Do you want a faster horse - or something completely new? 15 Feb 2008
One of the greatest benefits of adopting a holistic governance, regulation and compliance approach is that the process brings otherwise siloed corporate functions together to identify potential governance issues, business risks and compliance challenges. Rather than assembling response teams during a crisis, companies instituting enterprise-wide GRC controls collaborate to identify potential risks. 15 Feb 2008
A recent survey in the United States reveals that for every dollar US auto retailers spent on direct marketing, their ROI was almost US$34. 15 Feb 2008
Italtile has reported a 12% increase in first-half trading profits yesterday, but warned of a slowdown coming in the market. 15 Feb 2008
All Gold - South Africa's favourite tomato sauce – has just turned 100! 15 Feb 2008
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has teamed up with the University of Cape Town's Graduate School of Business (UCT GSB) to create a leadership development programme specially geared to advancing women in the company's European, Middle Eastern and African (EMEA) branches. 15 Feb 2008
AltX-listed Hardware Warehouse Ltd (HWWH), supplier of affordable building materials, has announced the company's maiden interim results for the six months ended 31 December 2007. 15 Feb 2008
Multi-platform distribution and revenue diversification will be crucial for broadcasters in 2008 and the broadcast sector will need to invest in effective business models for distribution over the next 12 months. 15 Feb 2008
According to two new reports by a top UK-based research company, professional personal care products are gaining ground as an alternative to cosmetic surgery. 15 Feb 2008
Orange River Cellars has produced a new brand for the global wine market, Star Tree, which is specifically aimed at the American and European wine consumer. 15 Feb 2008
A new report, "European OOT retailing 2008", published this week by retail analysts Verdict Research, part of the Datamonitor Group, in association with the leading global real estate service provider Savills, finds that despite the credit crunch, there are still significant opportunities for retailers and developers in the European out-of-town (OOT) arena, with the Mediterranean countries showing strong potential for further rapid development. 15 Feb 2008
Retailers suffered their first sales slump in six years after inflation was taken into account- prompting some to ask, did Tito do too much? 14 Feb 2008
Sahara Holdings, via its Sahara Systems division, has secured a majority shareholding in the Woodlane consortium, through which it has acquired an interest in Stella Vista, an international supplier of mass visual communication systems, specialising in LED technology. 14 Feb 2008
An ongoing improvement in business efficiencies, continued investment in brands and enhanced distribution saw Distell significantly increase its revenue and sales volumes. For the six months to 31 December 2007, the company weathered demanding markets to deliver a 12,9% increase in revenue to R4,8 billion on a sales volume growth of 7,6%. 14 Feb 2008
Compass Group SA has announced the launch of the Compass Group Chef Academy, which, in addition to offering high quality training to previously disadvantaged individuals, will help address the skills shortage across the tourism and hospitality industries. 14 Feb 2008
For the second consecutive year, the Discovery and SAA credit cards have come out tops in the country's only survey that rates credit-card value. 14 Feb 2008
Should email marketers be worried about statistics claiming that young people don't use email anymore? That the most pervasive and utilised electronic communication method is in peril because kids would rather text or IM or message each other via their social-media networks? This opinion piece relates to the US market, but there are lesson too for SA. 14 Feb 2008
Such has been the growth in on-line shopping around the world that now 85% of world's online population shopped on the web. 14 Feb 2008
New research shows that there are more payment cards per person in the United Kingdom than anywhere else in Europe. 14 Feb 2008
An East London butchery had a long list of problems before being exposed as one of the dirtiest in the city. 14 Feb 2008
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