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A new paradigm of retail Nic Criticos, head of store design at Woolworths, says that the South African chain of retail stores is about to undergo a paradigm shift and will soon launch the 'store of the future'. He shares some of the trends leading the innovation. While Leigh Andrews interviews Wendy van Schalkwyk, CEO of MI-Ashanti International, on how to play digital catch-up and keep your business on trend. It was announced on Friday that the Mall of Africa will open at the end of the month. As southern Africa's largest single-phase shopping centre development to date, the R5bn, 130,000m² super-regional mall will set a new benchmark for shopping centres on the continent. In case you haven't heard, April is #CommerceMonth at Biz, when we're showcasing the people and companies who brand the financial, wealth, investment, e-commerce and venture capital industries. So watch this space... Jessica Taylor, Retail Editor (@Biz_Retail)
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|  | The new Mall of Africa, which is southern Africa's largest single-phase shopping centre development to date, is a R5 billion, 130,000m² super-regional mall that will set a new benchmark for shopping centres on the continent and is set to open on 28 April 2016. read
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|  | Leigh Andrews As we enter a new era of digital business, CEOs need to leapfrog themselves before they can leapfrog their organisations into the 21st century. Here's how you can do so through hard work, self-reflection, untraining, retraining and reprogramming... read | |
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 | Ivan Dimitrijevic E-commerce and online shopping are on the rise in Africa. Sure, a 2014 study by Ernst & Young indicated that e-commerce represented less than 1% of the retail market, but, in the digital age, two years is a long, long time for improvements... read | |  | Issued by Nielsen Amidst the challenges of limited internet connectivity and unreliable connections, Nigerians' use of mobile devices to make online retail purchases is significantly higher than global purchasing rates across several categories... read | | |
 | Ann Crotty The Competition Commission is set to request an extension to Tuesday's deadline for completion of its investigation into the Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) takeover of SABMiller... read | | |
 | Spring Mobile Solutions, which provides cloud-based, enterprise-grade mobile applications to consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies globally, has entered into a partnership with local company Nuva Via to expand its South African and African presence... read | |
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