Adidas sets sales goal in World Cup year
Herzogenaurach, Germany - German sportswear maker Adidas AG forecast record sales for its soccer business in 2014, aiming to retain market leadership in the sport ahead of US rival Nike Inc in a soccer World Cup year.
Adidas and Nike dominate a market for soccer kit - replica shirts, balls and boots - estimated to be worth around 5 billion euros ($6.7 billion) annually. “It is a battle between us and Nike, not only in Brazil but the whole football world,” Adidas chief executive Herbert Hainer told reporters at a news conference at the ...
UK grocers sign up to label scheme
London - Britain's major food manufacturers and retailers have agreed to follow the same system of nutritional labelling as p...
SABMiller in agreement with Kopparberg
Johannesburg – Global breweing giant SABMiller [JSE:SAB] has signed a cooperation agreement with Swedish brewer Kopparberg ...
Formal sector employment up 0.1%
Johannesburg - The number of people employed in the formal non-agricultural sector of the South African economy rose by about...
Woolworths to slash prices
Cape Town - Woolworths Holdings [JSE:WHL] will cut its prices by up to 30% from August in a bid to gain market share in Afric...
Iran ramps up wheat buying
London - Iran has ramped up its campaign to import wheat, buying more than 800,000 tonnes in two weeks in what some traders s...
US: Deloitte Consumer Spending Index rises in May
New York – Improvements in real home prices, initial unemployment claims and real wages drove an increase in the Deloitte C...
Smartphones bloom in emerging markets
Global smartphone shipments are expected to reach 958.8 million units in 2013, surpassing feature phone shipments for the fir...
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Adidas sets sales goal in World Cup year
Herzogenaurach, Germany - German sportswear maker Adidas AG forecast record sales for its soccer business in 2014, aiming to retain market leadership in the sport ahead o...SABMiller in agreement with Kopparberg
Woolworths to slash prices
Iran ramps up wheat buying
US: Deloitte Consumer Spending Index rises in...
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Formal sector employment up 0.1%
Johannesburg - The number of people employed in the formal non-agricultural sector of the South African economy rose by about 7 000‚ or 0.1%‚ in the first quarter of ...Iran ramps up wheat buying
Smartphones bloom in emerging markets
Agriculture gets a boost in Argentina deal
SA maize falls after USDA report
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UK grocers sign up to label scheme
London - Britain's major food manufacturers and retailers have agreed to follow the same system of nutritional labelling as part of a government initiative to tackle obes...Iran ramps up wheat buying
US: Deloitte Consumer Spending Index rises in...
Smartphones bloom in emerging markets
Gartner warns corporates on personal data
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Gartner warns corporates on personal data
Gartner predicts that by 2019, 90% of organisations will have personal data on IT systems that they don’t own or control.Pharmaceuticals: Adcock names new executives
SA maize falls after USDA report
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SABMiller in agreement with Kopparberg
Johannesburg – Global breweing giant SABMiller [JSE:SAB] has signed a cooperation agreement with Swedish brewer Kopparberg Brewery AB for the long term licensing of Kop...Booze ads ban could slash 12 000 jobs
Latin America, Africa behind SABMiller growth
Diageo appoints new CEO
India: Liquor prices will increase next month
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Woolworths to slash prices
Cape Town - Woolworths Holdings [JSE:WHL] will cut its prices by up to 30% from August in a bid to gain market share in Africa, The EastAfrican reported.Pick n Pay's Zim rival raises revenue
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Booze ads ban could slash 12 000 jobs
India: P&G to set up its biggest India plant ...
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US: Deloitte Consumer Spending Index rises in May
New York – Improvements in real home prices, initial unemployment claims and real wages drove an increase in the Deloitte Consumer Spending Index last month.Pick n Pay's Zim rival raises revenue
US: Microsoft opening mini-shops
Sainsbury maintains growth record as grocer o...
Mr Delivery opts for three wheels to service ...
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Pharmaceuticals: Adcock names new executives
Pharmaceutical firm Adcock Ingram has appointed Werner van Rensburg as its chief operations officer, and Doreen Kosi has been confirmed as the government relations execut...Booze ads ban could slash 12 000 jobs
India: P&G to set up its biggest India plant ...
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