Winners of prestigious international fashion awards announced in Cape Town. 18 Apr 2008
Food and clothing retailer Woolworths has elegantly resolved the issue of its troublesome financial services division by selling a majority stake to Absa for R875m. 17 Apr 2008
Mmabatho - A trade and investment seminar aimed at strengthening ties and developing economic relations between Botswana and the North West Province of South Africa is scheduled to take place this month. 17 Apr 2008
Retail sales improved unexpectedly in February, rising at their fastest pace in eight months and suggesting that concern over slower consumer spending may be overdone. 17 Apr 2008
Digital fans and technophiles will find much to enthral them at the MTN stand at the DigitalLife Expo at the Sandton Convention Centre, 18-20 April 2008. 17 Apr 2008
Biometric access control was one of the hot themes among exhibitors at the recent RSA Security Conference in San Francisco. Several companies showed off their wares, which include a back-end system for integrating biometric authentication into existing systems as well as readers for fingerprints and palms. 17 Apr 2008
One agent with a bad attitude can cost your company plenty in lost customers or even Do-Not-Call List fines. Unless your call center is using a call-monitoring system, that agent is taking calls and losing you customers every day. 17 Apr 2008
We're well into 2008, life isn't letting up and it's an ongoing challenge to find good food options that are quick to prepare and don't compromise on taste. You could find the answers at The Woman's Show, April 25-27, at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg. 17 Apr 2008
Nielsen Online recently released findings that find that protecting the environment has become increasingly important to consumers, with online buzz around sustainability growing 50% in 2007. 17 Apr 2008
The Gauteng Department of Local Government will host a three-day Energy Efficiency Product and Information Exhibition as part of the national campaign to save electricity. The exhibition, scheduled to take place from 6 - 8 June 2008 at the Nasrec Expo Centre will bring together a range of products that households, business, institutions and general public can use in order to contribute to the national energy saving campaign. 17 Apr 2008
The City of Cape Town has reaffirmed its support to the Khayelisha Festival, an event aimed at promoting small business development, by awarding them R800,000 in funds to take the festival further this year. 17 Apr 2008
Retailers are expected to see an increase in bad debt as rate hikes put pressure on consumers, but analysts say most retailers would have anticipated the impending debt crunch and are ready for it. 16 Apr 2008
Retailer says that it is to sell 50% plus one ordinary share of Woolworths Financial Services to the Absa Group for R875 million. 16 Apr 2008
The case for pursuing formal qualification and career development opportunities through virtual education is gathering momentum in business says Teryl Schroenn, CEO at Accsys, a national provider of HR and payroll management software. 16 Apr 2008
The Retail.Bizcommunity New Products Pavilion at the Cape Town Good Food and Wine Show is THE place to launch all your new products. Last year, the show attracted 45 000 visitors. This year 50 000 are expected – and among them could be many thousands of potential customers for your company's products! 16 Apr 2008
The South African Halaal Export Forum (SAHEF) has been established to promote South African Halaal products to global Halaal market. 16 Apr 2008
If someone tweets about you on Twitter and you don't hear the sound, did the tweeter tweet at all? 16 Apr 2008
Consumers gave online banking high marks in a recent survey conducted by ForeSee Results using the American Customer Satisfaction Index. Online banking garnered a score of 82 out of 100, an increase of 12 percent when compared with a score of 73 in 2003. 16 Apr 2008
VRM - vendor relationship management - is a concept that turns CRM on its head. It's designed to put consumers in control of the transaction and level the landscape. This is not an us-versus-them movement; rather, it is a deliberate approach by consumers that will be equally beneficial to vendors. 16 Apr 2008
A furniture buyer needs business acumen and a creative mind. 15 Apr 2008
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