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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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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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Nampak Bevcan opens beverage can factory in Angola

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 13:57:00 +0200

The official opening of Nampak Bevcan's US$160 million beverage can factory, Angolata took place late last month. The factory is situated in the Viana Industrial Zone in Angola's capital, Luanda.
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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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[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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Unemployment, inflation worries hit consumer confidence

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 11:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, US: Consumer confidence fell in 25 out of 52 countries in Q4 2010 as hope for a global economic recovery evaporated at the end of last year, according to the latest edition of the Nielsen Global Consumer Confidence Index, which tracks consumer confidence, major concerns and spending intentions among online consumers.
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SABMiller Angola appoints March Networks for security

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:40:00 +0200

OTTAWA, CANADA: March Networks, a global provider of IP video solutions, on Thursday, 12 August 2010, announced that SABMiller Angola is deploying the company's VideoSphere portfolio in its new facility located in the capital city of Luanda.
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Angola: Drilling ever deeper, hoping for the best

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 09:39:00 +0200

LUANDA: While BP struggles to contain an oil spill that US government estimates indicate is now the largest ever in the Gulf of Mexico, questions are being asked about how well-prepared Africa's oil-producing countries are for a similar incident.
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New war in Angola

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:10:00 +0200

Angola is shaping up as the next battle ground in Africa's beer wars. With an estimated GDP per capita of almost US$5200 in 2008, Angolan consumers are now richer than their regional counterparts — though wealth is unevenly distributed.
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