WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND: The slimmers organisation Weight Watchers has teamed up with fast-food giant McDonald's in New Zealand, in a deal that some of their members are finding difficult to stomach. 4 Mar 2010
Famous Brands Limited has acquired the Black Steer restaurants and Bulldogs pubs trademarks and franchise agreements. 4 Mar 2010
Restrictions on Chinese clothing imports demanded by trade unions and textile and clothing manufacturers had, at best, a mixed effect on SA's industry. 3 Mar 2010
Human beings are social creatures who, for the most part, love feeling “part of the crowd” — but not many local brands are capitalising on this innate human need to belong. 3 Mar 2010
Starting in winter 2010, there will be a new name in Woolworths' South African Designers collection. Conceptualised by a team of in-house designers, Suga Suga is a fun, sassy, street-smart range that aims to celebrate African heritage and current fashion trends. 3 Mar 2010
In the 2009 Financial Mail Wine Business Awards, Golden Kaan, one of KWV's leading wine brands, won the ‘Best Launch' segment for the rollout of its upgraded pack in 2008/9. This award goes to wine brands that have been effective in breaking into markets with the most creative and effective packaging concepts that drive consumer awareness and interaction with the brand. 3 Mar 2010
"The development of I'Langa Mall in Nelspruit has seen the upgrade of various roads and intersections surrounding the centre, which has easy access off the N4 highway,” says Luan Visagie of major stakeholder Visagie Trust. “It was crucial for us to identify areas of enhancement to the shopping experience, which lead to the undertaking of extensive traffic studies." 3 Mar 2010
Mimmos and 94.7 Highveld Stereo's Jeremy Mansfield recently rejoined forces to enter the 2010 Global Pizza Challenge for a shot at designing a pizza worthy of being crowned the world's best. Last year, their efforts fed 1800 children for a year. 3 Mar 2010
Nigel, Gauteng, will receive a R1.9 billion investment from Consol Glass as it builds a greenfields glass factory; the group has also announced expansions in the Western Cape. The moves clearly demonstrate the group's commitment to the growth of the glass packaging industry. 3 Mar 2010
A challenge I pose to all big businesses in SA is this - why not re-evaluate your payment policies to aid small business. If big business helped small business, the South African economy would be a happier place for all. 3 Mar 2010
All CRM systems are not created equal, and that's good news for companies that sell more to consumers than to businesses. However, it's crucial to understand the differences between B2B and B2C CRM in light of each company's individual requirements. Three consistent themes appear and can be used as a baseline for selecting tools to help B2C marketers: speed, process and persistence. 2 Mar 2010
Brewer SAB is hoping to use the World Cup to sell an extra 100000 hectolitres of beer — equal to 30-million dumpies. 2 Mar 2010
A major shareholder in Pioneer Foods is urging changes to its board and management following allegations that the company colluded to increase the price of bread. 2 Mar 2010
MILAN, ITALY: Fashion is hard work, top Italian designers Dolce & Gabbana reminded punters on Sunday, 28 February 2010, illustrating their show at Milan Fashion Week with video of frenetic scenes behind their creations. 2 Mar 2010
Hotel & Restaurant launched its dedicated careers portal for the hospitality industry, yesterday 1 March 2010. It went live with approximately one thousand job opportunities spanning almost a hundred employment categories. 2 Mar 2010
Tumi, the travel, accessories and lifestyle brand, will introduce the Build-A-Set programme of luggage and accessories in March 2010 in its stores. It allows travellers a chance to create personal travel collections that fit their individual style in select colours of orange, magenta, chartreuse and blue. 2 Mar 2010
The internationally acclaimed German-born artist Thomas Hoffman will launch his collection at Hyde Park Shopping Centre, Johannesburg from today, 2 March 2010 to 8 March. 2 Mar 2010
Working with Cape Nature Conservation, neighbouring farms and others, the Gabb family, owners of Journey's End, together with André Parker of Highberry farm, recently bought the Mount Rozier Wine Estate, which is between the two farms, to preserve the valley from developers. 2 Mar 2010
Though there are difficult issues such as electricity tariff increases, greening, security and the economy, confidence in the retail sector remains positive, as centres expand operations. 2 Mar 2010
The Shoprite Group will once again host an award to honour South Africa's women, the company said this morning, 1 March 2010. The most outstanding women of the year will receive the newly announced Shoprite Checkers Women of the Year Award. 1 Mar 2010
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