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Menlyn Park Shopping Centre set to become largest mall in Africa
Menlyn Park Shopping Centre set to become largest mall in Africa
Once complete, the newly refurbished Menlyn Park Shopping Centre will be the largest mall in Africa, with a total lettable floor space of over 170,000m2. The launch is set for 24 November... read
Retail Trends
Food trends: The jus just ain't worth the squeeze
Food trends: The jus just ain't worth the squeeze

Shelley Seid

What's hot on the local food scene? What's being served up and what's joining the leftovers? read
Banking & Finance
Verimark CEO Michael van Straaten.
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Verimark returns to profit in first half, but no dividend

Pericles Anetos

Direct response retailer Verimark returned to profit on flat sales in the six months to end-August, it reported on Wednesday morning... read
E-commerce
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Amazon launches full on-demand music streaming service in US
NEW YORK - Online giant Amazon launched an expanded on-demand music streaming service in the US on Wednesday, taking on the likes of Spotify and Apple Music with a cut-price offer for users of its Echo speakers... read
Fashion, Clothing & Textiles
Menlyn Park Shopping Centre offers additional menswear stores
Menlyn Park Shopping Centre offers additional menswear stores
With its R2bn redevelopment, Menlyn Park Shopping Centre is adding a number of local and international menswear stores to its offering next month to further cater for the fashion-conscious man... read
Franchising
Carlo Gonzaga and Howard Schultz.
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Indebted Taste bets on Starbucks

Marc Hasenfuss

Pretax losses at franchising group Taste Holdings widened to R45.5m in the six months to end-August, but the longer-term profit potential of the Starbucks coffee brand has started to percolate through since being launched in April... read
Health & Safety
Office workers risk poor health by browsing the internet on the toilet
Office workers risk poor health by browsing the internet on the toilet

Issued by Rentokil Initial

Research from Initial, global hygiene experts, has found that a third of workers use their smartphones in the office bathroom, leading to major concerns over the spread of germs and disease in the office... read
What cage-free means with Braam Malherbe
What cage-free means with Braam Malherbe

Cari Van Wyk

Braam Malherbe recently joined Angus McIntosh and Yolanda Guse, who started the petition to get McDonals to commit to a cage-free policy, on the Spier Spier Biodynamic Farm to see how free range chickens live... read
Import/Export
Logistics the lifeblood of trade in Africa
Logistics the lifeblood of trade in Africa

Issued by Bizcommunity.com

As the biggest multi-industry site catering to a professional audience in Africa and South Africa, Bizcommunity is delighted to be media partner to the biggest port event in Africa... read
International
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Coke, Pepsi fund health groups ... but fight them too: study
NEW YORK - Coca-Cola and Pepsi, the two major US soda giants, have given millions of dollars to health organisations while quietly fighting anti-obesity measures such as taxes on soft drinks, a new study shows... read
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Business
Patients bear the brunt of unregulated private healthcare
Patients bear the brunt of unregulated private healthcare
It is no secret that healthcare costs continue to soar within a largely unregulated South African market... read
#SustainabilityMonth: The dangers of goodwashing and greenwashing
#SustainabilityMonth: The dangers of goodwashing and greenwashing

Leigh Andrews

Sustainability Month means an increase in companies proudly stating their corporate social responsibility and CSI initiative success. But beware of tooting your company's 'good and green' trumpet if you're not quite there yet... read
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