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Ellerine shares dive on Poco’s sales plan
May 28, 2007, 6:10 am
Filed under: Local Company News

Shares of Ellerine Holdings fell to a three-month low yesterday after the country’s second-largest furniture retail company said Poco International Holdings planned to sell its 20.2 percent stake in the firm.

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McDonald’s finds McJob definition unpalatable
May 28, 2007, 6:08 am
Filed under: Local News, Opinion/Analysis

McDonald’s, the world’s largest fast food chain, wants the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) to rewrite its definition of the word “McJob”.

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Steinfurn’s speedy checkout shows appeal of retail margins
May 28, 2007, 6:05 am
Filed under: Opinion/Analysis

Shoprite chairman Christo Wiese may well wince when he hears that the Absa Capital private equity deal to acquire Steinhoff’s local furniture making business took three weeks to put together.

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