Article: A not-so-festive season forecast; Slowdown may curtail Christmas spending, top economists warn.(News)

Article: Shoprite Group sales soar 16%.(WORLD ...
Grocer;  July 21, 2007 ;     537 words ...BRACKENFELL, SOUTH AFRICA: Supermarket chain Shoprite Group has reported a 16.2% increase in sales to ZAR38.9bn (2.72bn [pounds sterling]) for the year to end June 2007. Sales ...

Article: Shoprite Group profit soars 42%.(WORLD NEWS)(Brief ...
Grocer;  February 23, 2008 ;     578 words ...BRACKENFELL, SOUTH AFRICA: Supermarket chain Shoprite Group has reported a 42.2% increase in halfyear trading profit to R1bn (67m [pounds sterling]) on sales up 21.7% at R23.3bn ...

Article: Morrisons to pull out of Isle of Man.(William Morrison ...
Grocer;  April 2, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Morrisons is to pull out of the Isle of Man as it continues to sell off its non-mainland stores. The 3m [pounds sterling] sale of its Safeway Compact store in Douglas to Shoprite was followed by confirmation that it intended to sell its other island Safeway store in Ramsey. The divestment will

Article: Retailers go all out this festive season; Credit ...
The Saturday Star (South Africa);  November 29, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... the number of promotions this festive season compared to the same period ... number of promotions over this festive season are likely to increase significantly ... decorations," he said. The Shoprite Group said its planning was aimed ...

Article: City unveils /festive season plan.(News)
The Mercury (South Africa);  December 6, 2006 ;     685 words ... ... separated from their parents during the festive season when more than one million people are ... announced at the launch of the city's Festive Season Management Plan at Suncoast Casino ... yesterday. The city has also set up the Festive Season Management Committee, which comprises ...

Article: City wants to increase police over festive ...
Cape Times (South Africa);  October 2, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... and law enforcement services over the festive season. This is one of several mitigation ... contained in the City of Cape Town's festive season co-ordination strategy, which will ... It will be managed by the city's festive season co-ordination committee. Anton Visser ...

Article: Selebi presides over festive season leave for ...
Cape Argus (South Africa);  November 6, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... officers who applied for leave over the festive season - on his own. His spokeswoman, Sally ... police force to sacrifice leave over the festive season. "He (Selebi) has not cancelled ... on leave in the country during the festive season," said De Beer. This is in line ...