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 | Rod Baker NEWSWATCH: Feeling peckish? Harrods has just the thing for you... A festive hamper, and it costs only R317,000, reports IOL. Read more >>
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 | The SCI revealed a month-on-month decrease of 0.79% in average cash withdrawal figures for September 2013 to R468.06, as measured by the Spark Cash Index (SCI), illustrating that consumers are feeling the financial strain brought on by a slowing economy and high prices. Read more >>
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 | At the 2013 Decanter Asia Wine Awards (DAWA), 88 South African wines won four gold medals, nine silver medals, 45 bronze medals and 30 commended, with two receiving regional trophies. Read more >>
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 | The South African Property Owners Association (SAPOA) is lobbying hard to drive the appointment of a much-needed Services Appeal Board in Mpumalanga. Read more >>
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 | Alistair Anderson Insurance group Liberty Holdings said it would sell Greenacres shopping mall in Port Elizabeth in an undivided 50% share each to property owner Acucap and property management group Sycom for just over R1bn. Read more >>
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 | The Webhelp Group has announced that it is to make a significant investment in South Africa following the securing of a telecommunications company. Over the next 12 months, the new company, Webhelp South Africa will create 1000 new jobs. Read more >>
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 | Ian Steyn With news that the consumer confidence has hit a ten-year low, coupled with a slowdown in consumer spending, rising fuel and electricity and more fears around unemployment, the retail sector will be hard pressed to find ways to win customers come December. Read more >>
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 | Peter Harvey Global companies wanting to expand their footprint in emerging markets need to understand that Africa is characterised by huge diversity in payment methods and preferences. Read more >>
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 | The latest Flux trend report, the Zeitgeist of 2014 will investigate the impact of the signs of the times and the effect that this will have on consumers, lifestyle, fashion, advertising and technology for the upcoming year. Read more >>
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 | At the City Hall Pretoria, the 2013 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Africa opens on 31 October 2013, featuring Dubai-based designer Shweta Wahi, alongside David Tlale, Gavin Rajah, Thula Sindi and Cameroon-born designer, Kibonen. Read more >>
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 | Massmart opened the doors to three George pop-up stores yesterday, 23 October 2013, to introduce South African consumers to the famous British brand of clothing. Read more >>
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 | Nick Hedley South African retailers' expansion into the rest of Africa is increasing the availability of - and demand for- quality agricultural produce and processed food products‚ the managing director of logistics firm DHL Express SA‚ Hennie Heymans‚ said. Read more >>
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 | Jeanne Geldenhuys Franchising is one of the safest and most risk-free ways to start up and run a successful business, as the business franchising model is successful and proven. Read more >>
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 | Issued by Rentokil Initial As tourist season gets into full swing, hoteliers have multiple hygiene challenges to consider. Rentokil Initial offers expert advice on keeping hotels, guest houses and lodges hygienic and fly-free. Read more >>
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 | Total income generated by SA's food and beverages industry rose by 9.0% in August 2013 compared with August 2012 (year on year) in nominal terms‚ Statistics SA reported. Read more >>
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 | Chris Day, Issued by Moving Tactics Revlon South Africa is rolling out additional in-store digital signage at its outlets in Edgars and Woolworths, in collaboration with Moving Tactics. Read more >>
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 | The volume of goods transported by road and rail increased 4.2% in August compared with a year earlier‚ according to Statistics SA data. Read more >>
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 | Issued by IMPERIAL Logistics Imperial Managed Logistics - part of the Imperial Logistics group - has been awarded a three-year contract for primary distribution services by JSE-listed Tiger Brands. The contract will see the company transporting 46,000 loads per year for the FMCG group. Read more >>
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 | Issued by Pyrotec Manufactured exclusively by Pyrotec PackMedia in South Africa, Fix-a-Form is a leaflet-label that includes extensive information in the space of a standard label, making it particularly useful for pharmaceutical and agrochemical products that need to include copious amounts of information in a small area of space. Read more >>
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 | Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi's proposed stricter tobacco display regulations will harm the retail business, a retailer said on Tuesday, 22 October 2013. Read more >>
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 | Bose boutique stores have opened inside DionWired outlets at Greenstone and Woodmead in Johannesburg. Created in line with the Bose store-within-a-store design used across the world, this is the first of many in-store boutiques that will offer customers a complete sound solution, from demonstrations to installations to after sales service. Bose is recognised as a global leader in quality home cinema and personal audio systems. Read more >>
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 | Zeenat Moorad Privately owned and family-operated business Cape Union Mart Group will expand its footprint in SA, Namibia and Botswana, CEO Andre Labuschaigne said on late last week. Read more >>
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 | Cyber crime is a national crisis costing the country a billion rand a year, a law firm said on Wednesday, 23 October. The FBI in the US listed South Africa as the sixth most active country where cyber crime took place. Read more >>
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 | Government's plan to slash official perks is a welcome development but more needs to be done to ensure tax money stays in the country, the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa) said last week. Read more >>
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 | The focus on growing black-owned small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and introducing them into Massmart's supply chain is starting to pay off, as its supplier development programme gains traction. Read more >>
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 | Danette Breitenbach Gamification can make training in the workplace faster, more effective and less expensive. Read more >>
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 | STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN: Swedish industrial heavyweights Volvo trucks and Electrolux announced a total of 4,000 job cuts around the world on Friday when they published disappointing figures for the third quarter. Read more >>
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 | NEW YORK CITY, USA: Google's video-sharing arm YouTube is preparing to launch a paid music service this year competing against other streaming outlets but with the added feature of video according to media reports. Read more >>
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 | ABU DHABI, UAE: Nokia, whose handset division is to be acquired by Microsoft, launched its first-ever tablet computer in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday (22 October). Read more >>
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 | LONDON, UK: European smartphone owners accessing retail sites has grown by 43% in past year. Read more >>
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More International
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First Cape Town Art Fair
 
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 | The South African government has recognised the importance of cooperatives in assisting the country to achieve economic development, reduce poverty and to improve rural livelihoods. Read more >>
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 | Nthambeleni Gabara The Manyeding Agricultural Co-operative is successfully winning the fight against poverty and food shortages in the villages east of Kuruman, in the Northern Cape. Read more >>
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 | Hlengiwe Nhlabathi The Congress of SA Trade Unions' (Cosatu) president Sdumo Dlamini has slammed what he says is a "piecemeal approach" adopted by President Jacob Zuma on the e-tolls debacle. Read more >>
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 | Bekezela Phakathi The apparel manufacturing‚ brand‚ and retail industries in Africa and the US have joined forces in an effort to lobby for the immediate renewal of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa)‚ which is due to expire in 2015. Read more >>
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 | Henrie Geyser: motoring editor In another blast from the past Nissan has now also unwrapped a reborn Sentra which joins the recently re-launched Almera and together they will lead the Japanese carmaker's two-pronged attack on the local passenger car market. Read more >>
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 | Henrie Geyser: motoring editor You don't try to re-invent the wheel and you certainly don't mess around with a many-million dollar winning recipe such as the BMW 5 Series. Read more >>
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 | Brian Berkman Being dyslexic can have unintended consequences. Sometimes, even as I type, I use a 'b' instead of a 'd' and transposing numbers happens, especially when I'm not paying careful attention, all too often. Read more >>
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