brandy in SA The Californian, family owned winery, Gallo Wines has launched its range of wines and brandy in South Africa. Reputedly the largest family owned vineyard in the world, at 15 000 acres, it offers its superior range under the brand Gallo Family, an easy drinking range under the brand Barefoot Wines and a brandy range, E&J Brandy. Read more >>FranchisingGreen sustainabilityHospitalityHICA introduces Indaba 2011 The Hotel Investment Conference Africa (HICA), formerly known as the Hospitality Investment Conference Africa, will be held in KwaZulu-Natal from 5-6 May 2011, preceding the annual tourism Indaba in Durban. The theme will be 'taking stock'. Read more >>Holiday Inn Express receives international award Holiday Inn Express, described as one of the fastest growing hotels in the industry, was awarded "World's Leading Budget Hotel Brand" at the annual 2010 World Travel Awards, which took place in London recently. Read more >>Informal retailingEarth Fair Food Market opens in Cape Town central The Earth Fair Food Market @ St Georges, an open-air fresh food market, opens on 17 February 2011 on Upper St Georges' Mall, Cape Town, offering visitors and central city dwellers a smorgasbord of fresh, organic food. It will be open every Thursday from 12.30-6.30pm. 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To be successful, the service providers have to show that they want the business by providing the customer with all the information they need, thereby making a favourable impression. The idea is the brainchild of South African entrepreneurs, Lee Hartman, Richard Hartley and Nick Goossens, who were convinced that there was a better way to find and interact with day-to-day service providers. Read more >>RetailersShipping & TransportBrian Molefe new Transnet CEO[Francis Hweshe] Cabinet yesterday, 16 February 2011, approved Brian Molefe as the new group chief executive for Transnet. Read more >>TechnologySony Ericsson unveils first PlayStation smartphone BARCELONA, SPAIN: Sony Ericsson has unveiled the first smartphone certified for PlayStation with a slide-out control pad delivering 3D-capable mobile gaming. Read more >>LG launches large 3D LED TV screen LG has released its LZ9700, which combines the ultimate in its 3D picture quality with the latest developments in connectivity and smart technology. It allows viewers to also enjoy video streaming from YouTube and photos via Google's free web photo service, Picasa. With its intuitive and easy-to-use magic motion remote control, all of its functions are simple to find and operate. Read more >>
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