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Retail, Associations, Banking & Finance, Brand news, Cold chain, Commercial property, CRM, CSI, Distribution, e-Commerce, Exhibitions & Events, Fashion, Clothing & Textiles, 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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Sewing seeds of successThe DuPont Pioneer/Pannar Seed deal has finally been awarded SA's approval, after years of pursuing the matter through the Competition Commission and Tribunal, and eventually the Supreme Court of South Africa. In December 2010, the Competition Commission declined approval of the merger between DuPont subsidiary Pioneer Hi-Bred International and the family-owned Pannar, saying that it would lessen competition in SA's maize seed market. Failing consent from the Tribunal, the companies took the matter to the Competition Appeal Court, which granted the merger. The Supreme Court backed this decision on Friday in the face of an appeal from Competition Commission. In research news this week, Ernst & Young/BER have reported "lively growth" in SA's durable goods sector; BMi notes slow growth in baked goods, while high prices takes its toll on the rice market. Congratulations to young fashion designer, Jane Elizabeth Kotze for winning Elle's 2012 Rising Star award. The self-proclaimed "fashionista hermit" will be working with Mr Price to adapt her collection, which will then be sold in selected Mr Price stores. Have a great week! Shan Radcliffe, Group Head - Retail
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 DuPont Pioneer‚ one of the world's leading agricultural businesses‚ and Pannar Seed (Pty) Limited‚ a South African-based seed company with operations throughout Africa and other parts of the world‚ on Friday received affirmation of South Africa's approval to implement their agreement for Pioneer to purchase a majority share of Pannar. Read more >>
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Associations
 The Wine and Agricultural Industry Ethical Trade Association (WIETA) has announced the first 26 wines entitled to carry South Africa's traceable new ethical seal. All will be on show and available for international wine buyers and journalists to taste at Cape Wine 2012. Read more >>
Banking & Finance
Brand news
Commercial property
The end of September 2012 will see the Mpumalanga launch of two new malls from Heriot Properties, one in Burgersfort and one in Siyabuswa. Read more >>
Delegates who attended a recent Rawson Properties Western Cape Franchisee Conference were told by Elana Hopkins, an attorney with the Cape legal firm Dykes, van Heerden, Slabbert and Hopkins, that many members of the legal fraternity believe that the new Consumer Protection Act does expose the agent to a greater risk than ever before. Read more >>
Corporate Social Investment
CRM
e-Commerce
 [Daniel Guasco] The digital age has opened the floodgates of international e-commerce, with South Africa seeing the growth of the internet, the development of social media and the power of group buying. As social media grows in popularity, this is a space to keep an eye on. Read more >>
 A new online gift boutique, offering South Africa's creative talent has launched. Utique, run by Chantelle Crawford, is all about selecting products from local designers, artists and small businesses to encourage local enterprise. Read more >>
Exhibitions & Events
 The third China Sourcing Fair will be held at the Gallagher Convention Centre, Midrand from 28-30 November 2012. More than providing buyers with quality suppliers and cost-effective products, the fair also presents a free conference program featuring relevant topics on China sourcing for beginner and veteran entrepreneurs. Read more >>
 Chairman of the Chenin Blanc Association, Ken Forrester, says that the association has an aim that is simply expressed - to ensure that South African Chenin Blanc takes its rightful place with the other great white wines of the world. Read more >>
The upcoming On-line Retailing Conference, scheduled for 10-11 October 2012 at the Southern Sun Cape Sun in Cape Town, will be led by a speaker panel from companies such as Google and Zando to tackle the critical issues facing South Africa's online retail community. Read more >>
Fashion, Clothing & Textiles
 Jane Elizabeth Kotze says the inspiration for her winning fashion collection was "nature, history, construction, tailoring and pattern". Read more >>
International trend forecaster and frequent visitor to South Africa Li Edelkoort curated a collection by Mohair South Africa, which exhibited this week at Maison and Objet in Paris, the biggest bi-annual home furnishings and fashion trade show in Europe. Read more >>
FMCG
Health & Safety
[Alexander Parker] Nissan SA was instituting a "voluntary recall" on approximately 500 of its popular Qashqai crossover vehicles‚ the company said on Friday‚ 14 September 2012, after a steering wheel came off in the hands of a Finnish customer. Read more >>
Hospitality
Import/Export
South Africa's current account deficit widened to 6.4% of gross domestic product, its biggest since 2008, said the Reserve Bank. Read more >>
Logistics
Manufacturing
Manufacturing production rebounded in July and increased 5.8% year on year from an upwardly revised 0.9% (0.8%) year-on-year rise in June. Economists cautioned however that the year-on-year increase in July was mainly due to July last year having been a low base month. Read more >>
Packaging
Research
[Roy Downing] According to the Ernst & Young/Bureau of Economic Research (BER) Retail survey‚ the third quarter of 2012 (2012Q3) saw some "lively" growth in the durable and semi-durable goods in the South African retail sector. Read more >>
The rice category incorporates most varieties of rice, including nutty brown, white, par-boiled, pre-cooked, jasmine, wild and basmati. Rice cakes are excluded from this report, but rice meal kits are included within this definition. Rice meal kits are convenience rice products with an added flavourant, usually packaged in a separate sachet within the meal kit. Read more >>
 With its established experience in the retail and wholesale sectors, providing a unique and customised solution to understanding consumer behaviour, BMi has produced a new report as part of its 2012 Food Feedback series - Baked Foods in South Africa. Read more >>
Research
 SA's entertainment and media companies have reached the "end of the digital beginning"‚ with digital activities now becoming the "new normal" for traditional media companies‚ according to a report by professional services firm PwC. Read more >>
Research
Retail marketing
Retailers
 Suzaan Heyns has opened a flagship store, offering a unique blend of art, design and fashion, in the new Melrose Arch shopping district. The store is a testament to her artistic vision, supported by her ongoing partnership with PPC, which follows on from her "Reimagine Concrete" collection earlier this year. Read more >>
Supply chain
Pan-African investment holding group Lonrho's Oceanfresh Seafood Division has been granted the exclusive fishing rights for tuna in the 12 mile territorial waters and the 200 mile Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in Mozambique. Read more >>
Technology
[Miles Quitmann] The vast investment in NFC mobile contactless payments and services is not going to wane, despite the fact that it is not included in the new iPhone 5. It would have been great if Apple had included NFC, but is that really going to obstruct the march of NFC? Read more >>
 LONDON, UK: CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg has made it clear that Facebook has every intention of giving Google a run for its money by marrying social networking with one of the most valuable areas of the technology industry: Search. The search market represents a "big opportunity" that Facebook is uniquely positioned to address, said Zuckerberg at a tech industry conference in San Francisco recently. Read more >>
 LONDON, UK: David McQueen, principal analyst at Informa Telecoms & Media comments on the launch of the iPhone 5. Read more >>
 RESTON, US: comScore, Inc, a leader in measuring the digital world, has released its monthly comScore qSearch analysis of the US search marketplace. Google Sites led the explicit core search market in August with 66.4% of search queries conducted. Read more >>
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Brand news
 Celebrating its sixty-fifth year in business, leading health and nutritional supplements company, Vital Health Foods, was awarded "Healthiest Medium-Sized Company" in the 2012 Sunday Times/Discovery Health Company Index survey. Read more >>Exhibitions & Events
 A new paradigm is needed for the world to survive and prosper in the 21st century, one that embraces the global common good rather than individual self-interest. This is what an array of international and local experts will be grappling with at the International Barrett Values Conference to be held from 19 to 21 September. Read more >>FMCG
 Kraft Foods is launching the new limited edition Cadbury P.S. Chocolate Duet - a combination of milk chocolate wafer and milk chocolate cream enrobed in creamy white chocolate. Read more >>Franchising
Tiger Wheel & Tyre has teamed up with Goodyear to offer customers a chance to win a trip of a lifetime to the United States of America. Read more >>
According to allAfrica.com, Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu said the government will stop the exploration of shale gas in South Africa's Karoo region if it is found that hydraulic fracturing or "fracking" poses any risk to the water table or to the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope project. She pointed out that the findings of the government's investigation of the environmental and social effects of "fracking" in the Karoo Basin laid down conditions that could lead to the exploration process being halted. Read more >>
 Trade conditions remained lacklustre in August, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) said on Wednesday. Read more >>
 [Peter Dachs and Bernard du Plessis*] The long-awaited Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) tax proposals have been introduced as part of the recent Draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill. While the effective date will only be an undetermined future date to be announced by the Minister of Finance, the proposals seek to standardise the tax treatment of Property Unit Trusts (PUT) and Property Loan Stock (PLS) companies. Read more >>
 The Department of Labour intends introducing proposals to strengthen companies' compliance with the Employment Equity Act, said Minister of Labour Mildred Oliphant. Read more >>
More Government news...
 [Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] After a rather slow, stuttering sales start the Renault Fluence has picked up market speed and is now one of French's brand's three best sellers in this country - and with more than enough reason because it is a well-specced family sedan, pleasant to drive, nice looking and devoid of the quirks one has become accustomed to with some French and Italian cars. Read more >>
 The average time taken by South African consumers to settle their vehicle finance contracts has almost doubled over the past five years, according to TransUnion Auto Information Solutions. Read more >>
More Motoring news...
 Low-cost airline Mango is reported to have become the first African airline to offer a near complete portfolio of products and services through its mobi-site and tablet applications. The functionality, available from 20 September, will make it possible for South Africans to book and pay for flights, choose seating and purchase ancillary products on the go. Read more >>
 [Brian Berkman: contributing editor, travel] You've heard the cliché about having a bird's eye view and I'm sure you agree how overused it is. Until now - I can honestly describe our view, from SanPark's Golden Gate National Park's Mountain Retreat as bird's eye as the bearded vultures are flying lower than our perch, precipitously wedged into the mountain, at the top of an impossibly steep road. Read more >>
 [Brian Berkman: contributing editor, travel] Brian Berkman, Contributing Travel Editor, had a chat to Gaby Gramm, Graham Beck hospitality manager For Steenberg (Voted by Condé Nast Traveler US on its 2012 Gold List as one of the Top 500 Experiences in the World). He asked her what are her 10 things she loves about working in the luxury hospitality industry. A great deal, it seems. Read more >>
More Travel news...
 Big Concerts have announced that Adam Lambert will be touring South Africa for the first time this November, with performances scheduled in Cape Town on Tuesday, 13 November 2012 at the Grand Arena, GrandWest and then on Friday, 16 November 2012 at the Coca-Cola Dome Johannesburg. Tickets go on sale Friday, 14 September at 9am from Computicket. Read more >>
 [Nina Timm] Yes, spring is finally here and it is wonderful to be woken up by the birds every morning. It is not quite light when I wake up (5-ish) so my early-morning coffee in the garden will still have to wait for another week or so, but, nevertheless, it is time to spring-clean the house, body and soul. Read more >>
 [Eugene Yiga] The Mail & Guardian called it the best production of the decade. Now, after recent performances in Switzerland (and before it continues on a European tour), medEia will be showing at the Baxter Theatre, Cape Town for only four nights. Read more >>
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