Ceramic tile, sanitaryware and bathroom accessory retailer, Italtile, reported a 7% jump in turnover to R2,77bn for the year to June yesterday, and said it expected profitability would be maintained despite tough trading conditions. 13 Aug 2008
BRUSSELS: Online auctioneer eBay won a Belgian court case Tuesday against L'Oreal after the French cosmetics giant sued it over the sale of counterfeit goods. 13 Aug 2008
Targeting a segment of the laptop market it hasn't previously gone after, Lenovo launched the W700 ThinkPad Workstation. The unit is one of the first to be built with Intel's Core 2 Quad-Core Extreme processor. It isn't light, though, weighing in at 3.8kg (8.3 lbs.) 13 Aug 2008
Tiffany has appealed a ruling in a federal court that online auction company eBay isn't responsible for keeping its users from selling fake jewellery that uses Tiffany's trademark. 13 Aug 2008
With the introduction of more and more new information sets characterised as media research (Google Ad Planner) and other data sets that people are using as surrogates for research (log files/Google Analytics), it seems an appropriate time to talk about research and proper use of same. 13 Aug 2008
Have you heard of "nutrition fatigue"? It is a term for the problem faced by nutrition advocates after years of telling people so many things are dangerous to human health. This article refers to the US, but could it also be applicable to SA? 13 Aug 2008
With fuel prices continuing to climb, a growing number of people appear to be skipping car trips to the shops in favour of online shopping. This, despite an economic downturn that some analysts have speculated could hold back the growth of e-commerce in South Africa. 13 Aug 2008
The Presidential Working Group on Commercial Agriculture has earmarked four key areas where they will encourage communities to use their land efficiently by working together to produce food for their subsistence. 13 Aug 2008
Nedbank has announced it will be integrating Go Banking into its core offering. Go Banking has been run as a separate business in association with Pick n Pay since 2002. 12 Aug 2008
Hard-pressed consumers will no longer have to carry any costs of payment distribution following an agreement between the National Credit Regulator (NCR) and credit providers regarding the cost of distribution of payments to credit providers. 12 Aug 2008
Grocer retailer Shoprite Holdings expects annual fully diluted headline earnings per share to rise between 45% and 55%, it said on Monday. 12 Aug 2008
Banks are sounding an alarm over what they fear will be an avalanche of loans turning sour followed by company liquidations. 12 Aug 2008
Drugs and cosmetics company New Clicks has acquired a 60% stake in courier pharmacy business Direct Medicines for a cash payment of R13,2m. 12 Aug 2008
An "action plan" is to be launched to assist South Africa's beleaguered clothing and textile sector in November - one month before the quotas on Chinese imports are meant to end - it was reported1 yesterday, 11 August 2008. 12 Aug 2008
Best Buy is trying a new retail channel - the vending machine, of all things. The electronics retailer plans to place automated kiosks at airports across the US in an effort to reach customers while they're travelling. The machines will offer MP3 players, phone chargers and other smaller items. 12 Aug 2008
Are eBay and other e-commerce firms that allow third parties to conduct business transactions on their sites responsible for policing brand infringement? Or is it up to the brands themselves to alert the hosting organisation to suspected infringement? Two recent cases illustrate that it largely depends on where the e-commerce is being conducted. 12 Aug 2008
Swiss-based luxury goods group Richemont announced today it had acquired a controlling interest in the Geneva watch company, Manufacture Roger Dubuis SA in a private transaction with Carlos Dias, one of the founding shareholders. 11 Aug 2008
Baileys cream liqueur has partnered with The Runway and personal stylist Robyn Cooke to become the headline sponsor of The Baileys Fashion Weekend, a first-of-its-kind fashion event taking place on 16 - 17 August 2008. 11 Aug 2008
Bumper attendance and record wine sales in excess of R400,000 herald the 6th Stellenbosch Wine Festival as the most successful ever. 11 Aug 2008
Where are the opportunities that always lie in times of economic change? What should the owners of and participants in global supply chains be doing to maintain or extend their competitive advantage in this global economic downturn? 11 Aug 2008
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