The Retail community of Zimbabwe

R886m invested in varsity ICT

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:25:00 +0200

The Higher Education and Training Department says R886 million has been invested in connecting South African universities and public research organisations to each other at a minimum speed of 10 gigabits per second.
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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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Being retired is a time for relaxing, right? Wrong!

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 08:47:00 +0200

That's if you are in Zimbabwe, that is... Following the land grab, agriculture collapsed and the Zimbabwean economy also collapsed - and hyperinflation wiped out savings.
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Pick n Pay increases shareholding in TM Supermarkets

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 10:53:00 +0200

On 8 December 2011, the shareholders of TM Supermarkets voted unanimously to allow Pick n Pay to purchase an additional 24% of shares, bringing its holdings up to 49%. The Competition and Tariff Commission of Zimbabwe agreed, subject to certain conditions pertaining to labour and local procurement of goods.
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Standard Bank wins Bank of the Year in Africa

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:01:00 +0200

The Banker, a leading journal of the global banking industry, has named Standard Bank as the 2011 Bank of the Year in Africa and Best Bank in Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi and Zimbabwe.
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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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Nestle Zimbabwe must cede 51% of Zimbabwe

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:57:00 +0200

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND: Swiss food giant will have to cede 51% of the ownership of its Zimbabwe subsidiary to local black people, Swiss economic weekly l'Hebdo reported on Tuesday, 27 September 2011.
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Ching ching for Zim's Nandos, Chicken Inn

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:42:00 +0200

Cash is proving to be king for fast food operator, Innscor Africa, which runs franchise outlets for Nando's, Chicken Inn and Steers counters mainly in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Kenya and Ghana.
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Global experts convene in SA to discuss intellectual property, innovation

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 11:17:00 +0200

South Africa and other developing countries are in hot debate about how best to grow their economies through innovation and the development of intellectual property.
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Retail giants pioneer shopping mall culture in Africa

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 09:46:00 +0200

New retail precincts across Africa are not only changing consumers' buying behaviour but also changing their social behaviour. Malls provide a venue for consumers to congregate and they're doing this in preference to other social activities.
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