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Retailers must embrace the 'Big Shift' says Deloitte
South African retailers need to adopt new strategies if they are to continue creating value for consumers in the age of the so-called 'Big Shift', a socio-economic and technological revolution that has the potential to change the way that products are bought and sold... read


Banking & Finance
Slump knocks Shoprite shares

Mark Allix

Shoprite Holdings saw its share price slide 6.33% to close at R148.80 yesterday after it said its core South African customer base was under pressure from job cuts in the mining industry, rising electricity costs, general labour instability and a lack of job creation... read
Commercial Property
RNS announces new rural mall projects
Retail Network Services has announced that it is working with the GMI Property Group on two new rural mall projects in Limpopo totalling R300 million... read
CSI
Nutrition Week initiative successful
Tetra Pak's support of National Nutrition Week 2015 was a successful public-private collaboration between the Department of Basic Education, Clover and Tetra Pak, in which nearly 10,000 learners, their teachers, school employees, and food handlers benefitted... read
Franchising
OK announces Franchisee of the Year winners
The OK Franchise Division, a division of the Shoprite/Checkers group, has announced the winners of the Franchisee of the Year awards in their respective categories... read
Packaging
Novus Holdings acquires new packaging gravure press
Novus Holdings, previously known as the Paarl Media Group, has installed a new packaging gravure press for the production of labels and wrap-arounds at its Cape Town facility... read
Retail Marketing
[Biz Takeouts Lineup] 154: Rugby players and social media, introducing Super Scouts
Tune in to the Biz Takeouts Marketing & Media radio show on 22 October 2015, from 9-10am, as show host Warren Harding chats to Eugene Eloff... read
International
Wal-Mart woes revive minimum wage debate
WASHINGTON - Wal-Mart caused a stir when it raised the pay of 500,000 of its workers. But now the US retail giant seems to regret the move after its profit outlook plunged, reviving a minimum wage debate... read
KFC owner Yum Brands to split off China business
NEW YORK - Yum Brands, the owner of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, announced on Tuesday it is splitting off its China business into a separate company... read
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