UK clothing-to-food retailer's plans to axe jobs brings more doom. 6 Jan 2009
Retailers across Nelson Mandela Bay have put the blame for disappointing season on, among other factors, the financial crisis and the NCA. 6 Jan 2009
Preserv8 Ltd, suppliers of Preserv8, claimed to be the only Microsoft Software plus Services (SaaS) certified Unified Email Management (UEM) platform, says it is making headway in expanding its partner channel by facilitating annuity revenue growth opportunities and providing the requisite SaaS tools to assist the partners to seamlessly scale their business through service automation. 5 Jan 2009
Communications-induced stress is fast becoming a common problem as we add social media to our existing diet of electronic communication at work and home. Internet and mobile technologies have made it easy for people to keep in “touch” constantly. In many cases, these communications are perceived as requiring our immediate attention and response. 5 Jan 2009
Worldwide semiconductor sales fell almost 10% compared with the same month last year. 5 Jan 2009
US online retail spending shows first decline after eight years of growth. 5 Jan 2009
According to a new poll released by America's Glass Packaging Institute and Opinion Research, one-in-four (27%) Americans plan to make a New Year's resolution this year to recycle more, and a majority of Americans (71%) planned to recycle following holiday parties, gatherings, or meals in 2009. 31 Dec 2008
Land Rover sees sales fall by 18% worldwide this year and by 12% in Germany. 31 Dec 2008
US billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian decides to get rid of his Ford Motor Co shares. 31 Dec 2008
A British government official has said he intends to work with the incoming Obama administration to establish a rating system for English-language Web sites, much like the "G, PG, etc." rating system currently used to categorize movies. Reactions have been mixed, and even those who support the idea wonder about the best way to go about enforcing it. 30 Dec 2008
A lot of foot traffic through mall, but sales are slow. 29 Dec 2008
UK's Woolworths moves closer to fading into the sunset. 29 Dec 2008
In recent days, there has been a late rush by shoppers and most people agree the season generally started later this year. 24 Dec 2008
'Shop now, pay later' seemed to be the idea as shoppers ignored experts' advice to use bonuses to pay off debt. Instead, many of us shopped until we dropped in the lead up to Christmas. 24 Dec 2008
Credit retailers, battling to make as many sales as possible this festive season should ensure that they still continue with normal checks and balances when deciding who is worthy of credit or not. 23 Dec 2008
Food retailer plans prudent expansion in anticipation of further rate cuts that will give consumers more disposable income. 23 Dec 2008
CMO Council research finds 80-20 rule obsolete: today's consumer product market is anything but mass. 22 Dec 2008
In these days when consumers are watching every cent, and every sale counts more than it might have only a few months ago, the difference between making a sale or not can hinge on something that may seem inconsequential, but isn't. 22 Dec 2008
I recently started reading the book Authenticity: What Consumers Really Want, by II Pine, James H. Gilmore, and B. Joseph. Although there are other books on the subject of authenticity and what it means to branding efforts, I have to say that this is certainly among the best on the topic. 22 Dec 2008
Netsurit, a leading South African largest managed outsourcing IT provider specialising in small to medium enterprises (SMEs), has won the Top ICT SMME in Africa Award, which recognises entrepreneurial leaders in the information technology arena. 22 Dec 2008
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