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Whining and wining Well, it's that time of the month again... That time to go rushing off to your local petrol station to fill up your tank before midnight tomorrow. But I don't have the energy to whine about the latest fuel price hike, so let's move on to the other kind of wine... Today, Jason Frichol gives us some advice on how best to optimise selection and navigation in order to assist winers (like himself) explore the wonderful (but daunting) world of wine. Doug Mayne also tells us to ' get real' - what shoppers want is an authentic experience. KPMG tells us that Africa's growing middle class consumer market offers countless business opportunities, while Jessica Taylor finds out from Zando's Zakirah Rabaney that ' local is the new luxury'. In business acquisitions this week, Famous Brands ventured into the frozen yoghurt market, Delta Property Fund is looking to buy Tembisa Mega Mart, Astral announced its purchase of poultry and abbatoir assets through liquidation auctions and a number of JD Group shareholders have agreed to Steinhoff's buyout offer. Have a wine-filled* week...! *This is not for persons under the age of 18. Please drink responsibly.Shan Radcliffe, Group Head - Retail (@Biz_Retail)
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Jason (Frich) Frichol One of my greatest frustrations is shopping for wine. I, like most winers, have my favourites but I'm also a variety seeker. And in a self-service environment, I can go to a number of stores/channels in close proximity that stock my favourites. But as a variety-seeking wine shopper, no one store is speaking to me. Read more >> | Nick Hedley Indicative of the pressures facing the poultry industry - especially its smaller producers - Astral Foods (ARL) has added to its operations through two liquidation auctions this month. Read more >> | Jayson O'Reilly Sophisticated cyber 'gangs' are gaining traction, and they have not only the motivation, but the ability and techniques to carry out these attacks, which are happening more and more through a business' supply chain. Read more >> |
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