The festive season is coming up hard and fast, so if you're still struggling for ideas on what to buy your loved ones, check out Kalahari.com's annual
online shopping survey, as voted for by you, the connected public.
In business this past week, Rainbow Chickens announced its intention to
buy a majority sharehold in Foodcorp. The
Dipula Income Fund purchased three retail properties to the tune of R268 million. Still in property, the IPD released the first
property performance report on Botswana last week.
Indices have confirmed the
slowing of retail sales, while
wholesale trade is up a meager 0.1%
As we near the end of the year, so come the annual award celebrations of hard work and business excellence. And so, we have the results of the annual
e-Commerce Awards;
Sunday Times Top 100 Companies; the
Pyro Inspirations Awards; as well as the winner of the
Bollinger Exceptional Wine Service Award. Congratulations to all the winners! To everyone else, better luck next year.
Have a wonderful week!
Shan Radcliffe, Group Head - Retail
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