The Retailer

BEIJING - South African President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday urged China to invest more in infrastructure and manufacturing in his country, as his government seeks to broaden South Africa's economic appeal beyond mines and resources.

July 2010: Risk Benefit Solutions (RBS) announced on Monday, 19 July, it is making the Emergency 9 (E9) service - an intelligent location, information and distress service - free to its clients as part of the financial service group’s efforts to provide a holistic service beyond just insurance policies.

By installing the iBlue Vault an immediate increase in tobacco profits is realized

Convenience stores can now materially increase their profits without necessarily having to add new services. And the numbers are dramatic, as tobacco category gross profits can be increased in excess of 20%, significantly improving store margins.

The IBM survey reports that innovation in retail technology is being driven in large part by Generation Y shoppers, states Base Line.

WITH a string of recently released economic data portraying mixed signs of the extent of South Africa’s economic recovery, markets will this week focus on retail sales to see how the demand side of the economy is performing.

Bitter accusations and fiery exchanges marked yesterday’s Competition Tribunal hearing into South African Breweries (SAB) after the boss of one of the country’s largest retail chains accused the brewing giant of getting a “free ride” by not paying companies such as his a fee to distribute beer.

South Africa's Business Confidence Index (BCI) for July recorded the second highest reading this year at 84.3 points, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) said on Thursday.

Euphoria around the World Cup will be seen in figures