At the Product of the Year ceremony held in Johannesburg on Thursday 28 January 2010, Unilever received seven of the awards, which are based on the results of one of the largest independent surveys of its kind in South Africa conducted by A C Nielsen with approximately 5000 respondents. 1 Feb 2010
South African retailers should look to international counterparts as to how technology is being successfully leveraged to solve business problems and achieve the goals of the UK and US retail sectors, in the face of depressed consumer spending and increasing competition. 1 Feb 2010
South Africa recorded a trade surplus of R3.7 billion in December 2009, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) said on Friday, 29 January 2010. 1 Feb 2010
Consumers are continuing to avoid credit, data released by the SA Reserve Bank on Sunday, 31 January 2010, shows. 1 Feb 2010
Consumers, many of whom are still battling with post-festive season debt, will as of Wednesday, 3 February 2010, have to pay 18 cents more per litre for petrol. 1 Feb 2010
BERLIN, GERMANY: Germans may be famous for their beer, but domestic sales of the amber nectar slumped last year to their lowest level since 1989, according to official statistics published on Thursday, 28 January 2010. 29 Jan 2010
The wool market was softer at this week's sale following the steep price increases over the past two weeks and Cape Wools' Merino indicator dropped 4.7% to R62.05/kg (clean). 29 Jan 2010
Sandton City's fabric ‘hanging banners', featuring the vibrant advertising from the centre's previous promotions and campaigns, have now been re-used and designed into chic shoppers. While these bags are 'green', they flaunt a rainbow of colours in swirls, blocks, text and stripes. As fabric features designs from a variety of promotions and marketing campaigns, each one is special. 29 Jan 2010
The US-based Consumer Goods Technology (CGT) magazine has selected QlikTech as its annual Readers' Choice and Editors' Pick in its January 2010 issue. The publication, which recognises top companies for innovation and impact on industry, selected the company's analytics product for its impact in helping consumer goods companies enhance their business performance. 29 Jan 2010
Pep has announced the appointment of Nobesuthu Tom as the new marketing director from 1 February 2010. 29 Jan 2010
The University of Johannesburg's School for Tourism and Hospitality (STH) management received a new year's generous donation of cleaning equipment from Numatic International, amongst the leaders in the hospitality cleaning industry. 29 Jan 2010
While many players in the South African wine industry have actively supported bottle-recycling programmes in recent years to reduce their impact on the environment, efforts are now being accelerated to focus on lightweight wine bottles as well. 29 Jan 2010
A landmark project that converts gas from household waste into electricity has been officially launched in Durban. 28 Jan 2010
Producer Price Inflation, which is the price of goods leaving factories and mines, came in at 0.7% for December 2009, reported Statistics South Africa (Stats SA). 28 Jan 2010
Apple finally let the iPad out of the iBag Wednesday, 27 January 2010, with all the style and hyperbole the technology industry has come to periodically expect from Steve Jobs' company. 28 Jan 2010
The launch of the new website for KWV Wines aims to mark a dynamic move for the brand, focusing marketing attention online to allow its story to be told to consumers across the globe. 28 Jan 2010
IDC research shows that 92% of SMEs with mobile workers have experienced laptop theft and 54% of SMEs have experienced a laptop theft in the past six months. "The laptop itself is not the issue, but the disruption to business and the risk to customer information, employee records or sensitive company data is far worse," warns J2 Software MD John McLoughlin. 28 Jan 2010
PARIS, FRANCE: As light as meringues and mouth-watering as sorbets, Karl Lagerfeld's haute couture lines for next summer on Tuesday, 26 January 2010, looked inspired by the patisserie counter, even if the designer no longer allows himself such sweet indulgences since his draconian diet. 28 Jan 2010
Affinity Publishing is researching a book on the history of brands and branding in South Africa that will include the early days of brands and intellectual property protection from the mid-1800s, as well as the further development and success of branding up to today. For the past 17 years, it has produced an annual Brands & Branding: The Encyclopaedia of Brands & Branding in South Africa. 28 Jan 2010
Statistics South Africa will today, 28 January 2010, release the Producer Price Inflation (PPI) for December 2009. 28 Jan 2010
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