According to a new Beef Eco-Report: Pound-for-pound, beef produced with grains and growth hormones produces 40% less greenhouse gas emissions and saves two-thirds more land for nature compared to organic grass-fed beef. 28 Nov 2007
The last thing I need to do is explain the value and importance of search advertising. According to recent statistics, more than a million companies advertise via Google's AdSense program, and, obviously, those companies range from Fortune 500 to individual entrepreneurs. 28 Nov 2007
Zimbabwe is so short on consumer goods, the government can't even calculate inflation, the chief statistician said on Tuesday. 28 Nov 2007
The scale of migration to Britain by Zimbabweans escaping their country's economic and political woes has reached the point where, with typically wry humour, London is referred to as "Harare North". 28 Nov 2007
MWEB has opened its second retail store – in the Cresta Mall in Northcliff, Johannesburg. This is the second store that the ISP has opened, the first being in Maponya Mall in Soweto. 28 Nov 2007
MasterCard Worldwide Centres of Commerce Index explores strategic role of cities in driving global commerce. 28 Nov 2007
With the new year fast approaching, new product developments promise better health and happier taste buds in 2008, Datamonitor's Productscan Online takes a look at trends in consumer packaged goods for the coming year. 28 Nov 2007
Women are the key to African economic development and are increasingly driving the global economy. 27 Nov 2007
According to a recent Piper Jaffray study in the United States, nearly 90% of people with digital video recorders (DVRs) skip TV ads. Forrester Research predicts DVRs will be in over 50% of homes by 2010. 27 Nov 2007
After two seasons of their cookery series Chef in my Kitchen, McCain Foods decided to give viewers of SABC2 what they were they were asking for: those delicious recipes... 27 Nov 2007
USA - By 2014 the global jeanswear market is forecast to rise by US$4.6 billion according to recent research undertaken by industry website just-style.com. The current global jeans market is currently valued at US$51.6bn (rising to US$56.2bn), taking into account the historic price deflation, the cumulative growth at 1.25% per year is pretty good. 27 Nov 2007
DionWired has upped its consumer electronics game yet again with the opening of its flagship store at Durban's Gateway mall earlier this month. 27 Nov 2007
Today's consumers are increasingly linking retailers and the brands they sell with social, environmental and economic responsibility. Retailers must therefore prepare to work collaboratively within their supplier ecosystem to retain consumers' loyalty and trust while addressing these concerns, argues Mark McDonnell. 27 Nov 2007
Soccer supporters can already begin buying their FIFA branded T-shirts, scarves, badges, pens, cups, caps and replicas of the official mascot for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. 26 Nov 2007
Stores packed with frazzled shoppers, inexperienced seasonal workers, long checkout lines. Are the holidays a time for consumers to resign themselves to poor customer service? 26 Nov 2007
As the holiday season starts up, most major tech companies have laid down all the big cards they intend to play in 2007. Apple won out in personal media players but produced a relative dud in the set-top box category. In gaming, the Wii's surprise hotness is still hot, but no longer that surprising. In DVDs, Blu-ray and HD DVD are locked in a battle for supremacy that's left both starving. 26 Nov 2007
Stimorol, the chewing gum brand that invites young South Africans to "Chew Life", has put its name in lights - Primedia Outdoor PrimeLites, to be exact - as part of an edgy new advertising campaign that aims to differentiate and define the brand in the local youth market. 26 Nov 2007
A dream returns... after a brief but notable debut back in 2004. 26 Nov 2007
Well, yes and no… Simonsig, pioneers of South Africa's first Méthode Cap Classique, are celebrating the festive season with their blushing Brut Rosé in a limited release… and it's still in the bottle, but the bottle's now in a designer tin. 26 Nov 2007
Just when life could not become any harder for Zimbabweans, who are already having to cope with food and fuel shortages and rocketing prices, local banks have run out of notes. 26 Nov 2007
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