| 4 Jun 2012 |
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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
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 The Newspaper Advertising Bureau (NAB), in a recent presentation of key market intelligence to a leading national retailer, revealed that consumer shopping patterns and retailers target markets are determined by geographics, not demographics. Read more >>
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The retail price of all grades of petrol will decrease by 55 cents per litre (c/l) on Wednesday, 6 June 2012‚ the Department of Energy announced on Friday. Read more >>
 [Hopewell Radebe] Rural consumers paid more than their urban counterparts for the same food basket last month, according to the Food Price Monitor compiled by the National Agriculture Marketing Council. Read more >>
Associations
 It is 30 years since the first meeting of the Cape Winemakers Guild meeting, formed by founding chairman, Billy Hofmeyr, Etienne le Riche, Braam van Velden, Peter Finlayson, Achim von Arnim, Jan Coetzee, Kevin Arnold, Walter Finlayson and honorary member, Professor Joel van Wyk and the association still continues to share knowledge and enthusiasm. Read more >>
Banking & Finance
Brand news
 The Real Juice Co (RJC) has been sold to Clover South Africa by AVI Limited for R60 million. Currently RJC is a leading producer of fresh fruit juices, nectars and concentrates sold under the Quali and Real Juice brands in the Eastern, Western and Northern Cape. Read more >>
 The results of the Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show 2012 were announced in Cape Town on 30 May 2012, with the Fairbairn Capital Trophy for the Top Producer going to KWV SA, edging Eikendal into second place, closely followed by Jordan Wine Estate and Vergelegen. Read more >>
Commercial property
 SAPOA has announced the winners of its awards for Innovative Excellence in Property Development, sponsored by Nedbank Corporate Property Finance, at the 44th annual SAPOA International Property Convention & Exhibition at the Durban International Convention Centre. Taking top honours was the One & Only The Palm, Dubai, owned by Kerzner International, for its collaboration of South African consultants working in the international arena. Read more >>
Dipula Income Fund will purchase three provincial malls; R179.5 million for the 25 700sqm Plaza Shopping Centre in Phuthaditjhaba in the Free State; R46.2 million for the 6000sqm Randfontein Station Shopping Centre in Gauteng and R104.2 million for the 14 700sqm Bushbuckridge Shopping Centre in Mpumalanga. Read more >>
Corporate Social Investment
e-Commerce
 Kaboose is an easy-to-use free mobile and web-based shopping aid, which enables shoppers to get the best deals on over 20 000 beauty products sold at over 4000 stores countrywide, all in real-time. Described as a first for South Africa, the launch has two parts - one for retailers and the second for consumers. Read more >>
Exhibitions & Events
 Following a multifaceted bilateral agreement concluded last year between the heads of state of France and South Africa, the SA-French Seasons 2012-13 will commence this winter at the Franschhoek Bastille Festival, taking place the weekend 13-15 July. Read more >>
HONG KONG, CHINA: The who's who of the wine world gathered in Hong Kong on Tuesday, 29 May 2012, for Asia's biggest wine and spirits fair, hoping to tap the booming but still relatively young Chinese market. Read more >>
 A morning seminar, entitled 'Are you ready to grow with the world's biggest retailer', will offer an in-depth view of Wal-Mart in the South African trading context and offer insights to help grow South African businesses with the world's largest retailer. Read more >>
FMCG
Hospitality
Import/Export
[Annaleigh Vallie] Local wine producers have again urged SA to consider a trade agreement with China, similar to one the Chinese government has with New Zealand and Chile. Read more >>
Manufacturing
The seasonally adjusted Kagiso Purchasing Managers Index (PMI)‚ which is a key leading indicator for activity in the manufacturing sector‚ remained relatively stable at 53.6 index points in May from 53.7 in April‚ pointing to contained activity in the sector. Read more >>
Packaging
Regulatory
[Ernest Mabuza] Liquor giant Distell yesterday, 31 May 2012, lost another round of its legal battle to avoid paying a multimillion-rand tax bill on its spirit-based drinks, but its flagship liqueur Amarula was not part of the challenge. Read more >>
[Carol Reynolds] There has been much confusion regarding the ambit of the Consumer Protection Act (CPA) and furthermore, the public has been left questioning whether the voetstoots clause still applies. It is now clear that the voetstoots clause does indeed remain in full force in property sales, where the CPA is not applicable. Read more >>
Research
South Africa's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the first quarter of 2012 rose by 2.7%, said Statistics South Africa (Stats SA). Read more >>
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Retailers
[Annaleigh Vallie] The pain of "growing too fast" continued to weigh on Verimark in the year ending February, CEO Mike van Straaten said yesterday, 28 May 2012, as the company posted a revenue fall of about 2% in the period. Read more >>
Security
Online trading platforms make it easy for anyone to enter the trading market and given the high potential earnings there are many organisations capitalising on the demand, by selling trading products to untrained consumers. Read more >>
Shipping & Transport
Supply chain
Poultry producer Astral Foods (ARL) on Thursday, 31 May 2012, said it had successfully sold its 50% interest in its bakery business to Fedoha Proprietary for R96 million. Read more >>
 As part of its ongoing mission to support emerging farmers, Pick n Pay formally announced its partnership with Nkomamonta Organic Farmers' Cooperative in Tzaneen in Limpopo Province, which will see the cooperative supplying 217 tons of organic vegetables to Pick n Pay stores countrywide. Read more >>
Greater co-operation was needed between poultry producers and the government to create a "level playing field" with international producers and create 10000 jobs in an industry that faced sharply rising imports but had room to triple the production of eggs, CEO of the Southern African Poultry Association, Kevin Lovell said Tuesday. Read more >>
Technology
From the games, the devices the games are played on, to the profile of the gamers themselves, South Africa's video gaming culture has undergone an evolution and has grown exponentially. Read more >>
 LONDON, UK: - comScore, Inc has released an overview of mobile and computer usage of Maps across the five leading European markets (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) using the comScore MobiLens and comScore MMX services. Read more >>
 PARIS, FRANCE / DARMSTADT, GERMANY, KIEV, UKRAINE: The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum have called for greater support of press freedom in Ukraine amid concerns about the state of democracy in the country. Read more >>
 LONDON, UK: The Economist's 2011 European brand campaign, 'Thinking Spaces', showcases the inspiring places all over the world where people go to think, reaching a community of more than 40 000 fans. Read more >>
 LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND: IMD, a top-ranked global business school based in Switzerland, has announced the findings of its annual World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY). The WCY rankings measure how well countries manage their economic and human resources to increase their prosperity. Read more >>
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Franchising
 The all-new Michelin Energy XM2 Tyre, with its excellent resistance against pothole damage and superb road-handling, is now available from Tiger Wheel & Tyre. Read more >>Research
 With a changing lifestyle and sluggish economy, fast food consumption is becoming almost universal as South Africans embrace affordable, large-portioned and immediate consumption fast food, according to a new report released by Analytix BI, "South Africa Country Report: Fast Food Consumer Trends (2007-2011)". Read more >>Retail marketing
 SaveMeDeals.com is a deal portal aggregator - displaying all the advertised deals from group buying sites in one place. They offer one site and one email to see all the deals, saving time. Read more >>
The government hung up on South Korea's KT Corporation on Friday after the company had spent months in talks over investing in Telkom. Telkom's share price plunged 8.34% to close at an eight-year low of R22.91c. Read more >>
 Telkom CEO Nombulelo Moholi is "not hopeful" the government will reverse its decision and back the proposed transaction with South Korea's KT Corporation. The Cabinet's decision to take the deal off the table is being seen as another example of the government's reluctance to loosen its grip on the ailing company, thus stifling access to telecommunications. Read more >>
 Police top brass are in hot water for spending R1m of taxpayers' money on catering and entertainment. Read more >>
Parliament is looking at creating a model that will allow the public to have more say in parliamentary processes and will also create rules around MPs missing National Assembly sessions, National Assembly Speaker Max Sisulu said yesterday. Read more >>
 South Africa is on track to become a manufacturer of locomotives for the rest of Africa, Transnet chief executive Brian Molefe has said. Read more >>
More Government news...
 [Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] New vehicles sales in South Africa in May accelerated to more than 20% higher than the same month last year and about 11% higher than the average for the first five months of the year according to figures released today by the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA). Read more >>
 [Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] BMW has taken its first major step into twin-engine technology in South Africa with the introduction of the ActiveHybrid 5 whose green credentials immediately elevate it to the top of its class, not only for its kindness to Mother Nature but also in terms of looks, impressive features, comfort, ride and safety. Read more >>
More Motoring news...
 Etihad Airways has unveiled plans to fly - from 1 June 2013 - to Brazil, the airline's first South American destination. "Brazil is a logical next step for us and will mark the sixth continent we serve and our coming of age as a truly global airline," James Hogan, Etihad Airways president and chief executive officer, said. Read more >>
 A cruise on board the MSC Sinfonia or the MSC Opera is a great opportunity to host a conference, teambuilding or incentive event. It's an ideal venue where accommodation, all meals, entertainment and the company conference can be arranged with one call and it's all included in the fare. South Africa's newest and most exciting conference venues are due to sail into our waters in November and will be here until April 2013 Read more >>
 [Brian Berkman: contributing editor, travel] PR supremo Etienne De Villiers has spent more time in five-star hotel resorts than elsewhere. He returned to Cape Town for the launch of One & Only and then headed straight back to the Islands again. Now, Contributing Editor: Travel Brian Berkman asked De Villiers, as area public relations manager for Anantara Resorts, The Maldives, what he loved most about The Maldives. Read more >>
 1time Airline has announced that it will be withdrawing all of its flights to and from Lanseria International Airport with effect from 2 June 2012. Read more >>
 [Brian Berkman: contributing editor, travel] Hilton Cape Town City Centre celebrated its first anniversary recently congratulating itself on the way it has managed - largely by working the Hilton HHonors membership base of 30 million global travellers - to successfully turn around a site that had failed under previous managers. Read more >>
More Travel news...
 [Daniel Dercksen] Malady is insanely entertaining in the ferocious and explosive House Of Usher that is now on at The Little Theatre and causing a stir on the theatre front. Cunningly adapted from Edgar Allan Poe's gothic tale The Fall Of The House Of Usher, and conceptualised, directed and designed by Christopher Weare, with music and lyrics by Graham Weir, this lethal fusion of thought and expression offers a weird and wonderful theatre experience. Read more >>
 [Daniel Dercksen] It's a great weekend for film buffs: Amanda Seyfried takes the law into her own hands in the psychological thriller Gone; Charlize Theron plays an evil queen who wants the heart of the fairest of them all in the epical fantasy Snow White And The Huntsman; Abbie Cornish plays an unhappy woman trapped in an abusive marriage who becomes obsessed with the love story of Wallis Simpson and King Edward VIII in W.E.. Read more >>
 [Daniel Dercksen] The honest truth about Lie is that you simply cannot miss this powerful and significant play that is unfortunately only playing for a few days at the The Intimate Theatre in Cape Town until June 3. Read more >>
 [Daniel Dercksen] Madonna's voyeuristic exploration of decadence, passion and obsession are flawlessly and skilfully explored in the exquisite W.E, a film in which women are "visual creatures" and territorial dominance is an important pawn in a chess game between royalty and ordinary people. Read more >>
 [Ruth Cooper] With the title of Best Rock Band under their skinny jeans, courtesy of the 2012 SAMAs, Shadowclub, the "balls of steel band", is confidently climbing the SA musical ladder one rung at a time, with the aim of taking a plunge into international waters once a sufficient local height has been reached. We chat to drummer Isaac Klawansky, one third of the high-energy Jozi rockers about SAMA Drama, Kings of Leon and what it takes to become, and remain, a big fish in the murky overpopulated tiny pond that is SA music. Read more >>
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- The Gloucester Blues Project live at Zack's The Gloucester Blues Project - Durban, 5 June
- Encounters documentary festival Encounters Documentary Festival - Cape Town, 7 June
- Skills development presentation Bhungane Training - Johannesburg, 7 June
- SpiritBizz seminar Christ in the Marketplace - Bosburg, 9 June
- The Alphen antiques and collectables market Alphen Antiques - Cape Town, 10 June
- Negotiation skills UCT Graduate School of Business - Cape Town, 11 June
- Women in leadership UCT Graduate School of Business - Cape Town, 11 June
- UCT GSB Distinguished Speakers Programme - Cape Town, 11 June
- Report Writing Paton Training - Johannesburg, 12 June
- Women's breakfast discussion - Cape Town, 13 June
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