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Money is tight but alcohol and coffee sales are cooking
[Colleen Goko] Times may be tough, but South Africans are not giving up their morning takeaway coffee fix or their after-work tipple... read


Distribution
ESD facilitates smoother sales to channel partners

Anton Vukic

Electronic software distribution (ESD) has seen significant growth over the past few years, and the channel, in particular, is increasingly using this delivery mechanism in order to improve efficiencies and reduce costs... read
E-commerce
10 great merchant account providers (that aren't PayPal and Google Wallet)

Tiffany Rowe

When your e-commerce dreams are new and you aren't yet sure how to run an online store, it makes sense that you would use the most popular online payment services providers on the web. Indeed, Paypal and Google Wallet offer some interesting and exciting merchant services when you have no clue what you need or how you want your shop to function... read
Packaging
No Africa plans at Astrapak

Fifi Peters

Astrapak, a manufacturer of plastic packaging material, has no immediate plans to enter other African economies, despite tough operating conditions in SA... read
Regulatory
Cash and carry shops non-compliant with SARS regulations
The South African Revenue Service (Sars) has done over 100 inspections of "cash and carry" businesses in Gauteng in the past month, it said in a statement on Wednesday... read
Clover changes low-fat milk to comply with new legislation
In keeping with its Clover's 'Way Better' promise and in line with the R260: Agricultural Product Standards Act passed by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Clover will be implementing a change to the fat content of its low-fat milk variant... read
International
Coca-Cola sales fall on strong dollar, weak Europe demand

Yashaswini Swamynathan

BENGALURU - Coca-Cola's sales fell for the fourth straight quarter as demand for its fizzy drinks declined in Europe and a strong dollar eroded the value of sales in markets outside the US, including Latin America... read
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