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From 3 March 2014, Food Lover's Market will be stocking a diverse range of Waitrose products in 120 of its stores, following the announcement of its partnership with the UK retail giant. This coincides with Fruit & Veg City's 21st birthday. Read more >> | The IAB South Africa and Effective Measure have released their first report on the South African ecommerce sector at the Retail Indaba Conference held 26 February 2014, in Johannesburg. The findings indicate that South Africans are comfortable shopping online and supportive of South African businesses. Read more >> | Angus Macmillan The cost of drinking and smoking is going up again with excise duties - or so-called "sin taxes" - rising by between 2.5% and 12% on tobacco products and alcoholic beverages. Read more >> |
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 | Investec Property, which operates Investec Australia Property Fund (IAPF), has announced that the fund has purchased an A-grade commercial office building in the Garden City Office Park, located 15km south of Brisbane's CBD in one of Queensland's fastest growing precincts. This prime property was purchased for AUD 20.95 million at a yield of 8.25%. Read more >>
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 | Relate Bracelets has launched its latest design, the Live Design Transform Life bracelet, at the Design Indaba which is currently underway in Cape Town. Read more >>
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 | Amarula has launched its new clear golden-coloured 30% ABV spirit, Gold, to coincide with the brand's 25th birthday this year. A bold, original and unexpected taste experience is promised to its consumers. Read more >>
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 | Issued by Skydirect XON Retail Solutions will be exhibiting its electronic shelf label (ESL) and in-store display systems on stand 56 at the Retail World Africa 2014 exhibition from 18 to 19 March at the Sandton Convention Centre. Read more >>
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 | The unique, interactive soft play areas for indoor, outdoor and water play areas, from the US company Playtime, are now available in South Africa, through Playtime Africa, an authorised sales agent. Read more >>
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 | Zeenat Moorad Retailer Massmart on Thursday, 27 February 2014, reported total sales had increased by 9.8% for the 53 weeks ended 29 December‚ over the previous year's 52-week period. Read more >>
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|  | BARCELONA, SPAIN: Bigger than a telephone yet smaller than a personal computer, tablets were supposed to usher in a new world of mobility; yet they have hardly budged off the couch. Read more >>
|  | Ashlan Bonnell By the year 2017, nearly 2.5 billion people across the globe will be engaged in social networking. That's nearly a third of the earth's current population. Read more >>
|  | BEIJING - US technology company Apple has asked a Beijing court to strike down a patent ruling by state authorities, as it fights an intellectual property battle with a Chinese firm. Read more >>
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|  | Remuneration in foreign countries, that the government cannot match, is frustrating efforts to retain doctors and nurses in SA, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said. Read more >>
|  | Siphiwe Nyathi Teaching and learning at Bosele School for the Blind and Deaf in Mosterlus, outside Groblersdal, will become more exciting with the donation of a specialised computer laboratory. Read more >>
|  | President Jacob Zuma says amendments to the Employment Equity Act and the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act should pave the way for transformation in the print media in the country. Read more >>
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| Student Expo 2014Younique Concepts - 20 Feb 2014 to 30 Aug 2014 Johannesburg, Cape Town and East London Decorex DurbanThebe Reed Exhibitions - 20 Mar 2014 to 23 Mar 2014 Durban A-Z of BrandingVega School of Brand Leadership - 7 Apr 2014 to 15 Apr 2014 Johannesburg,Durban Decorex JoburgThebe Reed Exhibitions - 6 Aug 2014 to 10 Aug 2014 Johannesburg |
| Expo4BridesExpo4Brides - 1 Mar 2014 to 2 Mar 2014 Pretoria | |
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