The Shoprite group and Old Mutual announced today (8 November 2007) a world first with the launch of an innovative top-up insurance product: Pay-when-you-can, which is available through Shoprite supermarkets in South Africa. 8 Nov 2007
Over the past four years, Woolworths has made contributions in excess of R48 million on behalf of its customers to schools throughout South Africa through its MySchool program. 8 Nov 2007
This holiday season, what do you get for the technophile who already has everything? A handful of analysts ticked off some of the items on their Christmas lists, and it was no surprise that they included the most bleeding-edge, technologically advanced - and slightly off-the-wall - suggestions. 8 Nov 2007
South African-based company Evosat, which distributes Inmarsat's Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) service across Africa, has secured a major deal that will see satellite communication costs to provide simultaneous voice and broadband data, virtually halved on the continent. 8 Nov 2007
A new joint venture is designed to enable SA travel company to offer cash back on air tickets for South Africans working in UK. 8 Nov 2007
Nedbank has been declared the industry winner in the 2007 Orange Index, a survey that benchmarks service performance in South Africa. A total of 70 companies across 12 sectors were surveyed. 8 Nov 2007
Clicks has destroyed thousands of incandescent light bulbs and will not be stocking them again; once shelf stocks have been exhausted, the chain will sell only the low-energy compact fluorescent lamps. 8 Nov 2007
South African FMCG brand owners need to ‘gear up' on their knowledge and expertise concerning the area of brand extensions, and proactively ‘get up off their assets'! That is if their loyal users are to be heard! 7 Nov 2007
The Registrar of Trademarks has confirmed that, on behalf of Cadac, it has attached and taken into execution a number of Weber trademarks. This move is a result of Weber's failed infringement action against Cadac, failed application for leave to appeal and failure to comply with a Supreme Court instruction ordering Weber to compensate Cadac for all costs incurred during the trial. 7 Nov 2007
Emerging farmers in KwaZulu-Natal are gearing up to market and promote their products at this year's Market Day. 7 Nov 2007
A new forecast published this week by retail analysts Verdict Research, a Datamonitor company, predicts that UK shoppers will spend more than ever in the run-up to Christmas. However, with incomes squeezed by high mortgage costs and wages only rising slightly, consumers will rely on credit to fund their festive spending. 7 Nov 2007
The Denny Convenience Foods sector has been investing much into product development and expanding their product range to offer convenience food ranges - with the result being Denny Simmer Sauces. 7 Nov 2007
Tariffs on imported steel have been removed in a bid by government to make steel cheaper for users. This comes as a debate ensues among economic strategists – in South Africa's domestic economy and in the context of the World Trade Organisation's negotiations - as to the merits or otherwise of comprehensive tariff reform. 7 Nov 2007
The 29th Anuga Trade Fair in Cologne, Germany was held from 10-14 October 2007 and saw 163000 trade visitors attending from 175 countries and 6607 companies from 95 countries around the world, exhibiting their products and services. 7 Nov 2007
Mobile CRM brings many advantages to an organisation, some of which are yet to be discovered. Suffice it to say that it does much more than enable mobile access to e-mail and text messaging. This is about access to real data and the ability to manipulate it in real time, as well as the ability to conduct transactions remotely. 7 Nov 2007
The starting point for loyalty is satisfaction. Yet customer satisfaction in itself does not lead to a loyal relationship, and investing in improvements beyond industry benchmarks of satisfaction will not necessarily increase loyalty. The message is simple. Be careful not to over-invest in satisfaction. Once customers are satisfied, business partners need to establish shared values. 7 Nov 2007
Synaq, a local provider of Linux and Open Source managed services, has been contracted to manage and maintain the Linux-based ICT network infrastructure and connectivity for The Pro Shop, a national supplier of golfing product and services. 7 Nov 2007
Clovers Mmmilk is the new premium milk product that introduces South Africans to all the goodness of Clover's fresh milk with a subtle hint of vanilla. Joe Public Advertising was briefed by Clover to promote this innovative product that aims to up Clover's “share of throat”. 6 Nov 2007
Just as South Africa's credit levels are seen by the authorities to be way too high, so growth in spending on credit cards in the United Kingdom has reached record levels. And as in SA, that's good news for the financial institutions, but bad news for credit levels. 6 Nov 2007
Woolworths is expanding its award-winning ‘really good food for babies' offering with the launch of a new range of long-life certified organic baby food products. 6 Nov 2007
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