Aspen, a longstanding client of Unlimited subsidiary TLC, turned to its trusted washroom advertising partner to ensure maximum exposure for the latest Safyr Bleu eye drops campaign. 5 Dec 2007
Hot on the heels of the acquisition of the Boschendal winery, DGB has claimed another stake in the Franschhoek valley with the purchase of Franschhoek Vineyards Ltd. 5 Dec 2007
Douglasdale Dairy has introduced low-fat milk in a 1 litre bottle after many requests for a 1 litre packaging option. 4 Dec 2007
Toyota South Africa has joined forces with Barloworld Automotive and Soweto entrepreneur Richard Maponya to establish the first Toyota dealership in the country's largest township. 4 Dec 2007
Atterbury Property and its partners have joined the fight against crime by contributing towards a unique mode of security personnel transportation at 10 of the most prominent shopping centres in the country. 4 Dec 2007
A few years ago, two young technicians involved with Woolworths' IT had a vision of doing things differently for corporates. The retailer decided the concept was worth supporting, and the rest, as they say, is history… 4 Dec 2007
It wasn't a great first day for fast-moving consumer goods company CIC Holdings on Friday, when it became the first foreign company to have a primary listing on the JSE's AltX. The company has plans to expand operations into southern Africa in the next couple of years. 4 Dec 2007
South African Breweries is confident the country will not run out of beer over the festive season. 4 Dec 2007
Electronics Web site Etronics.com has launched a feature that pops up a "live chat" window after a consumer hesitates for more than a minute during checkout, says Mayer Balser, a founder and vice president of marketing. 4 Dec 2007
The Cape Peninsula University of Technology has taken the lion's share of the awards in the CN Business Furniture “Changing the Design of Tomorrow's Workspace” competition. 4 Dec 2007
George Santayana's adage "those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it" is particularly appropriate in the market for consumer video formats and players. Consistently, manufacturers have been unwilling or unable to develop formats compatible over a broad range of CE devices, and consumers have suffered as a result. 3 Dec 2007
Having achieved record festive season sales in 2005 and 2006, retailers are bracing themselves for a more challenging holiday period in 2007. Results from the latest Bureau for Economic Research (BER)/Ernst & Young Festive Season Retail Trends survey reveal that retailer confidence is down significantly amid expectations for slower sales growth over the festive season. 3 Dec 2007
Woolworths has started to fly in UK retailer Marks & Spencer products direct from Thailand, with stickers slapped on to the packaging claiming the food is specially packed for Woolworths. 3 Dec 2007
Blended to win awards, KWV South Africa has launched the latest addition to its already extensive brandy portfolio, KWV 15 Year Old. 3 Dec 2007
RFID Journal has announced that registration is now open for RFID Journal LIVE! 2008, the sixth annual conference and exhibition covering radio frequency identification (RFID). 3 Dec 2007
Dinner in the Sky is a new and exciting restaurant concept designed to thrill foodies and daredevils alike. 3 Dec 2007
Massive hikes in world grain prices caused by an increased demand worldwide and extreme weather conditions have severely affected local prices, with a direct impact on Pioneer Foods' earnings. 3 Dec 2007
Even the titans of online retailing struggle with how to tackle the challenge of delivering personalisation. Most techniques for generating personalised product recommendations involve identifying which items tend to be purchased together. While this approach effectively groups products by interest, it doesn't get to the heart of treating each consumer as an individual. 30 Nov 2007
When an organization loses a customer's, employee's or citizen's personal information, the fallout burns everyone involved. 30 Nov 2007
Gone are the days of large-scale worms that targeted operating systems, according to a recent SANS institute report that ranks the top computer security threats facing IT. 30 Nov 2007
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