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Julian Diaz Starbucks continues to trail blaze the customer experience in order to tighten its competitive advantage with another industry first: wireless charging mats for mobile phones, so customers can charge their phones for free while enjoying a hot cup of java. Read more >> | Claire Bisseker Annual retail trade sales held up slightly better than expected in April but the sector is continuing to lose momentum on a quarterly basis as consumers tighten their belts amid the tough economic climate. Read more >> | In a Competition Commission approved acquisition, Paarl Media Group has acquired the KwaZulu-Natal tissue plant of Correll Tissue. Aaron Ganesh, previous MD of Paarl Media KwaZulu-Natal, will head up the new company as MD. Read more >> |
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 | Nadeson Investments has bought a 25.1% stake in Risk Benefit Solutions (RBS), an independent insurance and risk specialist, for an undisclosed sum, in a deal that will raise the broker's empowerment rating. Read more >>
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 | Construction began at Springs Mall at Blue Crane Eco Park on 17 June 2014, bringing this 52,000sqm regional mall a step closer to becoming a for shoppers in the greater Springs area in the east of Gauteng. It is set to open in 2016. Read more >>
|  | Industrial property manager and developer Equites Property Fund joined PSG Konsult as another new listing on the JSE on Wednesday (18 June). Read more >>
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 | To launch the new Lindt Hello range, the company has embarked upon its largest campaign across South Africa. It is inviting people to come and say hello the old-fashioned way and write a Lindt Hello postcard to a friend anywhere in the world, post it in the special post-boxes and receive a product sample. Entrants can win on-the-spot prizes from the range and an entry into the grand prize draw. Read more >>
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 | Nick Hedley Invicta Holdings, a distributor of capital equipment‚ spare parts and engineering consumables‚ will need to raise equity to partly fund any large acquisitions it undertakes as it sets out to earn 50% of its revenue outside South Africa. Read more >>
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 | Retail trade sales measured in constant (2012) prices came out better than expected‚ increasing by 1.8% year on year (y/y) in April after increasing by a revised 0.8% (1.0%) y/y in March‚ figures from Statistics South Africa showed on Wednesday, 18 June 2013. Read more >>
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 | Issued by TLC Marketing Worldwide "Care, Connect, Grow, excite your current consumers! You can only break frontiers by being different, challenging yourself, ideas, and selecting rewards that fit your consumer's needs." This was the advice given by Paul Appalsamy, PDI Director of TLC Marketing Worldwide, to attendees at the annual Loyalty and Rewards conference held last week in Johannesburg. Read more >>
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|  | WASHINGTON, USA: Amazon has unveiled its "Fire Phone," a high-end handset boasting what it claims are "breakthrough technologies" in a move aimed at challenging Apple and Samsung. Read more >>
|  | ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN: Twitter has restored access inside Pakistan to dozens of tweets and accounts, after blocking them last month following official complaints about "blasphemous" content. Read more >>
|  | PARIS, FRANCE: YouTube is planning to block the videos of artists like Adele and the Arctic Monkeys after several record labels refused to sign up to its new subscription service. Read more >>
|  | WASHINGTON, USA: Americans enjoyed improved Internet connections over the past year, but some providers were inconsistent or fell short of delivering advertised speeds, the US telecommunications regulator said. Read more >>
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|  | Ralph van Niekerk and Nick Pemberton South Africa's exchange control rules require that a South African resident wishing to assign intellectual property to a foreign entity must obtain prior approval from the South African Reserve Bank. Read more >>
|  | Carol Paton The prospect of a tax on mining super-profits and other measures that would see more state intervention in the mining sector remain squarely on the agenda of the African National Congress (ANC) and South African Communist Party (SACP) in light of the protracted platinum strike. Read more >>
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|  | Brian Berkman Slack packing, or hiking with someone else transporting your gear and checking into accommodation along the way is gaining popularity with folk who love the great outdoors but not enough to sleep under it. Read more >>
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| NOSHCON 2014NOSA - 9 Sep 2014 to 12 Sep 2014 Central Drakensberg EnviroCon 2014Environmental Assurance (Pty) Ltd - 22 Oct 2014 to 24 Oct 2014 Pretoria |
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| Wil Ros "Success is not counted by how high you have climbed but by how many people you brought with you." |
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