So, how do you check a wine's vintage without opening the bottle? A London company claims to have found the answer. 16 Sep 2008
USA: Hilex Poly Co., one of the world's largest plastic bag companies, said Thursday that it will close a plant in Mount Olive and put about 160 employees out of work. 16 Sep 2008
When members and guests of BKB Ltd and the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality get together today, Monday 15 September, they will be celebrating 100 years of catalogued wool sales in Port Elizabeth. 15 Sep 2008
This year, KWV celebrates 90 years of existence. To commemorate this momentous occasion KWV is hosting a series of celebratory events throughout the country. Recently, the first two were held in Port Elizabeth and Durban. Members of the trade, media, consumers and friends were invited to be a part of this historical celebration. 15 Sep 2008
Women make or influence 85% of the purchasing decisions in today's marketplace. Consumer goods companies are finally waking up to that fact. Unfortunately, just taking the man off the box and replacing it with a woman is not the answer. Nor is it to use pink or other traditionally feminine colours for the packaging. 15 Sep 2008
Workshops will be held in Limpopo this week to explain how small businesses can access support from government. 15 Sep 2008
Depending on whom you ask, Twitter is either an inane waste of time or a brilliant communications coup. For those in customer service, it can prove to be truly amazing - a way to keep in direct contact with customers without any other distractions. 15 Sep 2008
USA: The founders of GotVMail, who were students when they started their company, found a smart way to get the startup off the ground without going after investors - they included their vendors as partners, cutting deals that would let them launch on the cheap. 15 Sep 2008
Your pet provides you with loyal companionship and unconditional love every day of the year, in sickness and in health, for better or worse. What better way to return that affection by indulging them with delectable and most luxurious food? 15 Sep 2008
Leads, leads, leads. It seems it is all about leads once the referrals and the circle of family and friends aren't enough to keep our firms growing. Yet, when it comes to generating leads, most professional services firms get it all wrong in 10 very common ways. 15 Sep 2008
A mystery package in the mail: irresistible. What's in it? Is it something you want or something you need? What in the world did someone send you? 15 Sep 2008
According to the 2008 biennial news consumption survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, audiences for most traditional news sources have steadily declined, as the number of people getting news online has surged. 15 Sep 2008
Google's plan to digitize old newspaper articles may be a shot in the arm for a flailing industry. The newspapers will get a share of the revenue generated by ads appearing next to their archived material, which will be presented in its original format. 15 Sep 2008
Willow Creek Estate has once again done South Africa proud in international olive oil circles. Its flagship Directors' Reserve received an honourable mention and its Extra Virgin Oil earned a distinction at the L'Orciolo d'Oro olive oil competition in Italy. 12 Sep 2008
Last winter, the fictional ad agency on SABC 1's soapie, Generations, pitched for and won the Pep business and presented the retail chain's new tagline: “Best prices and more.” Off air and in reality, consumers saw the new campaign played out in-store (as featured on Generations). Millions of viewers made the connection between what they had seen on TV and what they saw in-store. The main character in the programme, Queen also wore Pep clothes on the programme. 12 Sep 2008
For years, furniture retailers have been duping customers using hidden fees and insurance, now it's coming back to bite them as regulators close in. 12 Sep 2008
Last month Ellerines' new owner, African Bank Investments Limited (Abil), took a group of analysts for a trip down “misery mile” in Voortrekker Street, Alberton, south of Johannesburg. 12 Sep 2008
USA: Internet retail giant Amazon.com is muscling into the wine industry. The company plans to start selling wine from California's Napa Valley and other wine-producing regions in the US later this year. 12 Sep 2008
The commercial forestry industry in Mpumalanga has recorded losses of R100 million following 15,000 hectares of plantations being destroyed on the recent wildfires. 11 Sep 2008
This year, 4,635 wine enthusiasts flocked to the 4th annual 2008 Standard Bank Soweto Wine Festival weekend held from 5 - 6 September at the University of Johannesburg, in what is being hailed as a major success by festival organisers, sponsors, exhibitors and visitors alike. 11 Sep 2008
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