SINGAPORE: Taiwan-based computer giant Acer on Wednesday, 22 April 2009, launched a series of advanced mobile phones for the Asia-Pacific region, ramping up its expansion into the wireless communication market. 23 Apr 2009
Consumers are still looking for bargains at both used-car showrooms and auction houses, taking full advantage of the declining prices. 23 Apr 2009
Retailer Pick n Pay on Thursday, 23 April 2009, reported an 18.1% rise in diluted headline earnings per share to 230.62 cents for the year ended February 2009 from 195.28 cents a year ago. 23 Apr 2009
As if showcasing more than 500 wines under one roof is not enough, this year the Stellenbosch Wine Festival literally goes the extra mile to extend its Winelands hospitality even further with its ‘Wine Week', attracting fun-loving visitors to South Africa's oldest and foremost wine route between 24 - 31 July 2009. 23 Apr 2009
I have been remiss in not paying enough attention to social media monitoring software. I suppose it's understandable given that social media is at the margin of CRM - moving to the centre, but still in the outer shell - and monitoring software is somewhere beyond that orbit in the software equivalent of the Kuiper belt. Maybe it's time to pay a little attention there, because monitoring software can be a big addition to your marketing strategy, and much of it is free. 23 Apr 2009
Online retailers are facing new challenges today. While more people are shopping online, there are more sites for comparison shopping, and in this difficult economy, people are spending less. Price discounting may help create sales now, but if it is the foundation of your customer acquisition and retention strategy, you may not achieve the long-term results you're after. 23 Apr 2009
STOCKHOLM: Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson said Friday, 17 April 2009, it would cut 2,000 more jobs after it reported a loss of €293 million ($384 million) in the first quarter, as analysts said the company needed a strategy re-think. 21 Apr 2009
FMCG giant Foodcorp recently donated R50,000 to Cotlands, a non-profit organisation, which supports South African children living with or affected by HIV/AIDS. 21 Apr 2009
Creative agency Saatchi & Saatchi Cape Town introduced the application of augmented reality (AR), as part of an experiential activation in selected malls, for literature retail outlet Wordsworth Books last week. Anton Crone, executive creative director of Saatchi & Saatchi Cape Town, says the campaign marks the debut of AR in consumer marketing in South Africa, and the African continent. 21 Apr 2009
South African wine sales have followed UK sales sharply lower, Tai Collard, MD of direct wine marketer, Wine of the Month Club said on Tuesday, 21 April 2009. 21 Apr 2009
International soccer body FIFA secured its first 2010 court victory in the Pretoria High Court yesterday against a Pretoria sports bar for ambush marketing. 21 Apr 2009
An impasse over regulations granting liquor licences in the Western Cape is hampering SAB's beer sales in South Africa. 21 Apr 2009
BERLIN: Troubled German retail group Arcandor said on Monday, 20 April 2009, it needs new loans of up to €900 million (US$1.2 billion) from banks and the state in order to survive the recession. 21 Apr 2009
A tripartite alliance between retailers, consumers and packaging manufacturers has a role to play in developing environmentally friendly packaging. 21 Apr 2009
A R20 million furniture "incubation" centre was launched at the weekend in Mthatha by Mandisi Mpahlwa, the Minister of Trade and Industry. 21 Apr 2009
Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson on Friday posted a 293 million euro (US$387 million) net loss in the first quarter on falling sales and said it would slash an additional 2,000 jobs to cut costs. 20 Apr 2009
WASHINGTON: US videogame sales fell 17% in March as the industry failed to escape the economic slowdown, according to figures released by the market research firm NPD Group. 20 Apr 2009
The first Nedbank Analyst Forum for 2009 kicked off at the SAS Offices in Houghton last week. Speaking at the event were Hanli Roux from the Nedbank Retail Credit lab, Dr. Tjaart van der Walt from the National Debt Mediation Association (NDMA) and Heidi Hancke from KPMG. 20 Apr 2009
Dubai World, owners of the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, in Cape Town, are going ahead with major investment projects in South Africa despite the global economic slump. 20 Apr 2009
A rescue package has been drawn up to try to stem job losses and closure of factories in the South African clothing and textile industry. 20 Apr 2009
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