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Retail rewind - a year in review 2011

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:19:00 +0200

The approval of the Wal-Mart/Massmart deal will go down as the highlight of the retail sector in 2011.
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Consumer Confidence Survey: Economy again top global concern

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 09:36:00 +0200

NEW YORK, US: Global online consumer confidence fell for the seventh consecutive quarter as confidence in 31 of 56 global markets measured declined, according to from Nielsen, a leading global provider of insights and analytics into what consumers watch and buy.
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TransUnion expands into Africa

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:19:00 +0200

TransUnion, a global credit and information management organisation, has acquired majority shareholding in CRB Holdings Limited, signifying its bold expansion steps into Africa.
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Fresh Living now available in Mauritius

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 11:27:00 +0200

Fresh Living, the food magazine on South African shelves, continues to expand on its African footprint as it goes on sale this month in Mauritius.
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FNB Namibia introduces lifestyle banking Z-card

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:18:00 +0200

The First National Bank (FNB) Namibia have introduced a new Lifestyle Banking offering to its consumers, with a Z-Card produced by Pocket Solutions.The new offering provides consumers with four different lifestyle accounts.
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iPad launches in Namibia

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 10:47:00 +0200

Core Group, the value added distributor of Apple in Southern Africa, announced last week that Incredible Connection Windhoek will be the first official Apple authorised reseller of iPad in Namibia.
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Western Union expands to Namibia

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 09:16:00 +0200

The global payment service company, Western Union, announced yesterday 23 August 2011 that it plans to expand its global agent network to Namibia.
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Davies maps route for free trade area

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:00:00 +0200

CAPE TOWN: The first phase of setting up a free trade area across 26 countries in Africa is expected to come into effect in three years, trade and industry minister Rob Davies said on Monday, 13 June 2011.
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Namibia may oppose court ruling on Walmart

Fri, 20 May 2011 07:08:00 +0200

Walmart may face a further hurdle in its bid to acquire local and regional retailer Massmart, after Namibia's antitrust body said it may appeal against a recent high court ruling in the US company's favour.
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[Netprophet 2011] African ecommerce market has a long way to go

Thu, 12 May 2011 18:55:00 +0200

A billion Africans and 50 million bank accounts. In South Africa, credit cards are used by only 16.5% of the population (2008). No African country comes close to 1% of total retail spend spent online - the magic figure which constitutes the tipping point for digital retail growth (in SA, ecommerce has a 0.4% share of the retail market, while in countries such as Egypt and Nigeria, the figure stands at 0.01%). No wonder, then, that the ecommerce market in Africa hasn't bloomed.
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