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Checkers introduces #CheckersLittleShop Mini Collectables
Checkers introduces #CheckersLittleShop Mini Collectables
This week, Checkers introduced its Little Shop Mini Collectables in stores across the country. The first 25 learners to complete their collections could win R10,000 for themselves and R10,000 for their schools... read


Banking & Finance
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Country Bird finally swoops on Sovereign with firm buyout offer

Marc Hasenfuss

After months of speculation, unlisted poultry group Country Bird Holdings (CBH) has finally swooped on Eastern Cape-based rival Sovereign Food Investments, with firm intention for a premium-priced buyout offer... read
A worker inspects Hero lager bottles at SABMiller's Onitsha brewery in Nigeria.
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A select few SABMiller investors are enjoying a Brexit windfall

Thomas Buckley

LONDON - Britain's decision to leave the EU has complicated a slew of deals. In the latest twist, the plummeting pound is creating an unintended £2.4bn premium for a select few shareholders in SABMiller... read
CRM
Africa's largest CEM event hits Cape Town this August
Africa's largest CEM event hits Cape Town this August

Issued by Kinetic Events

Now in its 5th year running, the annual CEM Africa Summit is taking place in Cape Town on 17 and 18 August. In an interview with Kinetic Events, Simon Cranswick and Chantel Botha discuss how CEM has evolved and how companies can stay ahead of the game... read
E-commerce
TFG renews e-commerce contract with On the Dot
TFG renews e-commerce contract with On the Dot
The Foschini Group has renewed its e-commerce contract with Media24's e-commerce services business, On the Dot (OTD), for a further three years... read
Exhibitions & Events
Amanda Stops
Lead is the theme for South African Congress of Shopping Centres
The 20th South African Congress of Shopping Centres will take place at the Sandton Convention Centre from 7 to 9 September 2016 under the theme 'Lead', a fitting subject as the retail and property sectors are leading contributors to South Africa's economy... read
Fashion, Clothing & Textiles
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Edcon looking for up to R1.5bn in a new facility as it restructures debt

Luca Casiraghi

LONDON - Edcon Holdings is seeking consent from senior creditors to obtain as much as R1.5bn from banks and bondholders in a new facility as SA's biggest clothing retailer restructures its debt... read
Research
Sparkling soft drinks see volume, value growth
Sparkling soft drinks see volume, value growth
BMi Research has released its report on the sparkling soft drinks category. The category saw a volume growth in 2015, compared to 2014, following the trend of relatively healthy growth during the three preceding years... read
Retailers
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Pick n Pay gets thumbs-up in Fitch's final report

Robert Laing

The second stage of grocery chain Pick n Pay's long-term turnaround programme is progressing well, ratings agency Fitch said in a report released on Wednesday night... read
Technology
Digicape markets SA-developed micro tracker - Sensor Smart Tracker
Digicape markets SA-developed micro tracker - Sensor Smart Tracker

Issued by Digicape

Tech start-up, Sensor Networks, has partnered with Digicape to distribute their latest product, a nifty personal micro tracker device called Sensor Smart Tracker... read
Business
Will artificial intelligence disrupt business?
Will artificial intelligence disrupt business?

Donald Brown

The once-futuristic predictions about how artificial intelligence (AI) will impact the world are becoming reality. Legendary futurist Ray Kurzweil has imagined advanced technology... read
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Commercial Equipment Africa Exhibition 2016
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Professional sales
The Peer Training Group - 11 Aug 2016, Cape Town


Cashless Payment Summit
Vukani Communications - 18 Aug 2016 to 19 Aug 2016, Johannesburg


GIBS Employee engagement for better performance
GIBS - 30 Aug 2016, Johannesburg


Cape HOMEMAKERS Expo 2016
Cape Homemakers Expo - 15 Sep 2016 to 18 Sep 2016, Cape Town


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