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    Tax hikes on sub-R500 Temu and Shein clothing orders

    The like of TFG trying to protect their obscene triple digit margins and making the consumer the slave of interest, paying for 6 months for very similar product. Not to mention the very limited choice SA consumers have. I'd like to know the extra revenue from the increased taxes - where will...
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    Amazon.co.za's underwhelming launch

    Just another illustration of American business models not working in the South African context. Think Walmart taking over Game and absolutely destroying it.
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    Eskom is being replaced – leading to potential death spiral

    I usually take articles from My BB, business Insider and daily investor as utter sensationalism guaranteed to ruin your day.
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    Shein responds to allegations of tax avoidance in South Africa

    You are 100% correct. Takealot has Ts&Cs which prevent you as a seller from listing your item for less on another site. Amazon does the same by control - they lower your search results ranking. Make no mistake, Takealot and Amazon are not just online platforms for sellers, they're a huge...
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    Shein responds to allegations of tax avoidance in South Africa

    "Local" retailers are just sour because it affects their triple digit margins. They can afford to do multi million rand store revamps, but pay retail staff peanuts whilst they pocket huge amounts year on year. The likes of TFG Brands, Truworths and Woolworths who sell the same "Chinese ranges"...
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    Post Office aiming for monopoly over e-commerce deliveries in South Africa

    Just another useless parastatal whose services have already been taken over by other providers more reliably and much quicker. Take your packages of our hard earned tax money and bow out gracefully.
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    Makro will be testing small-format stores in malls

    Yeah, previously when their prices were discounted almost like you're buying direct from a wholesaler, it sort of made sense like you were getting an exclusive deal. Now, they're more pricier than many regular stores so you're right, I don't see the point, except for CRM purposes or vouchers/points.
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    Makro will be testing small-format stores in malls

    I don't think it's cheap crap, I just think the ranges are kind of loosely strung. IOW: No real specialty or niche that they're serving. Price isn't as competitive and service levels poor, with sales force not very knowledgeable. Hirsch's has picked up alot of the traditional Game Appliance...
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    Makro will be testing small-format stores in malls

    The BIGGEST blunder Massmart made, was changing the game format stores to substitute food lines to the detriment of items that the South African consumer went to Game for and ended buying lots of other items of course. This was to try and emulate the format of the USA stores. In my mind...
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    Comparing Samsung Galaxy S24 prices in South Africa to the US, UK, Australia

    Articles like these are most misleading, inaccurate and grossly irresponsible journalism. You cannot merely convert currencies to achieve a comparison. You need to compare the average salaries of a few sectors and then see what % of that salary the price of the commodity (the phone in this...
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    Stage 6 is back till further notice. From 5 September 2023 at 5am.

    Ag man, they doing well. Still above 30%. It's all about standards.
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    How cheap is South Africa's electricity prices?

    International meaning using the Dollar. And that's precisely where the extortion comes in. Basically the 3rd world countries pay for the standard of living of the 1st world... And that is starting to happen more and more to South Africa. The more things cost here - the more we're paying for...
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    iPhone prices from 2008 to 2022 compared to average salary in South Africa

    Firstly, The Average Salary mentioned is quite questionable. Also, it would be interesting to see how South Africa compares to other countries eg: USA or UK. However perhaps this time, use the average salary of the similar professions in South Africa and Abroad to get a more accurate...
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    How cheap is South Africa's electricity prices?

    Andre de Ruyter is as useless a tool as in Eskom's arsenal in its ability to eliminate load-shedding. Comparing other countries' costs to ours by converting currencies is the most misleading representation to the public. The correct way is to use a few common professions at various levels - eg...
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    André de Ruyter: Electricity still too cheap in South Africa

    Someone fire this a@@hole. Talking absolute rubbish.
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