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RETAILERS NEED TO SPEND THEIR WAY OUT OF THE TOUGH TIMES!
June 24, 2008, 7:38 am
Filed under: By David Abrahamse, Must Reads, Opinion/Analysis, Trends

Inflation is out of the Reserve Banks control, no amount of further interest rate increases are going to help get the rate back within the targeted range! So the South African consumer is going to be under more and more pressure when it comes to discretionary spending. This will translate into retail sales declining.

 

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Mr Video turns to the competition route
June 24, 2008, 6:45 am
Filed under: Local Company News

The ongoing dispute between Mr Video and Nu Metro is heading to the competition commission, where the home rental DVD company will challenge what it describes as anti-competitive behaviour by the cinema chain.

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Dis-Chem rolls out franchise model
June 24, 2008, 6:42 am
Filed under: Local Company News

The battle between privately owned Dis-Chem and listed New Clicks to dominate the pharmacy market heated up yesterday, after Dis-Chem said it would go the franchise route to accelerate expansion plans.

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