To gain competition authority approval for the proposed merger of the soft-drink businesses of SABMiller, The Coca-Cola Company and Gutsche Family Investments, the parties have committed themselves to invest R800m in developing entrepreneurs. 4 May 2016
South Africa's clothing retail sector has become a battleground of international newcomers taking on the old guard. For decades, local clothing retailers were largely isolated from foreign competition, but, despite belt-tightening by consumers, this comfortable situation is changing fast as more players enter the market, according to the IMM Journal of Strategic Marketing in its latest April/May 2016 issue. 4 May 2016
SimbaPay has announced that it has raised its single transaction limit from $3,000 to $45,000. According to Victor Karanja, head of operations of SimbaPay: "A pain point for customers in the past has been having to undertake multiple transfers to complete a single purchase. A key risk with multiple transfers was exchange rate fluctuation. Sending up to $45,000 with just our mobile app will protect senders from the fluctuation that arises when one splits up the transfer." 4 May 2016
Entries for the 2016 Shoprite and Checkers' Championship Boerewors competition have opened. The closing date for entries is Friday, 2 June 2016. 4 May 2016
RMB Holdings (RMH) has diversified its banking interests to the commercial property market by acquiring a 25.01% stake in Mall of Africa developer Atterbury. 4 May 2016
Tiger Brands own All Gold, Tastic and Koo.
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The disposal of Tiger Brands' Nigerian business boosted its interim earnings by up to 28%. 4 May 2016
Holdsport CEO Kevin Hodgson.
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Holdsport has navigated its way through the challenging retail landscape, posting a double-digit growth in full-year profit. 4 May 2016
Photo caption: (from left to right) Jeanette Fenske, Provisional Operations Executive; Vikesh Ramsunder, COO of Clicks; Ennie Majaja, Store Manager and David Kneale, CEO of the Clicks Group. Photo credit: Jaco Cilliers
Clicks is excited to announce the opening of its 500th store at the Mall of Africa - South Africa's largest single-phase shopping mall development to date. 3 May 2016
SAN FRANCISCO - Online commerce colossus eBay on Thursday opened a virtual wine shop. 3 May 2016
The expansion of Van Schaik Bookstore into neighbouring countries dates back to 2006 when it opened its first store in Windhoek at the University of Namibia. The second Namibian store was opened in 2012 at the Oshakati Campus. More recently, the bookstore opened a branch in Gaborone, Botswana at Fairgrounds Mall, followed by four shops in Swaziland - three at the local university and one at the Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, in July and October, respectively. This affords Van Schaik the opportunity to service students from the respective universities, tertiary learning institutions and schools in surrounding areas, as well as those studying through correspondence. 3 May 2016
Woolworths has won a total of 65 awards, including 10 Agri-Expo Qualité Awards, at the 2016 South African Dairy Championships, which were announced at a gala dinner in Cape Town recently. 3 May 2016
South Africans' desire for new shopping centres has been insatiable, and another mall has entered the fray. 3 May 2016
Maps Maponyane and Dion Chang.
It's being hailed as the largest shopping mall in the country, but anchor tenant Woolworths aims to do its part to ensure that the new R5bn Mall of Africa in Midrand, Gauteng, treads lightly on the Earth. 29 Apr 2016
The cost of producing goods continued to rise in March - but at a slower pace - compared with a year ago, offering a respite economists warn is temporary. 29 Apr 2016
The digital landscape is booming, but now that it seems possible to do and buy almost everything online, what's happening to our counterparts out there in the 'real' world? 29 Apr 2016
Most online merchants focus on listing as many products on their website rather than focusing on their website's ranking on search engines... 29 Apr 2016
"When the stakes are high, competition is fierce and change is rapid; market intelligence becomes crucial for success," said Nomzamo Radebe, president of the South African Council of Shopping Centres (SACSC) and CEO of JHI, speaking at the sixth annual SACSC research conference in Sandton recently. 29 Apr 2016
The various international retail chain store brands entering the South African market is a positive indicator for the country and highlights the opportunity that South Africa offers to international investors, despite the flurry of negative perceptions around the current local economy, according to Jeremy Lang, regional GM of Business Partners, who says that the South African franchise sector continues to grow steadily across a number of industry sectors. 28 Apr 2016
Spree.co.za has launched a campaign for Freedom Day this year. The #FeelFreeSA campaign features influential South Africans sharing what makes them feel free through a series of beautiful images and captions. 28 Apr 2016
A growing taste for premium spirits among an emerging South African middle class has spurred an explosion in boutique gin producers who are using unique local ingredients to flavour their drinks. 28 Apr 2016
