Manufacturing and retail group Rex Trueform would benefit by cleaning up its holding structure, and could strip out its remaining factory, say analysts. 14 Apr 2009
I almost couldn't have imagined it. I give myself a little leeway, but after years of writing and talking about "new, new things" it didn't really dawn on me that at some point we'd be talking about a new, new economy - but we are. 14 Apr 2009
One of the misconceptions of the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and broader cloud computing market is that these new web-based services will "disintermediate" the channel because of their simpler, more user-friendly solutions, and direct sales and delivery business models. 14 Apr 2009
In what is seen as a watershed for the textiles industry, SA's largest clothing and textile manufacturer, Seardel, has announced the closure of Frame Textiles. 14 Apr 2009
An indefinate strike by members of SA's four major transport unions was likely to cripple SA's biggest food chain store, Kevin Korb, director of food merchandise at Pick n Pay, said yesterday, 13 April 2009. 14 Apr 2009
Purina's new Alpo Full Course '2in1' is a unique concept, giving pet owners two options to choose from when feeding their dogs. 9 Apr 2009
Consumers have come to accept that songs can be purchased à la carte for 99 US cents via the internet. That is a result, of course, of Apple's revolutionary introduction of the iPod music player and the iTunes music store several years ago. Before then, consumers had few options for downloading music onto digital music players - and most of them were illegal. 9 Apr 2009
It's been nearly a decade since the internet bubble burst in 2001, and the intervening years have seen the rise of powerhouse companies such as Google, MySpace and Facebook, which have helped broaden the scope of what was once referred to as the "Information Superhighway". 9 Apr 2009
South African sugar producer Illovo Sugar on Thursday, 9 April 2009, announced strategic disposals, investments and changes in structure, which will result in a more focused and streamlined South African business, while increasing the group's footprint and future earnings potential in the rest of Africa. 9 Apr 2009
The Competition Commission has singled out four companies and two industry associations for closer scrutiny in an investigation of anticompetitive practices in the pelagic fishing industry. 9 Apr 2009
Although South Africa has experienced a temporary reprieve from load shedding due to reduced demand from the global economic meltdown, plans are fully underway for Eskom to implement the Power Conservation Program (PCP), of which one part is the Energy Conservation Scheme (ECS). ECS is what everyone is calling “penalties”, which are scheduled to come into effect in August 2009. 9 Apr 2009
Unlike many South African companies, fast-moving consumer goods company Procter & Gamble (P&G) is seeking to enhance its workforce instead of retrenching during the economic meltdown. 8 Apr 2009
MILAN: Italian drinks group Campari said on Wednesday, 8 April 2009, that it is buying the Wild Turkey bourbon whiskey brand from French giant Pernod Ricard for US$575 million (€433 million). 8 Apr 2009
Government has been asked to hike import duties on tyres in response to the dumping of cheap tyres, especially from China. 8 Apr 2009
A new Western Cape law which bans liquor stores from selling alcohol to unlicensed taverns has turned into a political football. 8 Apr 2009
LONDON: US giant Coca-Cola will take a £30 million (€33 million, US$44 million) minority stake in natural drinks maker Innocent to help it expand into Europe, Innocent said on Monday, 6 April 2009. 8 Apr 2009
Clothing retailer Edcon could benefit by as much as R500m as interest rates fell, an analyst said yesterday, 7 April 2009. 8 Apr 2009
Chinese traders have been caught in a turf war between two Johannesburg landlords, police confirmed yesterday, 7 April 2009. 8 Apr 2009
Part 1 of this two-part series looked at the reasons companies turn to outsourcing and offshoring. Part 2 will examine the laws governing the disclosure of layoffs and the state of the outsourcing market. 8 Apr 2009
Software as a Service CRM implementations require more than just SaaS to succeed. SaaS customer relationship management must be integrated with other applications and data sources. The goal of SaaS CRM integration is an integrated view of customer data, which unlocks its inherent value and increases productivity. 8 Apr 2009
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