Yamamay opened its first South African flagship store at Menlyn Park Shopping Centre in Pretoria on 24 July 2019. In attendance at the launch event were Pareto Group executives, media and celebrity personalities, and the first secretary in the office of the ambassador of Italy, Stefano Ligrone. To find out more about the store and the Italian brand, click here.
30 Jul 2019
Every week, around the world, an area of floor space the size of Paris is constructed. With building and construction comes harmful emissions that remain with us for decades...
Iggy Sathekge 3 Apr 2019
US-based Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) has increased its global footprint to 15 with the recent launch of its first African chapter...
12 Feb 2019
Marius Muller has been appointed Texton Property Fund's new CEO with immediate effect...
6 Dec 2018
Customer loyalty has long been regarded as a critical component to building a brand with traditional models focusing on loyalty metrics such as customer retention and repurchase...
Tyron Sharnock 14 Aug 2018
The Institute of Real Estate Managers (IREM) recently hosted a swearing-in ceremony of the first cohort of...
13 Jun 2018
When the Greek philosopher Heraclitus said that the only thing that is constant is change - he may very well have been writing the 1st commandment for digital...
Terence Rei 2 Oct 2017
On the second day of the South African Council of Shopping Centres (SACSC) Annual Congress, the 2017 Footprint Marketing Awards winners were announced...
20 Sep 2017
The 2017 Retail, Design and Development Awards (RDDA) winners were announced on the opening day of the SACSC Annual Congress in Cape Town...
15 Sep 2017
SAIBPP, together with Wits University and Pareto, recently announced the launch of the IREM Certified Property Manager (CPM) qualification...
22 Aug 2017
28 Jul 2017
From a humble start selling jeans out of a car boot the Aussie retailer has become a global operation...
Zeenat Moorad 20 Jan 2017
Menlyn Park Shopping Centre in Pretoria celebrated the relaunch of the mall on Friday, 2 December, following a R2bn makeover...
5 Dec 2016
In my previous article about loyalty, a reader by the name of Tasneem in the comment section of the same article (These customers ain't loyal... Or are they?) asked for some sort of guideline to building or creative authentic loyalty...
Bogosi Motshegwa 3 Nov 2016
Once complete, the newly refurbished Menlyn Park Shopping Centre will be the largest mall in Africa, with a total lettable floor space of over 170,000m2. The launch is set for 24 November...
13 Oct 2016
Marketing Concepts, marketers of Sandton City, won the 2016 Spectrum Award for Marketing, the country's top award for shopping centre marketing at last week's Footprint Marketing Awards...
13 Sep 2016
The South African Council of Shopping Centres' (SACSC) Footprint Marketing Awards, which recognise exceptional shopping centre marketing, innovation and creative achievements with economic success, has selected the 2016 winners.
12 Sep 2016
Sandton Sun's refurbishment was recently completed with the final touch, the installation of a spectacular chandelier, now providing a dramatic focal point...
24 Jun 2016
The extension of Menlyn Park Shopping Centre in Pretoria has been awarded a four-star Green Star Retail Design rating by the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) for the effort undertaken to develop its first building phase on environmentally friendly design and construction principles...
31 May 2016
Menlyn Park shopping centre in Pretoria is undergoing a R2bn redevelopment, which will include futuristic retail innovations...
Louise Marsland 29 May 2016
Retail cannibalisation is becoming a growing reality in South Africa and, until now, it has been all too easy to place the blame for this squarely at the feet of shopping centre developers. However, on closer inspection, Marius Muller, CEO of shopping centre investor Pareto, believes this retail cannibalisation is largely being driven by retailers themselves...
19 Apr 2016
Space at prime South African retail properties was made to work harder throughout 2015 and delivered real growth on an inflation adjusted basis...
9 Mar 2016
For retailers to make sales their doors need to be open for longer. That's the word from Marius Muller, CEO of shopping centre investor Pareto.
3 Mar 2016
The Menlyn Park Shopping Centre in Pretoria is now wholly owned by Pareto, which previously owned a 50% stake and last week took transfer of the remaining 50% stake from Old Mutual Life Assurance Company...
14 Dec 2015
The upcoming festive season is set to be tough and highly competitive for retailers, according to Marius Muller, CEO of Pareto Limited. "Holiday sales are likely to be flat and hard-pressed to beat inflation. Consumers are really feeling the pinch...
7 Dec 2015
Pareto has established a new property management company, Mowana Properties, to manage its directly held property assets as well as that of the Public Investment Corporation, valued at approx. R30bn collectively...
3 Dec 2015
Pareto Limited today announced its establishment of a new property management company - Mowana Properties...
2 Dec 2015
The Sandton Sun hotel in Johannesburg has reopened following an investment of R210m into its recently undertaken refurbishment. The 31-year-old hotel is situated in a prime location...
16 Nov 2015
The Spectrum Award of the South African Council of Shopping Centres' Footprint Marketing Awards, has been won by Cape Town's Tyger Valley Centre. The Awards recognise exceptional shopping centre marketing, innovation and creative achievements, with economic success...
2 Oct 2015
The Pavilion shopping centre in Durban is to get a R1.1 billion makeover and expansion designed to reposition the centre, significantly increasing its leisure and retail offering, as announced by Pareto, the owner of The Pavilion, at the SA Council of Shopping Centres' 19th Annual Congress...
2 Oct 2015
The traditional shopping centre model is being turned on its head, according to indicators emerging from research covering 2-million square metres of retail space across SA...
30 Sep 2015
Ongoing high municipal rate hikes are harming communities because of a lack of understanding about the far-reaching impacts of these increases, reports Marius Muller, CEO of Pareto...
18 Sep 2015
Based on the number of employees, Vodacom scooped an award for the best large organisation to work for, while SPARK School was recognised for the mid-sized and Mhlathuze Water honoured for the public sector...
Issued by Topco Media 17 Aug 2015
Renewal options on retail leases should be standardised to ensure consistency in the industry, Marius Muller, CEO of the Public Investment Corporation's Pareto, said yesterday...
Zeenat Moorad and Alistair Anderson 12 Aug 2015
Vodacom was the big winner on the night of the Careers24 Future of HR Awards as the recipient of the South African Employer of Choice Award, which recognises the best large organisation to work for in South Africa...
Issued by Careers24 27 Jul 2015
Menlyn Park Shopping Centre has opened a 20,000m² semi-open-plan, double-volume public mall featuring the latest store designs for anchor tenants Checkers Hyper, Food Lovers Market, New World Discount Stores and Pick n Pay...
25 Jun 2015
South African shopping centres are truly world class, according to Amanda Stops, CEO of the South African Council of Shopping Centres (SACSC), who believes that the increase in international retailers entering the market is good for both the industry and consumers...
11 Jun 2015
Despite consumers' seemingly waning appetite for retail therapy, at least 30 new shopping centres, varying in size from 5000m2 right up to 120000m2, are expected to open their doors this year and next...
Joan Muller 8 Jun 2015
The slow pace of transformation in South Africa's listed property sector raises the need for a change in mindset amongst industry leaders, or for new leaders to prioritise such transformation...
22 May 2015
More global brands are set to feature in Sandton City and the adjacent Nelson Mandela Square as the centre's redevelopment caters to SA's aspirational consumers...
Zeenat Moorad 31 Mar 2015
More global brands are set to feature in Sandton City and the adjacent Nelson Mandela Square as the centre's redevelopment caters to SA's aspirational consumers...
30 Mar 2015
WASHINGTON DC, US: The B2B market is different in fundamental ways from the B2C sector. This article discusses the eight key criteria that distinguish B2B markets with implications that directly affect market research...
Priority Metrics Group, via Ashlan Bonnell 27 Mar 2015
The greater the dominance of a property asset, the more protected the property investment will be in 2015's subdued economic markets...
30 Jan 2015
Old Mutual Life Assurance and Business Venture Investments, represented by Pareto Limited, have entered into an asset swap transaction involving major shopping centres, Menlyn Park and Cavendish Square...
15 Jan 2015
National retail real estate owner Pareto Limited, which has extensive interests in shopping malls around the country, forecasts a tough festive season for consumers...
5 Dec 2014
In April 2014, construction started on Pretoria's Menlyn Park Shopping Centre, which is undergoing a new brand identity, expansion and refurbishment.
31 Oct 2014
The property sector is running out of time to align its transformation charter with the DTI's revised B-BBEE act and codes.
27 Oct 2014
Five international qualifications from the International Council of Shopping Centres (ICSC), across various fields for the shopping centre industry, will now be accessible in South Africa and recognised worldwide.
9 Oct 2014