| 2 Apr 2012 |
| Retail | South Africa |
|
Retail, Associations, Banking & Finance, Brand news, Clothing & Textiles, Cold chain, Commercial property, CRM, CSI, Distribution, e-Commerce, Exhibitions & Events, FMCG, Franchising, Green sustainability, Health & Safety, Hospitality, Import/Export, Informal retailing, Instore, Logistics, Manufacturing, Merchandising, Packaging, Refrigeration, Regulatory, Research, Retail marketing, Retail services, Retail trends, Retailers, Security, Shipping & Transport, Shopfitting, Supply chain, Technology, Training, 2012 Design Indaba
|
|
| |
Top stories
Retail |  |
[Zeenat Moorad] Prices of South African art sold at auction have on average declined by 7.7% during the quarter ended February 2012, according to the Citadel Art Price Index (CAPI). Read more >>
Advertisement:
 The 2012 Fairlady Best of Beauty Awards are open for entries and this year there are four new awards - Best Beauty Blogger, Best Newcomer Product, Best Iconic Product and Best Nail Product. Additional categories in this year's awards include skincare, hair, fragrance, body, men, anti-ageing, hands & feet, colour, sun, tools and best South African product. The closing date for entries is 1 June 2012. Read more >>
 [Marco Cicoria] The South African retail market has increasingly attracted the attention of leading British, European and US brands looking to expand their market footprint and international fashion brands are definitely seeing potential in the South African market. Read more >>
Associations
The 2011/12 overall winner of the Female Entrepreneur of the Year Awards was Pamela Margaret Fyvie from Free State. The awards were handed out in Kimberley on Friday, 23 March 2012, as a partnership between the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) and Total South Africa. Read more >>
Banking & Finance
The Reserve Bank has left the repo rate unchanged at 5.5% following its second Monetary Policy Committee meeting this year. Read more >>
Brand news
 Chile, South Africa and New Zealand were the standout winners at the Drinks Business Green Awards 2012 handed out in London on 27 March 2012. Wines of South Africa won the Generic Sustainability Award of the Year for its work in promoting sustainable practices in the country and DGB won the Ethical Award for its rural carbon offset programme. Read more >>
Commercial property
 Brooklyn Mall and Design Square will be merged to create a single, larger and more diverse retail experience at the mall. Read more >>
SA's commercial real estate market maintained modest growth over 2011, producing a 10.4% total return, according to the South African Property Owners Association/Investment Property Databank (IPD) SA Property Index. Read more >>
Corporate Social Investment
 The annual Table of Peace & Unity held on Table Mountain will again see the public, dignitaries, celebrities and religious leaders getting together to enjoy a festive meal on 13 May - Mother's Day - for the pleasure of breaking bread with a wonderful diversity of strangers and raising funds for organisations working with abused, vulnerable and orphaned children across South Africa. Read more >>
CRM
e-Commerce
FMCG
Green sustainability
 The winners in the third Climate Change Leadership Awards (CCLA) were announced at a carbon-neutral event in Sandton on Thursday 29 March 2012. Described as the first green competition in Africa, it recognises, rewards, motivates and celebrates businesses, communities, youth, schools and individuals leading the way in climate change response and mitigation. Read more >>
Health & Safety
Hospitality
 A drive by Protea Hotels into Africa will see the group build 11 new hotels with its property owner partners at a value of US$130 million (approximately R1 billion), which it states is the biggest expansion on the continent this year of any hotel group in the world. Read more >>
Packaging
 Unique random numbering is an effective tool for brand owners in the implementation and management of on-pack promotions campaign. Numbered promotions allow customer incentives, such as competitions, to operate seamlessly and ensure the success of campaigns. Read more >>
 Springleap.com and Stimorol South Africa have teamed up to launch the design platform's very first packaging design contest. Read more >>
Regulatory
The Western Cape will clamp down on illegal liquor sales, says finance, economic development and tourism MEC Alan Winde. Read more >>
The National Credit Regulator (NCR) and South African Police Services (SAPS) have clamped down on credit providers employing illegal bullying and collection tactics against vulnerable consumers. A joint two-day operation in the Northern Cape has resulted in numerous arrests. Read more >>
Research
The National Credit Regulator (NCR) has released its Consumer Credit Market Report, which is based on data submitted to it by registered credit providers. This edition covers credit market information from December 2010 to December 2011. It has also released its latest quarterly statistics for September - December 2011. Read more >>
 According to the recent KPMG Consumers & Convergence Report, South African consumers and businesses are comparing favourably to the rest of the world when it comes to adopting new technologies and using social media. Read more >>
The third edition of "Entrepreneurial Dialogues: The State of Entrepreneurship in South Africa" is available from Endeavor, in partnership with FNB and SAP. This edition looks at the key archetypes of an entrepreneurial culture. Read more >>
Retail marketing |  |
Retail services |  |
 Sandton City has launched a new mobile application that allows shoppers to access all the information they need about the centre instantly. Read more >>
Woza Online, a joint initiative by Google, the dti, Vodacom and the Human Resources Development Council launched in January 2012 to encourage SMEs to create websites, has announced that 11 200 businesses have participated so far. Read more >>
Retailers
[Annaleigh Vallie] Pick n Pay's struggles over the past few years have sparked speculation that the 45-year-old retailer could be a takeover target for overseas and local retailers. Read more >>
Capital Group Companies acquires 11.6% of ShopriteRetailer Shoprite Holdings on Tuesday said it had been notified by The Capital Group Companies, Inc. (CGC) that it had acquired a beneficial interest in the company's securities. The total beneficial interest of Shoprite Holdings securities held by CGC is now 11.59% of the total issued Shoprite Holdings securities. Source: I-Net Bridge
 Minister Rob Davies of the dti launched the organic farmer/retailer programme at Pick n Pay's flagship store, On Nicol in Hurlingham on Friday 23 March 2012. Pick n Pay is the first retailer to agree to provide dedicated organic produce shelf space in 50 stores countrywide, as its contribution to facilitating the development of the organic produce sector and emerging farmers. Read more >>
Shipping & Transport
Supply chain
South African fruit growers are at risk unless export supply chain services and costs improve, warns a key industry body in the run-up to the Cool Logistics Africa conference. Read more >>
Technology
Training
 LYON, FRANCE: Arnaud Verlhac, aged 37, has joined one of Europe's leading international news channels as deputy director of Worldwide Distribution, with the role of developing the channel's international distribution across all broadcast platforms (cable, satellite, ADSL, internet, etc) and in the out-of-home market (aircraft, ships, hotels, public places...). Read more >>
 Turkish cellphone operator Turkcell has filed a US$4.2bn (R32.45bn) lawsuit in a US court against MTN over alleged corruption in a deal in Iran, the companies said yesterday. Read more >>
 LONDON, UK: The M&M Global Awards returns for the 23rd year, recognising and rewarding the most innovative and effective pan-regional advertising campaigns. Get your entry in now. Read more >>
 NEW YORK, US: GroupM and Nielsen have announced a pioneering collaboration to create a new measurement service that will integrate media planning and measurement across television and the Internet. Read more >>
More International...
 WeCanChange is partnering with GCX and Green College Online to offer readers the chance to win a free interactive and animated online course teaching you everything you need to know about climate change, global warming and what the future holds. Read more >>
Retail
 [Robin Parker] Bizcommunity has shown some signal improvement and expansions in the last year widening and growing audience on the back of numerous developments in new industries and social media opportunities. Read more >>Associations
The Consumer Goods Council of South Africa (CGCSA) is currently engaging with the National Consumer Commissioner (NCC) regarding GM Labelling to seek clarity on this matter. Read more >>Research
 As the name implies, sports drinks are generally intended for active people, yet the latest Analytix Business Intelligence report entitled, "South Africa Brand Report: Consumers of Sports Drinks", reveals that a high percentage of South African sports drink consumers in fact do not participate in sport activities at all. Read more >>Retail marketing
 Not only is marketing one's brand essential, but finding new ways to do so has become an even greater imperative. While some agencies have the pulse of experiential marketing pumping through them, for others it falls smack into an indefinable grey area - at least locally, says Brendan Powell, general manager at Isilumko Media. Read more >>Technology
Kodak has been named the winner of PC Advisor's prestigious Printer of the Year 2012 Award. PC Advisor singled out Kodak's 7.1 Hero as the most cost effective and efficient printer currently available. Read more >>
SA Fashion Week Opening Party
More
 The South African Revenue Service has vowed to enhance its tax collection laws in a renewed bid to target wealthy individuals who are said to be costing the country millions of rands every year through tax evasion. Read more >>
 Government has once again exceeded its revenue collection target for the financial year that ended on March 31, indicating an improved performance by the South African Revenue Service (SARS). Read more >>
Recognising the pressing need for enhancing the flow of development finance, leaders of the five-nation BRICs bloc have directed their finance ministers to work towards forming a Development Bank that would cater for the needs of developing countries. Read more >>
 Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has once again called on road users to exercise extra caution on the country's roads, as traffic volumes are expected to increase from today ahead of the Easter holidays. Read more >>
 President Jacob Zuma has invited BRICs countries at the bloc's summit in New Delhi to explore the investment opportunities that exist in South Africa's infrastructure development projects. Read more >>
[Paul Vecchiatto] Within the next two years, as part of a pilot project, the Western Cape government aims to create the largest mesh network in the world that will connect all households in Khayelitsha, Mitchell's Plain and Saldanha Bay, including the industrial development zone located there, says Western Cape MEC for economic development and tourism Alan Winde. Read more >>
 The government has shelved plans to toll Western Cape highways, it was reported on Wednesday. Read more >>
 [Gabi Khumalo] Health stakeholders from the private and public sector have pledged their support for the National Health Insurance (NHI), although some are still concerned about how the scheme will be implemented. Read more >>
 Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies has gazetted the draft AgriBEE (Black Economic Empowerment) Sector Code for public comment, which is set to deal with land and enterprise ownership matters. Read more >>
More Government news...
 [Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] Mercedes-Benz has fed its chubby B-Class a good dose of pep tablets, sent it to the gym and then handed it over to a team of clever high-tech wizards and make-up artists who between them came up with a much rejuvenated car the German car maker calls a Compact Sport Tourer. Read more >>
More Motoring news...
 Wings Travel Management, which turns 20 this month, is celebrating its anniversary with big news. The global travel-management company specialising in oil & gas, corporate and marine travel, is expanding its reach into South America with the acquisition of Brazilian-based V7 Viagens travel-management company. Read more >>
 Deputy Minister of Tourism, Tokozile Xasa has launched the National Tourism Service Excellence Requirements (SANS 1197) in Johannesburg. The requirements are aimed at improving and maintaining service levels at all service touch points in the tourism value chain. They are also aimed at guiding the sector to achieve the National Tourism Sector Strategy's objective of positioning South Africa as one of the top 20 global tourism destinations. Read more >>
 The 7th Annual Cape Town and Western Cape Destination Conference got underway on Tuesday 27 March at The Pavilion Conference Centre, V&A Waterfront. This year's Conference was focused on the opportunities that cultural tourism presents and particularly how Cape Town and the Western Cape can utilise this element of tourism to elevate its global profile. Read more >>
 A South African VIP airport lounge, the Shongololo Lounge at OR Tambo International Airport, has been voted the best lounge in the Africa/Middle East region. The award comes as South Africa's tourist offerings continue to harvest the world's top accolades. Read more >>
 China is home to more than 1.3 billion people and is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. With the historic beauty of Shanghai and the towering skyscrapers of Hong Kong, you will soon be falling in love with these busy metropolitan cities. Read more >>
More Travel news...
 [Debbie Hathway] If there's one thing you can be sure of when it comes to contemporary dance, it's that you don't quite know what you're going to get. So, if you're already accustomed to, if not a fan of, the genre and you have the opportunity to see new work, you've got to bank on the reputation of the choreographers - just as they're banking on you to back them at the box office. Read more >>
 [Johann Smith] High school English teachers will tell you that the best way to write is to remember KISS, Keep It Simple, Stupid. The most loyal believers and doers are young teenage boys in love or discovering God, which is exactly the case here. Read more >>
 [Daphne Cooper] Lucky 13 for me! The first time I've been to the Jazz Festival and I felt so fortunate to be one of the throng. What a buzz. What a crowd. What brilliant music. How beautifully and well organised by the Convention Centre. With five venues, a comprehensive review is impossible, but here are some of my sketchy impressions. Read more >>
 [Daphne Cooper] If you are looking for escapist theatre, do not go to see Brothers in Blood.
If you are looking for unchallenging theatre, do not go to see Brothers in Blood.
If you are looking for happy endings, do not go to see Brothers in Blood.
If you are looking to avoid issues of religion and culture, do not go to see Brothers in Blood. Read more >>
 [Daniel Dercksen] Sometimes film-goers just want to have fun. This is when filmmakers wittingly respond and take out all their toys, showing off their skill and awesomeness with visual extravaganzas like Wrath Of The Titans. Read more >>
 [Sindy Peters] If you're familiar with the works of Eksteen Jacobsz, the man behind alternative rock band The Sick-Leaves, you'll find that "Breaking Away", his fourth contribution to the SA music scene, is nothing to be scoffed at. This album is a slick amalgamation of the sounds of all his previous works. Read more >>
 [Ruth Cooper] If there was one South African artist who should make it big overseas, and make us all proud for doing so, it should be that talented Nthato Mokgata, better known as Spoek Mathambo. Luckily, it seems that those fickle music gods are feeling the beats and moving their tapping toes in that direction. With the release of his second solo album, "Father Creeper", we are beginning to see a much more significant infiltration of Mathambo's brand of "township tech" via airwaves everywhere. Read more >>
More BizLounge news...
Click here to customise your jobs section
- Part-time DTP/print media course Concept Interactive - Cape Town, 2 April
- De Meye wine tasting - Dales Bros antique preview Yenza Wines and Dales Bros - Durban, 4 April
- Darling creative market The Planet Art Creative Centre - Darling, 7 April
- Social media boot camp - hands-on course Britefire - Cape Town, 10 April
- Organisational design and development Intelligence Transfer Centre - Pretoria, 17 April
- Telephone reception Pietermaritzburg Chamber of Business - Pietermaritzburg, 17 April
- Neuropsychology of selling Paton Training - Johannesburg, 18 April
- Hana hana - The social media marketing course Britefire - Johannesburg, 26 April
- Melrose House Antiques Fair Collectable Fairs - Pretoria, 1 May
- Trading psychology boot camp Paton Training - Johannesburg, 2 May
Click here to customise your events section
"Zest is the secret of all beauty. There is no beauty that is attractive without zest. (via Think Exist)" - Christian Dior "It's a new era in fashion - there are no rules. It's all about the individual and personal style, wearing high-end, low-end, classic labels, and up-and-coming designers all together. (via Famous Fashion Quotes)" - Alexander McQueen "Fashion is a social agreement. the result of a consensus of a large group of people. (via Finest Quotes)" - Stella Blum ""Style" is an expression of individualism mixed with charisma. Fashion is something that comes after style. (via Finest Quotes)" - John Fairchild "Until you can beam stuff, the Internet isn't the most cost-effective way to distribute products. (via Reuters)" - Jerry Storch
Print - Print any item in this newsletter.
Email - Email any item in this newsletter.
Comment - Comment on any item in this newsletter.
Sponsors:
|
|
Advertisement:
ActivRetail-fmcg.co.za provides information on retail sector companies, their brands, products and services, plus an extensive range of information on related subjects including research, certification, regulations, and much more. |
|
New people on biz
PortalsMarketing & Media | South AfricaMarketing & Media | AfricaAgriculture, Horticulture & ForestryArts & EntertainmentAutomotiveEnvironment & ConservationFinance, Accounting & BankingFishing & MaritimeGovernmentHealth & BeautyHuman Resources & RecruitmentIT & TelecommunicationsLegalLifestyleLogisticsManufacturingMedicalRetailScience & TechnologyTourism, Travel & Hospitality
Follow us
|
|
|
