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New magazine from Edcon

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:44:00 +0200

<>The new Legit mag, a fashion-intensive publication that is designed to speak to stylish young women, will be distributed quarterly to 100 000 dynamic, frequent Legit shoppers. This new title, launched by Edcon Discount Division, joins the stable of custom magazines produced by The Publishing Partnership (TPP) for Edcon.
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BMR reports high business failure in Soweto

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:30:00 +0200

A small business panel was selected in 2007 by the Bureau of Market Research (BMR) of the University of South Africa (Unisa) and revisited in 2008 and 2009 to study small business sustainability and mortality amongst them within an increasingly competitive environment.
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Improving retailing with technology

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:51:00 +0200

South African retailers should look to international counterparts as to how technology is being successfully leveraged to solve business problems and achieve the goals of the UK and US retail sectors, in the face of depressed consumer spending and increasing competition.
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Retailers score with Pick n Pay

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:30:00 +0200

Food retailer Pick n Pay could be on a winning streak with its Score conversion strategy, which targets lower-end market areas.
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Headwinds flatten sales

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:24:00 +0200

Trading updates released by SA's big retail stalwarts — Massmart, Shoprite, Mr Price, Truworths and Clicks — were appalling, but hardly surprising.
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Hermes to launch new Chinese luxury firm

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:02:00 +0200

PARIS, FRANCE: French luxury goods group Hermes is set to open a Chinese subsidiary later this year that will sell furniture, clothes and household accessories, the company said.
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Mr Price third quarter sales up 8.4%

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:48:00 +0200

<>Retailer Mr Price Group (MPC) said today, Thursday 14 January 2010, that during the third quarter (October, November and December 2009) it recorded sales growth of 8.4%.
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Late shopping bonanza for school outlets

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:43:00 +0200

<>EASTERN CAPE: With schools opening tomorrow, 13 January 2010, local uniform stores and stationery outlets say they are buzzing as parents rush for last-minute shopping.
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Christmas trade boosts sales: Marks and Spencer

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:41:00 +0200

LONDON, UK: British clothes-to-food retailer Marks and Spencer said on Wednesday, 6 January 2010, that sales rose during its third quarter thanks to a positive Christmas trading period.
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New mall puts squeeze on traders

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:42:00 +0200

<>East London shopping centres and stores have blamed the newly opened Hemingways Mall for preventing them from enjoying a bumper festive season.
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