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Zambia hosts Pick n Pay's 95th foreign store

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:18:00 +0200

As part of its expansion into Africa, Pick n Pay yesterday, 21 March 2013, said it had opened a store in Luanshya, Zambia. This is the group's sixth Zambian store and takes the total of outlets outside of SA to 95 across eight countries.
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Shoprite plans 136 new stores in Africa

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 07:43:00 +0200

Shoprite Holdings is steamrolling ahead with its African expansion - the retailer has 136 stores in the pipeline as it eyes fast growing oil-rich markets like Nigeria and Angola.
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[2013 trends] Africa's dynamic markets

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:20:00 +0200

The year 2013 for most brands, especially the ones coping with saturated markets in developed countries, will be a decisive one. Incorporating Africa into their corporate brand strategy, if they haven't done so, will be the better part of valour, so to speak.
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HiFi Corp opens first store in Zambia

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 11:21:00 +0200

Forming part of the upmarket Manda Hill Centre in Lusaka, HiFi Corp opened its first store in Zambia in July 2012. Since then it has welcomed thousands of customers eager to experience its promise of tech shopping made easy.
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Can you hear your brand?

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:08:00 +0200

Audio Branding comes to Africa... Audio branding, also known as sound branding or sonic branding, is the use of sound to reinforce brand identity. Sound branding is increasingly becoming a vehicle for conveying a memorable message to consumers by taking advantage of the powerful memory sense of sound.
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How to contribute to Bizcommunity, from op-ed pieces to news

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:57:00 +0200

Bizcommunity.com has now expanded its operations into 16 new sectors and will soon venture into another 17, providing a whole new range of target audiences for advertisers. The most critical aspect of this is the quality of content and this is a formal invitation to you to become a recognised contributor on Bizcommunity.
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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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Judging panel announced for 2011 Diageo Awards

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 10:37:00 +0200

LONDON: The panel of judges has been announced for the eighth Diageo Africa Business Reporting Awards set to take place on 30 June 2011. The annual awards aims to encourage more prolific reporting of economic opportunities in Africa and to celebrate excellence in business journalism.
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Hope for full global economic recovery in 2010 diminishes

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 06:22:00 +0200

NEW YORK, US: After an upbeat start to the year with two consecutive quarters of increases in optimism, global consumer confidence fell three points in September to an Index of 90 as consumers' hopes for a full economic recovery this year fades in most parts of the world, according to the latest edition of the Nielsen Global Consumer Confidence Index.
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Shops stock up for World Cup

Mon, 31 May 2010 13:32:00 +0200

Shops are stocking up on additional suntan lotion, painkillers, headache tablets and energy drinks ahead of the World Cup.
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