Léger takes reins from Kleynhans

Schneider Electric has announced the appointment of Eric Léger as country president for southern Africa, effective 01 April 2013.  Previously country president at Schneider Electric Korea (Schneider Electric Taiwan since 2011), Léger replaces Carl Kleynhans, who held...

Red Square goes online

South African clothing, footwear and textiles (CFT) retailing group, Edcon, will expand its e-business today (27 May), when it opens the e-commerce door to its Red Square brand.  Already home to Edgars, Jet, CNA and Boardmans – and following the successful launch of...

And the top supply chain players are …

Gartner has released the findings from its ninth annual Supply Chain Top 25. The goal of the Supply Chain Top 25 research initiative is to raise awareness of the supply chain discipline and how it impacts the business.  “At the heart of the Supply Chain Top 25...

Small businesses grow with technology

A common cause of business failure is over-investment in fixed assets: the high costs associated with purchasing, setting up and managing infrastructure, hardware and software can be daunting and detrimental to the cash required to fund the growth of the business....

10m Galaxy S4s ship in a month

Global channel sales of Samsung’s Galaxy S4 have surpassed 10-million units, less than one month after its commercial debut. Launched globally on 27 April, and locally on the 25 April, the phone is estimated to be selling at a rate of four units per second. The Galaxy...

Touchscreens on one in four PCs soon

Driven by falling prices and a major initiative from Intel, shipments of touch-enabled mobile PCs are expected to enjoy rapid growth in 2013 and the coming years, rising to about 25% of all notebooks by 2016. Global shipments of touchscreen-equipped notebook PCs will...