| 11 Jul 2011 |
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Retail
[Zeenat Moorad] While local food retailers are fantastic businesses, they don't present an attractive value proposition for investors compared with their global counterparts, according to Johannes Visser, a senior analyst at independent asset management company RE:CM. Read more >>
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 The 2011 Nederburg Charity Auction, which takes place at the close of the main auction on Saturday 17 September has received some unusual wines, many of them collectors' items, as donations. Read more >>
Associations
Banking & Finance
Brand news
 Following its recent partnership with REH Kendermann, the Perdeberg Winery's Waka Waka wines have won gold and silver awards at the San Francisco International Wine Competition, including the 'Best of Nation' South Africa entry. The competition, held 17-19 June 2011, saw 48 judges taste 4184 wines from over 1200 wineries representing 20 US states and 29 countries. Read more >>
Commercial property
Toyota South Africa Motors said it is currently constructing a R40 million facility in Soweto. Read more >>
CRM
Distribution
 August 2011 will see the launch of Sissy Boy Sport, its first sports-inspired footwear collection for summer. Footwear Trading has acquired the rights as a licensee to distribute and market the footwear in sub-Saharan Africa, as part of the brand's ongoing strategy to extend the breadth of its lifestyle category. Read more >>
e-Commerce
[Zeenat Moorad] Massmart, which has just merged with US retail giant Wal-Mart, is slowly gearing up to enter the burgeoning market of online retailing. Massmart stores include Game, Makro, Dion Wired, Builder's Warehouse and Builder's Express. Read more >>
Exhibitions & Events
AfriMold, one of the leading trade exhibitions for the tooling, die, design, application development and mould-making industries, will have its second exhibition at the Sandton International Convention Centre from 27-29 September 2011. Read more >>
In a first for South Africa's wine industry, '100 Women 100 Wines' is a wine event, which aims to encourage women to ignore the critics and fundis and to trust their own instincts. It has opened a competition for women from all over South Africa to become a wine judge for a weekend. Read more >>
 World-renowned food flavourist Marie Wright, who creates the enticing tastes that ends up in shopping baskets every day, is joining the line-up of local and international speakers at the first Toffie Food Festival and Conference, which takes place in the Cape Town City Hall 3-4 September 2011. Read more >>
Green sustainability
 The Biodiversity & Wine Initiative (BWI), an organisation that forms part of WWF has granted Nederburg Wines membership, because of the eco-sustainability projects undertaken by the group of four farms and the conservation efforts of one of its major suppliers. In order to earn accreditation, the winery needed to have a minimum of five farms complying with the conservation measures outlined by the BWI. Read more >>
Hospitality
Import/Export
 At the opening ceremony of the Thailand Trade Show 2011, His Excellency Tharit Charungvat, the Ambassador of Thailand to South Africa, announced the opening of a centre focused on fostering trade between South Africa and Thailand, to be named the Thai Trade Distribution Centre (TTDC). It will be established in the latter part of this year in Observatory, Cape Town. Read more >>
Informal retailing
 [Gabi Khumalo] Government has sent a stern warning to traders who break the provisions of the Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication-Related Information Act (RICA). Read more >>
Instore media
 [Willem de Bruine] For the near future, despite the growth of online sales, the store will remain the key place where purchase decisions are made, changed or reinforced. With more than 70% of buying decisions still being made in-store, the needs and desires of shoppers must continue to be the primary focus of retail marketing activities. Read more >>
Manufacturing
 Yesterday, 7 July 2011, Coca-Cola South Africa announced the opening of its new Valpré plant and the introduction of PlantBottle packaging to Africa. The new state-of-the-art facility will fill Valpré Spring Water in Heidelberg, southeast of Johannesburg. Read more >>
[Alexander Parker] Tata, the Indian industrial giant, will begin construction of a vehicle assembly facility in Rosslyn, Pretoria, later this month. Read more >>
Packaging
Regulatory
Hefty penalties will be the order of the day for retailers overcharging consumers on the price of LP Gas, said the Energy Department. Read more >>
Government intends to amend the regulations relating to soft drinks, specifically those categorised as "formulated caffeinated beverage or cola beverage" in an effort to enhance the public's awareness of the possible harmful effects of energy drinks. Read more >>
Research
 According to the June 2011 Spark Cash Index (SCI), the average cash withdrawal for the month was R410, 0.9% up on May's value of R406. This slight increase is consistent with prior years and is a good indication of continuing consumer confidence. This follows the big April holiday spike and subsequent expected sharp decrease in May. Read more >>
 [Chris Moerdyk: @chrismoerdyk] Here are some results from a preliminary impact assessment on the proposed ban on alcohol advertising in South Africa. Read more >>
The first annual SA plastics recycling survey has been released by the South African Plastic Recycling Organisation (SAPRO), in collaboration with the Plastics Federation of South Africa, which reveals an 32% increase in the tonnages of plastics recycled over the four years to end of 2009 and highlights the positive impact of plastic recycling on the economy and job creation. Read more >>
Retail marketing
 SA Catalogues, a new central interactive digital catalogue website, will help retailers to reach a wider audience, penetrate new markets and attract new customers when it launches in the first week of August 2011. Read more >>
Retail trends
New retail precincts across Africa are not only changing consumers' buying behaviour but also changing their social behaviour. Malls provide a venue for consumers to congregate and they're doing this in preference to other social activities. Read more >>
Retailers
 The Clicks Group announced on Thursday, 7 July 2011, the opening of its first store in the country. Du Toit Britz, finance executive at Clicks, was in Gaborone's Game City for the launch of Clicks. Read more >>
Pick n Pay announced today, 6 July 2011, that due to operational requirements, it was considering the retrenchment of approximately 3137 workers at the company within the non-management bargaining unit (NMBU). Read more >>
Shipping & Transport
Technology
 NEW YORK, US: Global advertising rose 8.8% year-on-year in Q1 to total US$118 billion* based on published rate cards, as advertisers spent more on television and continued to invest in booming consumer Asian and Latin American markets. Read more >>
 LONDON, UK: Bike theft is an everyday occurrence in cities. As a cyclist, having your bike stolen is obviously inconvenient, but then so is the amount of locks, chains and tools that you have to carry around with you everywhere in attempt to keep your ride secure. Read more >>
 LONDON, UK: comScore, Inc has released an overview of Internet usage in Europe, showing 366.9 million unique visitors went online in May 2011 for an average of 26.8 hours per person. Read more >>
 [Mintel Oxygen reports] LONDON, UK: Does my mum look big in this? Half of Britain's new mums do not like clothes shopping. Read more >>
 RESTON, US: Netbiscuits, one of the world's leading cloud software services for cross-platform mobile sites and apps, today reports a traffic increase of 100% over the last six months. Today the company's mobile publishing platform delivers more than eight billion mobile pages per month for over 20 000 sites and apps. Read more >>
 CUPERTINO, US: Apple has announced that over 15 billion apps have been downloaded from its revolutionary App Store by the more than 200 million iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users worldwide. The App Store offers more than 425 000 apps and developers have created an incredible array of over 100 000 native iPad apps. Read more >>
 [Mintel Oxygen] BELFAST, IRELAND: Irish consumers are still feeling the pressure of the economic downturn and according to the latest research from Mintel's flagship report, Irish lifestyles, worryingly, as many as a quarter of (23%) NI consumers say that they have no money left after paying bills each month. Read more >>
More International news...
 [Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] South African women love Renault vehicles according to readers of four leading lifestyle and women's magazines. Read more >>
 [Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] By next year all TomTom equipped Renault vehicles in South Africa will be equipped with the live version of the satellite navigation system which offers a number of benefits to motorists including a real-time traffic feed. Roll-out of the new system has already commenced. Read more >>
 [Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] Volkswagen South Africa finally unwrapped its eagerly awaited single cab Amarok bakkie during an international media launch in the rugged Fish River Nature Reserve in the Eastern Cape - and, like its twin-cab fancier and more expensive sibling, the two-seater is an absolute gem. Read more >>
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 [Brian Berkman: contributing editor, travel] 15 On Orange is African Pride Hotel's Cape Town flagship property and part of Protea Hotel Group. Locals will remember the Orange Street and Grey's Pass, Gardens address as the Dutch Reformed Church's synod. Read more >>
 South Africa's Singita Game Reserves has taken top honours in this year's [[http://www.travelandleisure.com/worldsbest US Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards 2011 readers' survey, scooping both 1st and 2nd places among the World's Top 100 Hotels, as well as securing the winning slot for Best Hotel Spa in Africa and the Middle East. Read more >>
 [Sindy Peters: Africa editor] Capetonians are renowned for being exceedingly proud of their city - and Cape Town does indeed have some unique characteristics to brag about (apart from the mountain). Most road trips will provide you with a scenic view - I've been here for more than eight years and still, while commuting between home and the office, I admire the beautiful surroundings. The vibe is so eclectic that just crossing over into a different street in the CBD could take you to a distinctly different atmosphere. Read more >>
More Travel news...
 [Kervyn Cloete] We live in a modern, fast-paced, ethereal world. A world where there are very few true certainties: death, taxes and bad movie sequels. This was exactly the case with Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, the second of director Michael Bay's on-screen adaptions of the classic 80's toys and cartoons about giant alien shape-shifting robots waging a secret war on earth while taking the forms of various land, sea and air vehicles. Read more >>
 Let's Do It Again, a song by Freshlyground and Goldfish, which is the official song for the Springboks at the IRB Rugby World Cup 2011, will be released on 15, July 2011. Let's Do It Again is an integral part of the Springbok Fans Unite 2011 campaign and will be the musical flag flown in support of the Springboks. Read more >>
 [Zeenat Ebrahim] A mediocre black comedy centred on two families whose differences are apt to adopt a 'chalk and cheese' label. Jumping the broom is every bit as literal as the phrase suggests and stems from a family tradition that symbolises 'tying the knot'. Read more >>
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- Voices in Freedom international poster exhibition FADA Gallery, University of Johannesburg - Johannesburg, 14 July
- Financial modelling masterclass Paton training - Johannesburg, 11 July
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- The website usability course Britefire - Johannesburg, 12 July
- Implementing the consumer protection act Front Foot - Johannesburg, 13 July
- Employment equity workshop EES Siyakha - Parktown, 18 July
- A basic practical guide to starting a business - Cape Town, 19 July
- Stakeholder reputation management master class Deon Binneman - Johannesburg, 21 July
- Business communication Business Development Centre of Excellence - Centurion, 21 July
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"The odds of going to the store for a loaf of bread and coming out with only a loaf of bread are three billion to one. (via About.com)" - Erma Bombeck "I like my money right where I can see it - hanging in my closet. (via About.com)" - Carrie Bradshaw, Sex and the City "I always say shopping is cheaper than a psychiatrist. ( via About.com)" - Tammy Faye Bakker "The small customer, who is really our core customer -- they don't see the light at the end of the tunnel yet. (via Reuters)" - Neil Austrian "I think purse strings will remain firmly shut. Retailers are having to work really hard to create events and occasions for shoppers to really come out and spend. (via Fashionmag.com)" - Natalie Berg
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