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 | Canal Walk Shopping Centre (CWSC) and LEAP Science and Maths Schools - a network of no-fee independent schools - are partnering to build a massive canned food mosaic of the Mandela Day logo on 18 July 2016... read | |
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 | Zandile Mbabela The hunt is on for Eastern Cape farmers to supply franchising giant Famous Brands' new tomato paste plant at the Coega Industrial Development Zone... read |
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 | Ann Crotty As Country Bird scooped up another 3.5m Sovereign Food shares on Friday, details began to emerge of plans for a huge payout to the top six Sovereign executives in the event of a hostile takeover... read |
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 | In June, international food commodity prices shot up 4.2 percent, the steepest monthly increase in the past four years... read |
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 | Marc Hasenfuss After months of speculation, unlisted poultry group Country Bird Holdings (CBH) has finally swooped on Eastern Cape-based rival Sovereign Food Investments, with firm intention for a premium-priced buyout offer... read |
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 | Thomas Buckley LONDON - Britain's decision to leave the EU has complicated a slew of deals. In the latest twist, the plummeting pound is creating an unintended £2.4bn premium for a select few shareholders in SABMiller... read |
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 | The major redevelopment and expansion of Ballito Junction Regional Mall is increasing its current size by eight times, to 80,000sqm and its anchor tenants will grow to six - Checkers, Woolworths, Edgars and Game and its existing anchors Pick n Pay and Dis-Chem. The development will be complete by March 2017... read |
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 | Alistair Anderson Shares in AltX-listed Greenbay Properties surged 6.43% to close at R1.49 after announcing it had bought its first asset - a shopping centre in Slovenia in central Europe... read |
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 | Attacq and Sanlam Properties have signed a strategic property joint venture for further light industrial commercial and retail development in Waterfall, the rapidly developing new city north of Johannesburg... read |
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 | Issued by Private Property Private Property has identified a need in the market for a property website that effectively showcases commercial listings and have designed a platform that does exactly that... read |
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 | The Nestlé Art Project, part of Nestlé South Africa's centenary commemoration, has shortlisted 15 South African art students from secondary and tertiary institutions as finalists... read |
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 | Eikendal Estate has committed to donate 5% of its Pinotage 2015 sales from its tasting centre to the Peace Parks Foundation... read |
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 | Issued by TFG (The Foschini Group) On 30 June, TFG (The Foschini Group) announced their donation of R350,000 to MES, an organisation that helps homeless individuals rebuild their lives... read |
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 | The annual CEM Africa Summit is set to place on 17 and 18 August in Cape Town this year, and will provide insight into the evolution of customer experience management... read |
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 | Wynand Smit While some contact centres still have the telephone as their primary form of contact, the market has undergone a paradigm shift to digital... read |
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 | The Foschini Group has renewed its e-commerce contract with Media24's e-commerce services business, On the Dot (OTD), for a further three years... read |
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 | In the first month of its launch, Syntech's lead generation tool on its website has directed R500,000 of potential end user demand for its products to reseller online stores... read |
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 | The 20th South African Congress of Shopping Centres will take place at the Sandton Convention Centre from 7 to 9 September 2016 under the theme 'Lead', a fitting subject as the retail and property sectors are leading contributors to South Africa's economy... read |
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 | The annual W&RSETA Goods Practice Awards acknowledges winners of the various categories for their good practice in the wholesale and retail sector... read |
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 | Colleen Goko It has been a little more than three months since Edcon's 2016 financial year calendar came to a close, but the highly indebted retailer has yet to release its results... read |
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 | Luca Casiraghi LONDON - Edcon Holdings is seeking consent from senior creditors to obtain as much as R1.5bn from banks and bondholders in a new facility as SA's biggest clothing retailer restructures its debt... read |
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 | At the 2016 International Spirit Challenge Awards in London earlier this week, the KWV won the prestigious title of World's Best Brandy/Cognac Producer for the second year and World's Best Brandy for its KWV15, beating Cognacs and brandies from 70 countries... read |
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 | PARIS - French dairy giant Danone said on Thursday it had agreed to buy US organic foods producer WhiteWave Foods with a view to creating a world leader for organic produce... read |
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 | At the International Spirits Challenge, held in June 2016 in the UK, The Glenlivet achieved gold for its Master Distiller's Reserve and seven silver awards... read |
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 | Probyo, a newly launched brand, has just released an all-natural range of three cultured drinks, which aim to promote general health and wellbeing... read |
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 | The African Coca-Cola operation unbundled from SABMiller started operating on Monday... read |
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 | Issued by ACDOCOSA ACDOCO South Africa has been appointed as exclusive southern African distributor by Dr. Wolff, a German research-based consumer health company, for its Alpecin and Plantur haircare products... read |
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 | Robert Laing Famous Brands has bought a bankrupt tomato paste factory in the Coega precinct... read |
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 | Kate Walker GreenBox is a reconfigurable pizza box designed for multiple use... read |
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 | Pioneer Foods has officially opened its new Bokomo facility in Orton Southgate, England, less than two kilometres from the previous Bokomo UK factory... read |
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 | Beyers Chocolates appointed integrated agency, Stratitude, to redesign its new slab range, which resulted in an increases of 48% in sales over the existing range... read |
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 | Issued by Pyrotec This year marks the 50th anniversary of Pyrotec, a privately owned and managed business established in 1966... read |
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 | BMi Research has released its report on the sparkling soft drinks category. The category saw a volume growth in 2015, compared to 2014, following the trend of relatively healthy growth during the three preceding years... read |
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 | On 1 July 2016, Hunter's introduced a new campaign, 'Bring the Heat', which moves the brand away from the desert to the heat of the urban environment, and introduces a new face for the cider... read |
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 | The R2bn Baywest Mall in Port Elizabeth is changing its marketing strategy and, instead of running singular campaigns to be 'something to everyone', it is creating separate marketing campaigns aimed at its diverse patrons, through high-tech social media campaigns... read |
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 | Alicia John, Issued by Mortimer Harvey Gone are the days when consumers are driven towards brands. Consumers now feel empowered enough to have brands gravitate towards them and nowhere is this more relevant than in shopper marketing... read |
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 | Colleen Goko Edcon CEO Bernie Brookes says he is confident about the group's future after the retailer secured support from its bondholders and bank lenders to obtain R1.5bn in bridge financing... read |
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 | At the recent Wholesale and Retail Sector Education Training Authority (W&RSETA) Good Practice Awards, Woolworths won in the 'Enterprise: Super Large Retail Category' for 2016... read |
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 | Ann Crotty At 2015's drama-filled annual general meeting (AGM), 40% of Lewis Group's shareholders voted against the company's remuneration policy - it is a record level of opposition for the remuneration policy of a JSE-listed company... read |
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 | Robert Laing The second stage of grocery chain Pick n Pay's long-term turnaround programme is progressing well, ratings agency Fitch said in a report released on Wednesday night... read |
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 | Colleen Goko Souring consumer sentiment in the second quarter of 2016 could hint at weaker full-year results from SA's top retailers... read |
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 | Incredible Connection has partnered with cyber security-based insurance company, Phishield, to offer consumers cyber fraud and phishing insurance cover, at no additional cost, for all internet-enabled products, across selected products... read |
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 | COPENHAGEN - Danish discount supermarket Netto said on Monday it was exiting the highly competitive British market as it ended a joint venture with British retailer Sainsbury's, citing a dearth of attractive store locations... read |
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 | Brick-and-mortar storeowners need to offer what internet cannot. This is where an engaging customer experience through creative retail design plays a crucial role... read |
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 | Issued by Digicape Tech start-up, Sensor Networks, has partnered with Digicape to distribute their latest product, a nifty personal micro tracker device called Sensor Smart Tracker... read |
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 | Donald Brown The once-futuristic predictions about how artificial intelligence (AI) will impact the world are becoming reality. Legendary futurist Ray Kurzweil has imagined advanced technology... read |
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