If the City of Cape Town has its way, the 2010 FIFA World Cup will be a sober affair. 28 Jan 2009
Kellogg's Company in the United States has announced a new space-saving box that gives consumers a glimpse of the possible future for the cereal aisle. 28 Jan 2009
Plants are poised to replace petroleum products in plastics as biodegradable tech rises with concerns about the planet. 28 Jan 2009
USA: A recent ruling by the Supreme Court, reversing a nearly 100 year old statute outlawing price setting, is in the spotlight for retailers, lobbyists and economic theorists. 28 Jan 2009
Pep has become aware of a possible quality problem with a batch of Hisense mini ovens. Sales of the product have been suspended immediately and, as a precaution, the retailer is recalling any ovens bought or collected from one of its store after 24 December 2008. 27 Jan 2009
Sales operations have plenty of challenges before them today, but the main focus of sales managers is developing relationships with customers that go beyond selling them a single product. It's a customer-centric, rather than company-centric, approach that's gaining adherents. 27 Jan 2009
In another first for the family-owned Cape Union Mart, which launched the Old Khaki stores and a new kiddies range called K-Way Kids, the company is opening its first women's lifestyle stores called Poetry. 27 Jan 2009
Indiza Media, a subsidiary of Primedia Outdoor, has secured the advertising rights for OR Tambo International Airport's (ORTIA) airport busses for five years. 27 Jan 2009
President Kgalema Motlanthe will on Wednesday depart for Switzerland to attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos. 27 Jan 2009
In a changing world in which shoppers are increasingly demanding, while the global economy heads into recession, looking for new solutions is more vital than ever. The European Efficient Consumer Response (ECR) aims to offer those solutions at a seminar to be held in Barcelona from 3 - 5 June 2009. 27 Jan 2009
This year, companies seeking to invest further - or for the first time - in a CRM software system will find not only a wide array of vendors, but also a large selection of computing platforms to support the application. These can range from Software as a Service offerings typified by the standard-bearer Salesforce.com to newer cloud platforms such as Google Apps. 27 Jan 2009
Royal Philips Electronics, the Dutch conglomerate that makes lighting products, on Monday reported a fourth-quarter loss of 1.47 billion euros (US$1.9 billion) and said it would cut 6,000 jobs, blaming weak global economic conditions for poor business performance, asset write-downs and restructuring charges. 27 Jan 2009
LONDON: British shoe retail chains Barratts and PriceLess face collapse, parent group Stylo said Monday, putting 5,400 jobs at risk as the recession continues to bite on Britain's high streets. 27 Jan 2009
KwaZulu-Natal agriculture MEC Mtholephi Mthimkhulu has commended Pick n Pay for organising a meeting to discuss the issue of high food prices. 27 Jan 2009
For the past few decades, checks, ACH, credit cards and debit cards have been the primary means of payments for consumers. 26 Jan 2009
Despite the tough economic climate, Design Indaba Expo 2009 has reported that it has grown with more than 60 new exhibitors and has secured more than 20% extra floor space since 2008. With a month to go until the event, already more than 100 buyers have pre-registered, including 70 international buyers. 26 Jan 2009
Non-governmental organisations are run and managed by people whose primary concern is the communities they serve. These individuals are driven by the passion to change lives and to address the socio-economic disparities that still continue to plague our society. Unfortunately, for NGOs to do this, they need funds from a variety of sources: individuals, government and donor foundations and agencies. Not so long ago, the process of acquiring funds was not as strenuous and as competitive as it is today. 26 Jan 2009
Samsung Electronics, South Korean consumer electronics superpower and ostensibly the world's largest manufacturer of flat screen televisions, memory chips and liquid crystal displays, posted its first ever quarterly loss Friday as the global economic slump hit prices and demand for mainstay products. 26 Jan 2009
Retail outlets, suffering badly from shoppers' spending shutdown, are beginning to take more extreme measures than simply holding sales. 26 Jan 2009
Food giant Tiger Brands confirmed on Monday that it has made further formal communication with the board of consumer products group AVI regarding a potential offer. 26 Jan 2009
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