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Finance

Ageas to become UK's third-largest insurer with £1.3bn esure acquisition

14 Apr 2025

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Tourism & Travel

Qatar Airways invests in Virgin Australia: A strategic $3bn boost to Aussie aviation

2 Oct 2024

Elon Musk takes Twitter private - here's what that means for the company and its chances of success

Services

Elon Musk takes Twitter private - here's what that means for the company and its chances of success

Erik Gordon 1 Nov 2022

The airline industry hasn't collapsed, but that's the only good news for overseas travel

Travel

The airline industry hasn't collapsed, but that's the only good news for overseas travel

Volodymyr Bilotkach 16 Apr 2021

Kantar announces appointment of Adam Crozier as chairman

Research

Kantar announces appointment of Adam Crozier as chairman

Issued by Kantar 12 Feb 2020

6 pharmacy retail trends to watch in 2020

Retailers

6 pharmacy retail trends to watch in 2020

Eben Esterhuizen 18 Nov 2019

Kantar CEO, Eric Salama. Image supplied.

Research

Kantar's Eric Salama discusses the way forward under new owner Bain Capital

Juanita Pienaar 5 Aug 2019

Research

Bain Capital buys a majority stake in Kantar

15 Jul 2019

Unilever making up to S.Korean skincare company

FMCG

Unilever making up to S.Korean skincare company

26 Sep 2017

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Retailers

Retailers fall victim to time's cruelty

Colleen Goko 18 Apr 2017

Image source: Financial Mail

Retailers

Edcon not out of the woods yet

Ann Crotty 1 Mar 2017

Edcon CEO Bernie Brookes. Image by Freddy Mavunda via Business Day

Retailers

Brookes set to keep reins in Edcon drive

Ann Crotty 13 Feb 2017

Aviation

More consultants work on fixing SAA

Karl Gernetzky 17 Jan 2017

Bernie Brookes.
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Banking & Finance

Edcon sale: Bain's R664m soft landing

Moyagabo Maake 4 Nov 2016

Banking & Finance

Cheers set to end in a whimper

Ann Crotty 12 Oct 2016

Edcon CEO Bernie Brookes.
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Fashion & Homeware

Edcon fashions its buying to suit local textile sector

Ann Crotty 11 Oct 2016

Fashion victim: Edcon's near-death experience

Fashion & Homeware

Fashion victim: Edcon's near-death experience

Adele Shevel 10 Oct 2016

Bernie Brookes.
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Banking & Finance

Bain walks away from R25bn Edcon venture

Colleen Goko 22 Sep 2016

Banking & Finance

Edcon's banks and bondholders take control of the struggling retailer

Moyagabo Maake 21 Sep 2016

Bernie Brookes.
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Fashion & Homeware

Edcon announces executive shake-up

Colleen Goko 19 Jul 2016

Bernie Brookes.
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Retailers

Edcon debt plan gets nod from lenders

Colleen Goko 11 Jul 2016

Edgars’s traditional apparel retail model includes sourcing from low-cost regions, which means there is a long waiting period between placing an order and receiving the merchandise.
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Fashion & Homeware

Edcon struggles in tough retail environment

Colleen Goko 8 Jul 2016

Fashion & Homeware

Edcon looking for up to R1.5bn in a new facility as it restructures debt

Luca Casiraghi 7 Jul 2016

Retailers

Shop Talk: Edcon upheaval

Zeenat Moorad 1 Jul 2016

Banking & Finance

Edcon defers R1.6bn interest payments

Colleen Goko 18 Apr 2016

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Banking & Finance

Edcon in talks to defer $110m coupon payment

Tiisetso Motsoeneng 15 Apr 2016

Banking & Finance

Edcon urged to cut CNA and Boardmans to suit needs

Nompumelelo Magwaza 13 Apr 2016

Photographer: Robbie Tshabalala
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Retailers

Edgars turns to private label products

Zeenat Moorad 1 Mar 2016

Plunging consumer confidence leaves Edcon with slumping sales

Sales

Plunging consumer confidence leaves Edcon with slumping sales

Janice Kew 26 Feb 2016

Edcon CE Bernie Brookes.
Photographer: Martin Rhodes
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Retailers

Edcon to cut some of its 3,000 head-office jobs

Zeenat Moorad 9 Feb 2016

Bernie Brookes
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Fashion & Homeware

Edcon CEO vows to bring back glow

Mark Allix 11 Dec 2015

New Edcon CEO Bernie Brookes has been visiting stores for consumer research.
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Sales

Edcon looks at better use of store space amid sales drop

Zeenat Moorad 23 Nov 2015

Edcon aims to get more credit for customers

Retailers

Edcon aims to get more credit for customers

Zeenat Moorad 24 Nov 2014

Bidding war for Portugal Telecom heats up

Mobile

Bidding war for Portugal Telecom heats up

13 Nov 2014

Danish journalists charged over credit card snooping

Media

Danish journalists charged over credit card snooping

15 May 2014

Edcon to begin retrenching at Edgars from May

Retailers

Edcon to begin retrenching at Edgars from May

Zeenat Moorad 19 Feb 2014

Edcon to roll out stores in Ghana‚ Nigeria

Retail

Edcon to roll out stores in Ghana‚ Nigeria

Zeenat Moorad 25 Nov 2013

Retailers

Challenges to a makeover

5 Jul 2013

Edcon's growth hinges on its initiatives

Retailers

Edcon's growth hinges on its initiatives

5 Jun 2013

Retailers

Edcon notes partially to fund old debt

Zeenat Moorad 7 Feb 2013

Retailers

New bond offering from Edcon

6 Feb 2013

Retailers

Edcon still struggling to grow market share

Zeenat Moorad 28 Nov 2012

Edcon mulls JSE listings to repay debt

Finance

Edcon mulls JSE listings to repay debt

5 Mar 2012

Edcon mulls JSE listings to repay debt

Retailers

Edcon mulls JSE listings to repay debt

2 Mar 2012

Edcon cuts store expansion as debt costs mount

Retailers

Edcon cuts store expansion as debt costs mount

Michael Bleby 4 Jun 2010

Cellphone laws hurting Edcon sales

Retail

Cellphone laws hurting Edcon sales

Kgomotso Mathe 23 Nov 2009

Edgars - 80 years of 'firsts' in retail

Retailers

Edgars - 80 years of 'firsts' in retail

9 Sep 2009