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No basis for grocer probe, says Pick n Pay
[Colleen Goko] Pick n Pay does not believe there is a basis for the inquiry into the grocery retail sector. In its nonconfidential submission prepared by law firm Nortons to the panel overseeing the process, the retailer says there is a relatively clear difference between the formal and informal grocery retail trade... read
Banking & Finance
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Mobile payment security for a globetrotting generation

Ajay Bhalla

Thanks to advances in technology, the travel experience - compared to only a few years ago - is faster, simpler and more convenient. We book airline tickets, hotel stays, and call an Uber quickly and easily with a simple click on websites or in apps, paying with credit or debit cards. And, once on the road, we use our mobiles to check-in, access boarding passes, and receive updates on any changes to our plans... read
E-commerce
Google Shopping expected to significantly shift the e-commerce landscape in SA
Google Shopping expected to significantly shift the e-commerce landscape in SA

Tich Savanhu and Andrew Smit

Google Shopping has delivered excellent results for global brands and with a South African launch immanent, global search and digital marketing specialists, Clicks2Customers looks at what local brands should be doing to ensure they are not left behind when the virtual doors open... read
FMCG
Lucozade Zero ushers in a tasteful summer at the Fourways Farmers Market
Lucozade Zero ushers in a tasteful summer at the Fourways Farmers Market

Issued by Mode Brand Studio

As a means of addressing the evolving consumer patterns, which are anchored by a health/sugar agenda, Lucozade South Africa launched the new Lucozade Zero variant, which is targeted at health-conscious, sugar- and calorie-shy consumers... read
Krush Long Life - nothing added but the convenience
Krush Long Life - nothing added but the convenience

Issued by Clover

The new Clover Krush Long Life range has the same refreshing taste and nutritional benefits of Clover Krush Fresh Fruit Juice but with the added benefit of a longer shelf life... read
Packaging
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Hundreds of millions of rands in forex losses set to hit Nampak earnings hard

Andries Mahlangu

Packaging group Nampak says it expects its full-year headline earnings a share fall by up to half, hit by abnormal items like foreign-exchange losses... read
Regulatory
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Sovereign slips on ruling against CBH

Ann Crotty

Within hours of the Takeover Regulation Panel ruling on Tuesday that the offer by Country Bird Holdings (CBH) for Sovereign Foods had lapsed, the JSE-listed poultry producer lost more than 7% of the value of its shares. The share price dropped from R9.19 to close the day 7.4% lower at R8.51... read
Research
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Debonairs Pizza has the most satisfied customers in the fast food industry
The latest South African Customer Satisfaction Index (SAcsi) for Fast Food Restaurants found that Debonairs Pizza's customers are the most satisfied with the highest score of 85.0, ahead of the industry average score of 82.2... read
Retailers
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Lewis more than halves its interim dividend

Robert Laing

Furniture retailer Lewis more than halved its interim dividend to R1 from the matching period's R2.15... read
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Bad debt practice not wrong, says Lewis

Hanna Ziady

Lewis Group has dismissed allegations of wrongdoing relating to the practice of cancelling credit transactions in default and reinvoicing them as cash sales, saying this did not affect provisions for future bad debt... read
Business
The benefits of a bite-sized business
The benefits of a bite-sized business

Gary Turner

Everybody has different reasons for starting a business. Some simply like being their own boss, some are bent on dominating a particular industry... read
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