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Regional markets offer refreshing growth prospects for local beverage producers
[Shawn Henning] As an independent beverage producer, you've no doubt looked at South Africa's heavyweight consumer markets of Gauteng, the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal and wondered how you were going to break into these provinces to expand your brand... read more>>

Kellogg's inks Nigeria deal in Africa expansion

Colleen Goko

US-based cereal maker Kellogg's announced this week it is acquiring half of Nigerian food distributor Multipro for $450m as part of its drive to expand on the continent...

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Cooling trend in retail likely to continue

Ntsakisi Maswanganyi

A weak domestic labour market, households' subdued credit uptake, rising inflation and low consumer confidence are likely to "keep a lid" on consumer spending in the medium term, according to economists who were reacting to lacklustre retail sales figures released on Wednesday...

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uAfrica.com announces the winners at the 10th annual E-commerce Awards
[Issued by E-commerce Awards]

It was a night of glitz and glamour in Rivonia, where the who's who and the up-and-coming entrepreneurs of the e-commerce industry celebrated the 10th year of the prestigious South African E-commerce Awards...

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E-commerce
E-Escrow solves the online shopping conundrum, says MD
Although highly convenient, when buying or selling goods there is a disparity in the order of who acts first. Does the seller wait to receive funds from the buyer before shipping the goods or does the buyer ask for the goods before making payment? read more>>
Young professionals lead the way as they take their spending online

Issued by Student Brands

Over 80% of South Africans between the ages of 16 and 24 are transacting online, according to online survey, "SA Shopper Survey 2015", conducted in June this year by WhyFive and Student Brands... read more>>
Sales
Clover milks it, but profit leaves watchers unmoved

Fifi Peters

Not much praise was given to dairy producer Clover for posting a surge in full-year profit, with some analysts warning that earnings would probably fall this year due to the unpredictable cyclicality of the milk industry... read more>>
SA July retail trade sales up 3.3% y/y
Growth in retail sales slowed slightly to 3.3% year on year (y/y) in July compared with a year earlier from 3.5% in June, Statistics SA data showed on Wednesday... read more>>
'Exceptional' new product sales boost Clover

Colleen Goko

Clover Industries (CLR) on Wednesday reported a surge in full-year operating profit as consumers took a liking to its new offerings of yoghurts and custard... read more>>
Wholesale trade sales up 8.8% y/y in July 2015
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