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 | Justin Hawes I think that because events like exhibitions, mall activations, etc, engage all of the senses, they represent the marketing medium that will champion sustainable growth and development in 2014 and beyond. Read more >>
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 | Doug Mayne I think that overall it's going to be a tough year for retailers, but those that truly embrace technology, focus on staff, their knowledge and deliver an authentic, world class experience could edge ahead of competitors. Read more >>
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 | The Consumer Goods Council of South Africa (CGCSA) and the Society of Consumer Affairs Professionals (SOCAP) have formed a partnership with the aim to see improved customer care in the country in 2014. Read more >>
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 | The new chairman of the Cape Winemakers Guild is Andries Burger, award-winning winemaker of Paul Cluver Estate Wines, taking over from Jeff Grier of Villiera Wines. Read more >>
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 | The only positive point to be drawn from 2013's list of the world's worst and easiest to hack passwords is that "password" is no longer in the number-one spot - it's at number two and 123456 is now in the top spot Read more >>
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 | Issued by Mondelez South Africa Cadbury P.S. is offering 10 lucky fans a chance to start their own story by sending an anonymous virtual P.S. bar to their crush and standing a chance to win their dream date at a secret location. Read more >>
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 | Alistair Anderson South African investors should add listed property stocks to their portfolios this year because their track record in beating inflation is better than cash‚ bonds and certain other equity investments‚ says Grindrod Asset Management's Ian Anderson. Read more >>
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 | Aki Kalliatakis Ask people about the state of customer service, and there is a good chance that they will be able to tell you about at least five stories of terrible experiences - and not many positive ones. Read more >>
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 | Intel, which has dominated the PC microprocessor market for the last two decades, has appointed Pinnacle Africa as its official distributor. Phillip Thompson will be its brand manager. Read more >>
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 | Issued by Realmdigital The global success of online shopping has given rise to the widespread adoption of ecommerce ventures by furniture retailers wishing to capture the potential of this ever-growing market. Read more >>
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 | Inspire Trade Expo aims to provide a platform for manufacturers to display premier furniture, décor and design in a trade expo for the retail industry. It is taking place 10-12 July 2014 at Gallagher Convention Centre, Midrand. Read more >>
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 | The Foschini Group said its Christmas trading was in line with expectations across all merchandise categories‚ with group sales growth for December of 11.4% and same-store growth of 5.3%. Read more >>
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 | Global brewing company SABMiller's Nigerian subsidiary‚ Intafact Beverages‚ is to expand its brewery in Onitsha‚ south-eastern Nigeria. Read more >>
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 | Antibacterial soap and hand wash are everyday hygiene products to which most consumers do not give a second thought. Read more >>
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 | Andiswa Maqutu SA's tourism sector performed better than expected in the last quarter of 2013‚ showing resilience despite global economic woes‚ according to the Tourism Business Council of SA's (TBCSA's) FNB tourism business index. Read more >>
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 | US hotel giant Marriott announced it had finalised a deal to buy the Protea group, Africa's largest hotel chain, for US$186m. Read more >>
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 | Industrial group AVI has reported a 10.4% rise in revenue from R4,89bn a year ago to R5.40bn for the six months ended December. Read more >>
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 | Electronics group Ellies Holdings has reported a 40.9% decline in its interim headline earnings per share (HEPS)‚ which it ascribed to the end of an Eskom contract that had boosted its results in the previous periods. Read more >>
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 | Issued by Rocket Creative Every new year comes the unwelcome deluge of supplier notifications that annual price increases are imminent. Well, this year Rocket Creative is determined to turn the tables to the benefit of their clients. Read more >>
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 | Amanda Visser The Competition Commission on Tuesday, 21 January 2014, argued before the Competition Tribunal that South Africa's biggest fishing firm‚ Oceana‚ should not become the owner of Foodcorp's small pelagic fishing rights in its takeover of Foodcorp's fishing business. Read more >>
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 | There will be exciting collaborations in Cape Town over the next year, as MasterCard and the V&A Waterfront have announced a corporate partnership on various marketing and branding activities and events and a platform to highlight MasterCard's Priceless Africa campaign, launched in 2013. Read more >>
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Traffic through Kenya's port of Mombasa has increased by 7.4% a year over the past 12 years. In 2012, it handled some 19.6 million tons of cargo, of which about 4 million tons were imports and 5 million tons were transit cargo to neighbouring countries. Read more >>
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 | The Western Cape government said on Monday, 20 January, it was committed to extending as many opportunities as possible to the youth, and claimed it would continue to push its strategy that aims to see young people in the province becoming economically self-sufficient by the age of 25. Read more >>
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 | MADRID, SPAIN: Coca-Cola is likely to close four of its 11 bottling plants in Spain in a move that would affect 1,250 jobs, the company and the UGT union said. Read more >>
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 | MOSCOW, RUSSIA: It's all about money... While online shopping and banking is growing and growing, financial transactions are top Internet security concern, says Kaspersky Lab. Read more >>
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 | NEW YORK, USA: BlackBerry shares leapt more than nine percent after the troubled Canadian smartphone manufacturer was boosted by the news of a contract to supply the US military with 80,000 new handsets. Read more >>
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 | SAN FRANCISCO, US: Sales of big-screen smartphones will soar in coming years as people who game or watch videos on the go opt for "phablets" with near tablet-size views. Read more >>
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 | SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA: South Korea's LG Electronics said it would start selling its first curved-screen smartphone - seen as a first step to fully flexible products - in Europe next month. Read more >>
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 | HONG KONG: A bottle of malt whisky has gone under the hammer in Hong Kong for the record-breaking sum of HK$4.9m (US$628,205), an auction house says. Read more >>
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 | The South African National Roads Agency's headquarters in Pretoria was evacuated after a bomb scare. Read more >>
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 | Brendan Ryan The president of the Chamber of Mines‚ Mike Teke‚ has renewed his appeal to Transnet to collaborate with the Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) on further expansion to cater for junior black coal miners wanting access to export markets. Read more >>
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 | Mariam Isa The hard-pressed manufacturing sector is set to shed more jobs this year in the face of labour unrest, rising costs, and a muted recovery in global and domestic demand. Official figures show that the sector, which accounts for 12% of employment in South Africa, shed 68,000 jobs in the third quarter of last year. Read more >>
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 | PRETORIA: Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has invited the public to submit their tips on what they would like to see in the country's budget, which he will present to Parliament next month. Read more >>
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 | The volume of goods transported (or payload) in SA decreased by 8.6% in November compared the same month in 2012‚ Statistics South Africa said on Monday, 20 January. Read more >>
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 | Brian Berkman "That's a Narina Trogon," Solilo Kalumba, SK to his friends, pointed out. Armed with my iPhone Bird Guide App, I disagreed. "Narina Trogons don't live here," I read from the guide, smug in my correctness... Read more >>
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 | Henrie Geyser: motoring editor The popularity of the Chevrolet's Cruze is going to increase by quite a few notches now that GMSA has replaced its sleepy normally aspirated 1.8 engine with a turbo-fed 1.4 engine that not only provides more low-down kick but is also more frugal when it comes to fuel usage and emissions. Read more >>
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 | Brian Berkman Staying in an airport hotel needn't be a grudge purchase. I wish our one night at the InterContinental OR Tambo could have been a week. Read more >>
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