It seems that even the best-laid strategic plans of SMBs and enterprises often go awry - or end up collecting dust in a binder. That doesn't mean the strategic planning process isn't worth it. Rather, it's just outdated. What's needed is a "strategic management" style of approach. 17 Apr 2009
Tumi, the international brand of travel and lifestyle accessories, is joining the social networking scene with the launch of its personal Facebook page. 16 Apr 2009
Golden Acre was ostensibly the first shopping centre to be built in the middle of a South African city, having opened on its prime Adderley Street site in 1979. Now this busy centre - an integral link between the CBD and the city's transport system - has been expanded, just in time for the 2010 Soccer World Cup. 16 Apr 2009
Collaboration is considered to be a one of the most important functions both forwards and backwards along the supply chain. This is especially true in overcoming what is considered to be the greatest challenge in the industry - that of planning and forecasting. A recent study into the supply chain and logistics industry in South Africa, Supply Chain Intelligence Report (SCIR) 2009, has revealed that while companies in South Africa generally operate with low levels of collaboration, companies based in Cape Town appear to collaborate more than companies located elsewhere in South Africa. 16 Apr 2009
HONG KONG: The former Hong Kong managing director of fast food giant McDonald's was convicted of taking US$320,000 in kickbacks from a supplier, the city's anti-corruption body said. 16 Apr 2009
BRUSSELS: The Mediterranean tuna fishing season will be 15 days shorter this year with quotas and fleets also cut, EU sources said Wednesday, 15 April 2009; but environmentalists complained it was too little, too late. 16 Apr 2009
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has added chisa nyama to his recipe book after visiting Guguletu's famous Mzoli's Place restaurant. 16 Apr 2009
The Department of Trade and Industry said Wednesday, 15 April 2009, it was still in consultation over what specific measures to take to rescue the ailing motor industry, which is facing a deepening crisis. 16 Apr 2009
New SBI market research report "Sustainable ('Green') Packaging Market for Food and Beverage Worldwide, 2nd Edition" examines the many gains that have been made in the food and beverage sustainable packaging markets since SBI reported on it in 2006. 16 Apr 2009
Retail trade figures for the month of February decreased by 4.5%, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) reported on Wednesday, 15 April 2009. 15 Apr 2009
Traditional contact centre infrastructure vendors face few greenfield opportunities in the large enterprise market in mature geographies. This, according to independent market analyst Datamonitor, has caused them to change their sales and marketing strategies, focusing much less on the benefits of the transition from time division multiplexing (TDM) to internet protocol (IP) and much more on topics such as unified communications (UC) for the contact centre and ways to connect the enterprise with the branch and the contact centre. 15 Apr 2009
Online shopping portal Digital Mall aims to increase turnover fivefold in the next two years as mobile shopping becomes a reality in SA and on the continent. 15 Apr 2009
The Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers' Union (Sactwu) on Tuesday, 14 April 2009, expressed its outrage at the announcement that manufacturer Seardel would close some of its divisions. 15 Apr 2009
Food and furniture retailer the Shoprite Group has been rapped on the knuckles by nongovernmental organisation Bench Marks Foundation for running outlets that do not give back to the local economy. 15 Apr 2009
FRANKFURT: The Woolworth department store chain has been placed under administration in Germany, a Frankfurt court said on Tuesday, three months after the group's last British store shut down. 15 Apr 2009
For the beer purists at SABMiller, brewing a lager with anything less than 100% barley malt fills them with horror. 15 Apr 2009
International specialist banking group, Investec, boosted ticket sales for the FIFA Confederations Cup when it purchased 50,000 tickets for the tournament. 15 Apr 2009
Pampers is launching its new Active Baby range with stretch to ensure babies are kept dry during sleep and play. 14 Apr 2009
South African men have voted Bar-One the best chocolate bar in the country, in FHM's SA 2009 Guy Awards. 14 Apr 2009
