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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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Benetton to build shopping mall

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 10:05:00 +0200

ROME, ITALY: Italian clothes maker Benetton signed a deal on Wednesday to restore a historic palace in Venice and turn it into a shopping centre as the watery city taps the private sector to help fund costly projects.
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Online shoppers cautioned again

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:00:00 +0200

To ensure cyber-shoppers avoid being scammed while hunting for the best holiday deals and presents online, ESET Southern Africa has issued the some important advice for South African online shoppers:
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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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Nakumatt Holdings ranked among global Top 50 family businesses

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:57:00 +0200

Kenyan based retail outlet, Nakumatt Holdings has landed a spot in the Campden FB World's Top 50 fastest growing family businesses. The global research listing by Campden FB in conjunction with Ernst & Young places Nakumatt at the top spot in the African family businesses with South Africa's Pick n Pay closing in at position 41 in the rankings.
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Pick n Pay opens in Mauritius

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 12:29:00 +0200

Pick n Pay, late last week, announced the opening of latest addition to its expanding African footprint - its first Mauritian store in Bagatelle's Mall. The company will open a further two stores in Mauritius in the next year.
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Builders Warehouse launches in Botswana

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:08:00 +0200

Builders Warehouse has opened its doors Gaborone, Botswana - the brand's first store outside of South Africa.
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Bizcommunity launches new dedicated sectors, newsletters

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:45:00 +0200

Bizcommunity.com - South Africa's largest online B2B publisher - is set to grow even more with the introduction of 16 new content channels, with weekly newsletters, as from yesterday Tuesday, 20 September 2011.
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Woolworths to grow African joint ventures

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:19:00 +0200

South African retailer Woolworths Holdings has announced a joint venture in Tanzania and Uganda, adding more stores to its growing African portfolio.
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[Thought Leadership Digibates] 01: The Africa Question

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 12:50:00 +0200

Now available for listening/downloading are the podcasts from the first Aegis Media Thought Leadership Digibate, held yesterday, Thursday, 8 September 2011, in conjunction with Bizcommunity. The online debate, themed "The Africa Question", was streamed live to about 5000 listeners worldwide via Cape-Town-based online radio community station TheTaxi.co.za. [twitterfall]
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