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[Bruce Dybvad, Issued by Interbrand Sampson De Villiers] There's always something keeping retail executives up at night - competitive pressure, the economy, price transparency. But according to a recent survey by RetailWire and IBM, shifting consumer shopping behaviour is retail's top sleep-depriving concern. Read more >> visit press office >>
 | [Fifi Peters] The rand oscillated between the R9.9629/$ and R10.0341 tot he dollar on Friday (2 August) with liquidity shoring up ahead of the US payrolls figure. Read more >> |
 | Supreme Flour has launched Supreme Panslide, a new quality bakery release agent of stable emulsified oil, consisting of edible vegetable oil, emulsifiers, Vitamin E and water with an opaque, milky white appearance. Read more >> |
British American Tobacco (BAT‚ BTI) said Wednesday, 31 July, that John Daly will step down as Chief Operating Officer at the end of December 2013. Read more >>
 | In response to consumers' concerns and its market ethos, Futurelife is making the move toward manufacturing products free of genetically modified organisms (GMO). Read more >> |
 | [Issued by Kraft Foods South Africa] Kraft Foods South Africa has announced that it has officially changed its name to Mondelez South Africa after parent company Kraft Foods split last year to create Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ), one of the world's largest snacks groups. Read more >> visit press office >> |
IPD, which provides real estate benchmarking and portfolio analysis services to clients in over 30 countries around the world, released its Botswana Annual Property Consultative Index on 1 August 2013. Read more >>
 | [Zeenat Moorad] Annuity Properties‚ which listed on the JSE in May last year‚ said on Monday, 29 July 2013, that it would buy Clarins SA's property portfolio. Clarins SA is a subsidiary of international luxury cosmetics company. Read more >> |
 | The inaugural 'Chefs who share - the ART of giving' is a sold-out gala evening in aid of youth development in the Cape Town City Hall on Thursday 5 September 2013. It will include an art auction, which is still accepting bids online. Read more >> |
 | The latest research from the kalahari.com 2013 Mobile Shopping Survey indicates that tablets are poised to take over smartphones as the drivers of local e-commerce growth. Read more >> |
 | As rapid growth in internet use in South Africa continues, it offers entrepreneurs a valuable opportunity to create their own successful e-commerce website. Read more >> |
 | The Hookup Dinner, an event that affords small business owners and budding entrepreneurs the opportunity to connect with one another, has added youth entrepreneurship programme, SAB KickStart, as a partner. Read more >> |
 | Joe Roberts, one of the world's top wine bloggers will be the keynote speaker for Nederburg Auction 2013. As the founder of the award-winning 1WineDude.com, he will be focusing on how South African wine producers can best market South African wines to young US consumers during his address at the Nederburg Auction on 7 September 2013. Read more >> |
 | [Nicholas Owsley] The success of a small handcrafted textile company in South Africa points the way for the struggling textile industry to overcome the onslaught by Asia, through niche-market-led growth. Read more >> |
 | Our judges met on 25 July 2013, they deliberated and had the difficult job of sifting through the entries for this year's ELLE Rising Star Design Award in association with Mr Price. Their mission? To select the best eight, and that is what they did. Read more >> |
 | Growing sophistication in African markets outside SA is creating demand for specialist consultants that bring together clients and communications agencies. Read more >> |
 | Brimstone Investment Corporation (brT)‚ Taste Holdings (TAS) and Nedbank announced an agreement on Wednesday, 31 July 2013, that will facilitate funding for 50 new franchisees to open The Fish & Chip Co. outlets. Read more >> |
 | Johannesburg's pink diamond, The Westcliff Hotel, is set for a makeover and rebranding and when it resumes operations next year it will be known as the Four Seasons Hotel Westcliff. Read more >> |
 | Driven by strong demand for bulk wine, SA is looking to grow total exports to a record 500m litres in 2013, almost 100m litres more than the record set last year. But many producers think it's not all good news; they view the surge in bulk wine exports as more of a threat than a blessing. Read more >> |
 | Standard Bank's head of vehicle asset finance‚ Sydney Soundy‚ said the drop in export sales may look concerning but it was probably to do with how vehicle makers contracted sales. Read more >> |
 | [Amanda Visser] South African Breweries (SAB) gave its appointed distributors exclusive territories‚ shielding them from competition from its own depots‚ in an effort to ensure their sustainability in exchange for the investments they were asked to make in terms of land‚ buildings and vehicles‚ SAB's distribution services manager testified this week. Read more >> |
 | The changing of the guard at Africa's largest sugar producer, Illovo, looks like it will be a smooth affair when outgoing managing director Graham Clark hands over to current operations director Gavin Dalgleish. Read more >> |
Packaging group Astrapak has sold Alex White & Co to Tadbik Pack SA for an undisclosed amount. Read more >>
 | The government will likely only have moderate support from young South Africans should they go ahead with a proposed ban on the advertising of alcoholic beverages. Read more >> |
 | [Nicole Zetler] One of the very first rules you would learn when going into business is to treat your customer as a king. We all know it and we've all said it, yet how many marketers truly understand what makes their customers tick, how to engage them, or even just who it is that their offering is serving? Read more >> |
 | [Issued by PriceCheck] Guzzle Media, leaders in digital catalogue software solutions for major retailers, has just partnered with leading shopping and price comparison portal, PriceCheck. Read more >> visit press office >> |
 | A sister website to the national online directory service, Assist 247 was launched yesterday, 29 July 2013. Known as Services4Africa, it offers all the information provided by Assist 247, but arranged in a way that makes searching much simpler. Read more >> |
 | La Lucia Mall, Durban, announced it has agreed leases valued at R125 million over the past six months, covering 7556sqm of retail space, comprising 1361sqm of new leases and 6175sqm of renewals. Leading JSE listed property company, Growthpoint Properties Limited owns the 36,300sqm regional shopping centre. Read more >> |
 | [Loni Prinsloo] Former Springbok rugby player and coach Dick Muir has exchanged the rugby fields for vegetable fields in his latest business venture, Just Veggies, which is supported by the country's largest investor, the Public Investment Corporation (PIC). Read more >> |
 | NEW YORK CITY, USA: The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday (2 August) launched a bid to more tightly regulate Apple's wildly lucrative iTunes storefront, after the technology company lost a price-fixing case. Read more >> |
 | CHICAGO, USA: Bed bugs, bad service and terrible food used to be inevitable risks when travelling, but a host of online review sites such as Yelp and TripAdvisor are helping savvy consumers pick the best hotels and eat like locals. Read more >> |
 | NEW YORK CITY, USA: New York's bid to ban large, sugary sodas on public health grounds suffered a new setback on Tuesday (30 July) when an appeals court upheld a ruling striking down the proposed legislation. Read more >> |
 | [Ilan Hertz] NEWTON, US: In some ways, you could say that the consumerisation of the enterprise was inevitable. The line between personal devices and enterprise has become increasingly blurred. Read more >> |
More International
 | Running your own business can be challenging at the best of times, not to mention financially draining. But there are ways to cut costs, and all you really need is a fast, reliable Internet connection. Read more >> |
 | By bringing healthy food to the fast food market at a time when no-one else was offering it, Kauai found their ideal niche, and have gone on to become a popular and successful brand in South Africa. Read more >> |
 | Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs Edna Molewa will launch the Farming the Wild project and the Green Economy Modelling Report of South Africa on Tuesday, 6 August 2013 in the uPhongolo Local Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal. Read more >> |
 | An alarming shortage of skilled professionals is handicapping efforts to fix South Africa's water crisis, which has become so dire that government has admitted to water wastage worth R11bn a year because of leaking pipes, decrepit infrastructure and poor municipal administration. Read more >> |
 | [Linda Ensor] Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies has called for a report into the National Empowerment Fund's (NEF) provision of R34m to help fund a luxury store‚ Luminance, which opened in Hyde Park last week. Read more >> |
More Government news
 | [Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] New vehicle sales have grown steadily in South Africa for the past four years and in July 58,140 vehicles were sold to reflect a year on year growth of 7,5%, although exports dipped by 3,6%. Read more >> |
 | [Eugene Yiga] A two-day corporate retreat. In the wilderness. In the middle of winter. Little did I know that what initially sounded a bit unappealing would turn into the perfect break! Read more >> |
 | [Brian Berkman] 212121 Restaurant should really be called 313121. Initially named after the number of choices guests had for dinner, the menu is now expanded to offer three rather than two starters, one soup, three mains, cheese and two desserts. Read more >> |
 | [Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] In these days of squawking electronic warnings, mothering traction control, fairly lifeless steering, and a host of other driver protection and mechanised interventions plus big price tags, the new Ford Fiesta ST is a delightful throwback to an era where cars were fun to drive and you didn't have to rob a bank to own one. Read more >> |
 | [Brian Berkman] ... Beat it... around Madagascar. So that's exactly what I did... I went kayaking there to slay some personal dragons. This is an excerpt from a piece first published in Vrouekeur, 5 July 2013. Read more >> |
 | Harley-Davidson riders and fans can look forward to congregating at Harley on Safari at Sun City from the 15-18 August 2013. Read more >> |
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Eleanor Roosevelt "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. (via Brainy Quote)"
Charles R. Swindoll "The swift wind of compromise is a lot more devastating than the sudden jolt of misfortune. (via Brainy Quote)"
Vincent Van Gogh "Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together. (via QuotationsBook)"
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