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Shoprite Group offers unemployed youth employment and careers
Unemployed and unskilled South African youth (aged 18 to 34) are now invited to apply for specialist training and educational programmes...
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Vodacom launches new digital banking services
Vodacom launches new digital banking services Mobile operator Vodacom has added two new banking services to its VodaPay app, now allowing...
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South Africa dodges technical recession – despite record load shedding
South Africa’s gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.4% in the first quarter of 2023, leading the country to narrowly dodge a...
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WATCH: Premier FMCG delivers double-digit profit growth
Business Day TV spoke to Premier FMCG CEO, Kobus Gertenbach Premier FMCG has shrugged off tough trading conditions. The food producer has...
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FORTRESS TO RETAIN 100% OWNERSHIP OF THE PNP SUPER DISTRIBUTION CENTRE AT EASTPORT LOGISTICS PARK
Fortress Real Estate Investments Limited will retain 100% ownership of its new 164 000m2 super distribution centre for Pick n Pay at...
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Woolworths trials new in-store customer feedback system
As email survey response rates decline. Woolworths Group is set to trial a new method of capturing customer feedback, sending customers...
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Pick n Pay to pay for 17 000 customers’ shopping baskets
One of South Africa’s leading retailers, Pick n Pay, has launched an exciting initiative to reward their ‘smart shoppers’ by randomly...
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#OrchidsandOnions: Checkers Sixty60 delivers a perfect Mother's Day
It is easy to cynically regard Mother's Day as an invented holiday and a capitalist way of getting the sentimental and the gullible to...
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The idea that retail won't earn a fair margin is a 'misconception', says Oakmark's Tony Coniaris
Tony Coniaris, Oakmark Funds partner, joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' to break down the state of the consumer, the upcoming slate of retail...
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Power crisis permanent new reality - Pick n Pay
South Africa has been plagued by severe load shedding for the past few months. Winter is fast approaching and Eskom is proposing load...
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Remote work driving retail investment in outdoor shopping centers, says CEO Dana Telsey
Dana Telsey, CEO of the Telsey Advisory Group, joins 'The Exchange' to discuss retail leasing and occupancy numbers rising in the...
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Possible Grid Collapse, latest data from US, Euro & China, Pick n Pay stumbles
Local Macro The May Day public holiday meant a long weekend for most South Africans, resulting in a 4-day week last week. First quarter...
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THE FINANCE GHOST: Sorbet may be a sweet deal for Clicks
This is a classic ‘bolt-on’ acquisition that, for a pricey company that some call ex-growth, could be a really smart strategic shift The...
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Retailers discuss trends, challenges, opportunities at CPMA 2023
By JENNIFER STRAILEY April 27, 2023 TORONTO — From trends in tropicals to the need for consumer education to cultivating customer...
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Rise in shoplifting losses concerns retailers
The president of the California Retailers' Association is blaming the state for a rise in shoplifting. Revenue losses from theft remain...
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A merger between Shoprite and Choppies: why not?
Shoprite seems to be circling the distressed retailer for the third time as it looks to consolidate its retail might Remarkably, for a...
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Small, medium and micro-enterprises to showcase their wares
Durban — Small, medium and micro-enterprises have an opportunity to showcase their wares and artefacts when eThekwini hosts a pop-up...
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Postbank introduces new cardless payment for social grants
But concern raised about how Postbank will handle these new payment methods Postbank has introduced a new cardless payment for social...
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Shoprite to list on A2X this month
Shoprite said this week that its shares will be traded on the A2X stock exchange from April 11, 2023. Its listing would be retained on...
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Logistics firms, exporters outraged over Djiboutian authorities ‘anomalies’
No official complaints received, says Ethiopian officials in Djibouti Ethiopian logistics companies and exporters blame Djiboutian...
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