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Adcock Ingram fined for collusion BREAKING NEWS: Adcock Ingram, owned by Tiger Brands, has been hit with a a R53-million fine for its involvement in fixing the price of medicine, reports IOL. The judgement was handed down by the Competition Commission today, Friday 9 May 2007. 9 May 2008 14:58
Optimising the contact centre as a profit centre [Alan Hubbard] US - Traditionally, the contact centre has been a cost centre. However, with the contact centre transforming into a profit centre, the selling of products and services has emerged as an opportunity for the contact centre to improve agent and customer interaction. Yet the challenge will be balancing customer satisfaction goals and driving profits. 9 May 2008 14:43
Best Buy buys its way into Europe [Robert Barr] Best Buy, the biggest US electronics retailer, is paying US$2.1 billion for a 50% stake in Europe's largest cell phone retailer, Carphone Warehouse, the companies announced Thursday, 9 May 2008. 9 May 2008 14:39
Samsung Glydes into iPhone territory [Walaika Haskins] Verizon announced the latest addition to its line of touch-screen mobile phones Thursday, 8 May 2008. The Glyde from Samsung, available Friday, offers many features that have gained popularity following the introduction of Apple's iPhone. 9 May 2008 14:33
Eikendal releases Cleopatra's Wedding Present Eikendal, the prominent barrel-vaulted cellar on the foot of the Helderberg Mountains in the Cape Winelands, has released their first white wine for 2008, a silky, rich Semillon 2007 named Cleopatra's Wedding Present. 9 May 2008 14:24
Alighting dark dining with unplugged menu Not to be deterred by the power cuts that have rendered many a restaurant unable to serve customers, Dulcé Café has recently launched its unplugged menu which is truly electrifying for any patron suffering an empty stomach as a result of load-shedding. 9 May 2008 14:09
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Rope barrier system makes a grand entrance - Right Stuff Book your space in the queue with our all-new stylish and practical rope barrier queue management systems, the ideal solution for crowd control, queue management and point-of-purchase. 9 May 2008 11:20
Zoom is zero rated - Zoom Advertising Zoom Advertising - Ogilvy's expert retail advertising and ‘brands at retail' agency - is the first agency to become carbon neutral in South Africa. 9 May 2008 10:42
Last chance to attend the Table of Peace and Unity - Table of Unity Time is running out! With tickets almost completely sold out, guests will need to act quickly in order to be part of the remarkable Table of Peace and Unity that happens this Sunday on Freedom Day, 27 April 2008. 24 Apr 2008 17:29
Stretch wrap machines for retail - Packit South Africa's world-class retail companies can now increase their competitiveness with the local availability of Automac's Elixa range of automatic stretch wrap machines. 24 Apr 2008 12:01
Your ultimate energy booster - Vital Health Foods Energy is essential in this overstretched, high-speed world. How do we recharge our batteries when there is a constant drain on our resources? You may also find it harder to concentrate on tasks, and, eventually, you can also find your patience grows short and your level of frustration rises, even when confronted with seemingly simple challenges. 23 Apr 2008 17:41
'Discover your world' through puzzles - Cornucopia Industries Cornucopia, an American imports organisation, is launching a puzzle project to educate pre- and primary school children about their world and the various continents as part of their Social Investment Programme. Six of the seven puzzles represents a geographically accurate continent of the world, and the last a World Time Zone map that children must then piece together. 23 Apr 2008 08:57
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Eikendal, the prominent barrel-vaulted cellar on the foot of the Helderberg Mountains in the Cape Winelands, has released their first white wine for 2008, a silky, rich Semillon 2007 named Cleopatra's Wedding Present. 9 May 2008 14:24
Not to be deterred by the power cuts that have rendered many a restaurant unable to serve customers, Dulcé Café has recently launched its unplugged menu which is truly electrifying for any patron suffering an empty stomach as a result of load-shedding. 9 May 2008 14:09
Book your space in the queue with our all-new stylish and practical rope barrier queue management systems, the ideal solution for crowd control, queue management and point-of-purchase. 9 May 2008 11:20
South Africa's world-class retail companies can now increase their competitiveness with the local availability of Automac's Elixa range of automatic stretch wrap machines. 24 Apr 2008 12:01
Energy is essential in this overstretched, high-speed world. How do we recharge our batteries when there is a constant drain on our resources? You may also find it harder to concentrate on tasks, and, eventually, you can also find your patience grows short and your level of frustration rises, even when confronted with seemingly simple challenges. 23 Apr 2008 17:41
Cornucopia, an American imports organisation, is launching a puzzle project to educate pre- and primary school children about their world and the various continents as part of their Social Investment Programme. Six of the seven puzzles represents a geographically accurate continent of the world, and the last a World Time Zone map that children must then piece together. 23 Apr 2008 08:57
