On 15 July 2007, Bizcommunity Retail launched at Africa's Big 7 expo; four years later we've amassed over 34000 subscribers. I'd like to take this opportunity to say thank you to all our readers - we really appreciate all your support over the years and look forward to many more years together. And today, we're honoured to share birthday celebrations with the man of the hour (and seven minutes) himself - Nelson Mandela. Many many happy returns Madiba! May you have a truly blessed birthday.

Shan Radcliffe, Retail editor
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