Subscribe & Follow

BizTrendsTV

RAPT BizTrendsTV: Heidi Patmore – Digital wallets: A gamechanger

Advertise your job vacancies

Jobs

Retail Store Manager Pretoria
Assistant Retail Store Manager Pretoria
Retail Store Manager - Christian Bookstore East London
Store Managers and Assistant Store Managers Pretoria
Used Gear and Rentals Liaison Cape Town
Junior Sales and Marketing Durban

More jobs Submit a job Open account

Best Buy buys its way into Europe

Best Buy, the biggest US electronics retailer, is paying US$2.1 billion for a 50% stake in Europe's largest cell phone retailer, Carphone Warehouse, the companies announced Thursday, 9 May 2008.

9 May 2008

The Carphone Warehouse will place its 2,400 US and European stores in the new joint venture.

The deal also includes the Web and direct businesses of The Carphone Warehouse, the insurance operations, and its airtime reselling businesses.

The Carphone Warehouse will continue as sole owner of its fixed line telecoms business in the United Kingdom, which includes TalkTalk, AOL Broadband and Opal; and its share of the Virgin Mobile France joint venture.

Read the full article here.

Top stories

Image source: Pop Nukoonrat –

LegalLegislative compliance: How retailers can reach net zero

Emily Gammon and Paula-Ann Novotny 12 hours

Nedbank's latest campaign #GetMoneyFit draws inspiration from the parallels between physical fitness and financial wellness (Image supplied)

Marketing & Media#BehindtheCampaign: Nedbank's #GetMoneyFit: Inspired by physical fitness

12 hours

CTV: part of a holistic television strategy, not an add-on

Marketing & MediaCTV: part of a holistic television strategy, not an add-on

Leslie Adams 12 hours

Source: © Supersport Be a Bok campaign is at the forefront of a series of dynamic initiatives to invigorate Coca-Cola South Africa’s connection with South African rugby and celebrate the country’s sporting spirit

Marketing & MediaCoca-Cola's Be a Bok campaign for the fans

15 hours

Anglo American Zimele opens global doors for SA youth

Marketing & MediaAnglo American Zimele opens global doors for SA youth

BrandScapers Africa 13 hours

Drinks Federation of SA issues urgent call to combat illegal alcohol trade

RetailDrinks Federation of SA issues urgent call to combat illegal alcohol trade

13 hours

More news

#Orchids&Onions: Machine captures the essence of KZN in Spotify's ode to Zulu traditions

Marketing & Media

#Orchids&Onions: Machine captures the essence of KZN in Spotify's ode to Zulu traditions

Brendan Seery 14 hours

Source:

Marketing & Media

Epica Awards' early bird submissions now open

15 hours

Source: Hotels.com

Property

Experience Blouberg's transformation with the new Sand & Sea venue

Katja Hamilton 3 hours

Source: The Banking Association South Africa.

Finance

Opposition mounts to Malema’s proposed Reserve Bank takeover

Katja Hamilton 11 hours

Source: African Development Bank Group.

Construction & Engineering

Turning tides: South Africa’s infrastructure reforms benefit from $474.6m loan approval

9 hours

Image source: Susan Richey-Schmitz –

Legal

South Gauteng deeds office remains open for business

6 hours

Supplied image (L-R): Deputy Secretary-General Ren Yilin, Mr. Hazem Ben-Gacem, H.E. Ahmed Mustafa Fahmy Hafez, Vice Chancellor Yang Bin, and H.E. Dr. Mohamed G. Shaikho

Education

China's Tsinghua University launches scholarship for Arab students

8 hours

Image source: kenishirotie –

HR & Management

No one-stop solution to successful talent retention

Shaun Smit 8 hours

CBS Group joins HLB International

Finance

CBS Group joins HLB International

CBS Group 13 hours

New fuel price increases take effect today, 2 July

Automotive

New fuel price increases take effect today, 2 July

13 hours

Sechaba Mchunu, Advocate at the Johannesburg Society of Advocates and member of the Maisels Group of Advocates.

Legal

On-demand guarantees: What the SCA's landmark decision means for guarantors, contractors

Sechaba Mchunu 1 day

Supplied image

HR & Management

Your team is smart. But are they emotionally intelligent?

Anja van Beek 15 hours

John Sikiotis, ADvTech's new group chief operating officer

Education

New group COO for ADvTech

1 day

Let's do Biz