In line with its 'Good business journey', Woolworths aims to reduce the its relative carbon footprint by 30% by 2012, and has committed to planting 17,000 trees by 2012 - one for each employee. 26 Mar 2008
There were no answers to questions regarding an emergency meeting JD had with its largest shareholder. 26 Mar 2008
Having your customers comment on your policies, products or employment practices is one thing. Having them suggest ideas for improving said policies and products - in a public forum where participants can vote on these ideas, no less - is an entirely different matter. 26 Mar 2008
Fire has gutted Supersave supermarket in Durban. 26 Mar 2008
The Internet has become the ultimate democracy in many ways, leveling the publishing playing field for writers with blogging software, allowing musical acts to distribute music without a record label and giving video producers outlets such as YouTube. With e-commerce outlets such as eBay, anyone can sell virtually anything. 26 Mar 2008
For the second year running, Appletiser is the exclusive sponsor of the Elle green issue. The brand has joined forces with one of the world's number one fashion magazines, which is also targeted at women and is committed to all things green – no matter the season. 26 Mar 2008
World TB Day was yesterday, March 24, 2008, and the slogan for this year was ‘I Am Stopping TB'. The day was also the start of a two-year campaign involving people around the world to stop TB. One of South Africa's leading retail pharmacy groups, Clicks, believes that everyone can do something to stop the disease, and initiated its own program. 25 Mar 2008
The Cape Town High Court has ruled against the South African Abalone Industry Association which had sought to overturn government's decision to suspend fishing in the commercial abalone industry. 25 Mar 2008
Nampak Cartons & Labels helped Surf extend its consumer ‘proof of whiteness' promotion by incorporating the novelty test card on all 1kg packs of Surf Superblue. 25 Mar 2008
According to a recent newsletter from Dynamic Logic, analysis from their MarketNorm database shows that consumer product advertisements on gaming sites tend to perform much better among women ages 45+ compared with younger females. And this is not a small audience, says the report... 25 Mar 2008
Zonnebloem, one of South Africa's most enduring wine brands, has expanded its popular range with two new Rhône-style wines. 25 Mar 2008
About a year ago, "Check, Please!" President Tim Bahr approached David Manilow, its founder and chief executive, with the idea of doing "Check, Please!" on the Net. "I saw the TV show's production format fitting very well with major trends in media -- the move away from consumer reliance on experts and professional reviewers to getting information from real people," says Bahr. 25 Mar 2008
Procter & Gamble took a long-term look and decided to invest in South Africa 13 years ago, but… 25 Mar 2008
Retailers in Japan and South Korea have been using image capture technology for several years now, and with the growing base of smartphones, companies in the US are rolling out a wide range of new mobile applications, including some that use interactive digital symbols captured in photos to provide customers with product information, prices and incentives on the spot. 25 Mar 2008
Apple is reportedly negotiating with its recording label partners to offer iPod and iPhone users an all-you-can-listen plan for the life of the device. 25 Mar 2008
Fraud is big business. Well-funded, well-orchestrated, sophisticated fraud rings aggressively change tactics and invent new technologies to cash in on the unprotected assets awaiting plunder. 25 Mar 2008
The increases in the prices of food and petroleum are important drivers of inflation. According to the South African Reserve Bank's (SARB) quarterly bulletin released on Wednesday, 19 March, food prices recorded double digit rates of increase, with the price of petrol also stocking inflation. 20 Mar 2008
Higher interest rates are still hampering retail sales; January's figures have shown only a modest growth over the same month last year. 20 Mar 2008
Johannesburg is the only African city to feature in the MasterCard ‘Worldwide Centres of Commerce Index'. 20 Mar 2008
Hostex, South Africa's Hospitality and Catering Exhibition, will be hitting Durban shores for the first time this year. The 2008 show will be taking place from 28 - 30 May at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) and at the Durban Exhibition Centre from 8 - 10 September. 20 Mar 2008
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