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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 06:45:29 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Global convenience retail franchise Circle K coming to SA</title>
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	<description>Convenience retail brand Circle K is expanding to South Africa, with the first store set to open in Gauteng this October.</description>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2022 12:37:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>McDonald's to exit Russian market</title>
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	<description>McDonald's Corporation has announced it will exit the Russian market following the invasion of Ukraine. The fast food giant has become one of the biggest global brands to cut business ties with Russia, laying out plans to sell all its restaurants after operating in the country for more than 30 years.</description>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2022 08:24:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Starbucks founder to return as interim CEO as Kevin Johnson retires</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/224/785/226187.html</link>
	<description>Starbucks president and chief executive officer, Kevin Johnson, is retiring after 13 years of service at the company and five years as CEO, the American multinational coffee giant confirmed. Former Starbucks chief executive and Starbucks founder Howard Schultz has returned to occupy the role of interim CEO while the company's board of directors searches for Johnson's successor.</description>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2022 18:15:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Major food companies curb business activity in Russia</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/162/225817.html</link>
	<description>McDonald's, PepsiCo, Starbucks, The Coca-Cola Company and Yum Brands have all announced the suspension or limitation of business operations in Russia, following the recent invasion of Ukraine.</description>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2022 09:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Spar International rolls out integrated e-commerce platform globally</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/394/218880.html</link>
	<description>As part of its worldwide digital transformation strategy, grocery retail group Spar International is partnering with Naveo Commerce to offer a fully customisable e-commerce solution to Spar organisations and retailers.</description>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2021 10:37:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>#BehindtheSelfie with... Fernando Machado, Global CMO at Burger King</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/809/200253.html</link>
	<description>This week, we go #BehindtheSelfie with Fernando Machado, global chief marketing officer at Burger King and #NedbankIMC2020 keynote speaker.</description>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2020 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>The most valuable global retail brands for 2019</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/168/190776.html</link>
	<description>The results of the second annual BrandZ Top 75 Most Valuable Global Retail Brands report were revealed by WPP and Kantar today. The research - which looks at luxury, apparel, retail and fast-food outlets - shows that the world's most valuable retail brands are worth $339 billion more this year than last, a total of $1.4 trillion.</description>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2019 16:42:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>McDonald's profit dips as US sales slump</title>
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	<description>NEW YORK CITY, US:  Fast-food chain McDonald's said yesterday its first-quarter profit dropped 5.2% amid declining sales in its key US home market, and vowed to boost global sales.</description>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2014 10:56:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>How to contribute to Bizcommunity, from op-ed pieces to news</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/423/65092.html</link>
	<description>Bizcommunity.com has now expanded its operations into 16 new sectors and will soon venture into another 17, providing a whole new range of target audiences for advertisers. The most critical aspect of this is the quality of content and this is a formal invitation to you to become a recognised contributor on Bizcommunity.</description>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:57:00 +0200</pubDate>
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