The sixth annual supplychainforesight survey initiated and sponsored by Barloworld Logistics, has been launched to the industry. This year's survey will continue the trend of its successful predecessors by exploring groundbreaking aspects of supply chain and logistics practices in South Africa. 14 Nov 2008
Three Asian electronics firms have agreed to plead guilty and pay US$585 million in fines for conspiring to drive up the prices of LCD screens used in computers, TVs, cellphones and other electronic devices. 14 Nov 2008
Video game publisher Electronic Arts (EA) announced Thursday that it will add to the growing number of fitness games for the Wii with its own entrant, "Sports Active", set for release in Spring 2009. 14 Nov 2008
Freshpak tea, Bona magazine and Jose House of Beauty will be giving five of the magazine's readers the opportunity to change their lives. 14 Nov 2008
AfriGIS, a location based services company, has developed a mobile service that enables Standard Bank customers to locate the nearest Standard Bank ATM or branch from their cellphones. 13 Nov 2008
Nintendo SA is launching a new online store, enabling gaming enthusiasts to order both the latest releases as well as back-issues of their favourite Wii and DS Lite games direct from the site. 13 Nov 2008
Just two days after regional consumer electronics chain Circuit City declared bankruptcy, Best Buy has slashed its earnings forecast for the upcoming holiday season and much of 2009. 13 Nov 2008
Virtual worlds provide not only a new universe in which brave explorers stake their claims, but also a new legal landscape in which the colonists are often at odds with the natives from the "old world." How do real-world laws apply? How do traditional concepts of intellectual property - patents, copyrights, and trademarks - apply in a virtual world? Can virtual worlds contract around intellectual property rights by forcing users to license their intellectual property, or forego such claims altogether? 13 Nov 2008
Cash strapped consumers affected by the economic downturn are changing their shopping behaviour. This according to Stephen Mawby, MD of Glendinning Management Consultants, who says that retailers will have to respond to changing consumer needs as the economic climate forces shoppers to be more considered in their buying habits. 13 Nov 2008
The trend in retail sales growth is expected to remain downward for most of this year due to pressure from higher interest rates and the National Credit Act and high inflation, which continue to exert pressure on household finances. 13 Nov 2008
Retail sales dived 5% in September compared with the same month last year, marking the fifth annual fall in a row and confirming that the economy's third-biggest sector is mired in a recession. 13 Nov 2008
The World Bank on Tuesday lowered its growth forecast for the world economy to only 1% in 2009 due to the impacts of the global financial crisis. 12 Nov 2008
Retailer Mr Price Group has reported an 11% increase in diluted headline earnings per share to 86 cents for the six months ended September from 77.5 cents a year ago. 12 Nov 2008
Supermarket chain Spar Group has posted a 29.9% increase in headline earnings per share from 312.3 cents to 405.7 cents per share for the 12 months ended September. 12 Nov 2008
How 'Every Little Helps' - advertising helped Tesco's brand image in the 1990s. 12 Nov 2008
Dell, struggling to recharge its lineup of consumer product offerings, indicated Monday that a digital music player is not in the computer maker's near-term plans despite speculation that such a product is in the works. 12 Nov 2008
We like to touch and feel a new product before we buy it, but we cannot do that when offered a product via an email. So how can email marketers get around the challenge of still encouraging a sale based on an email? How can they appeal to the senses via email? 12 Nov 2008
The National Credit Act (NCA) has, to a large degree, protected consumers from the credit crunch now facing the nation. At the same time it is weeding out bad apples in the micro lending industry, in this case a micro-lender in the Northern Cape who charged up to 240% interest on short term loans. 12 Nov 2008
For years, South African bank customers have complained of high bank charges. Now it seems customers in the UK will also begin to feel the pinch - and they could end up paying for services they presently enjoy for free. 12 Nov 2008
