 | Tinojojo Chihombori commented on Zim teen the new face of Louis VuittonThat's Great Nyasha ! |
 | Zim government blocks Pick n Pay's Zimbabwe acquisition |
| Massmart sells Zim stores to OK Zimbabwe |
| Meikles to rebrand TM Supermarkets into Pick n Pay |
| Zim: No bargains for Christmas shoppers |
| Zim: Lager volumes hit 10-year high |
| Zim government opposes sweets for change[Dumisani Ndlela] Finance Minister Tendai Biti has realised that stability brought to the country by dollarisation has also brought with it some difficulties - hundreds of retail customers have to get their change in the form of sweets because of lack of coins. |
| Zim: Meikles Stores runs credit promotion[Dumisani Ndlela] Zimbabwe departmental stores group, Meikles Stores is targeting 50 000 new accounts between October and December under a partnership with a local financial institution, TN Bank. The accounts will be managed by a TN Bank-Meikles Stores joint venture vehicle, Meikles Credit Services. |
| Zim: Ban on SA chickens hurt revenues - retailer[Dumisani Ndlela] One of Zimbabwe's leading retailers has become the first to report that it had been negatively impacted by a government ban on the import of poultry and milk products to protect struggling domestic industries. |
| TM Supermarkets comes close to losing top spot[Dumisani Ndlela] TM Supermarkets came within a whisker of losing its top spot as the biggest supermarket chain by outlets to rival OK Zimbabwe after closing three branches during the half-year period to June 2010. |
| Zim: An apparel shop and a funeral plan[Dumisani Ndlela] There is a new signal that seasons have changed in Zimbabwe, and it is the apparel shops displaying "winter clearance sale" or "summer fashions just arrived" signs on their display windows. |
| McDonald's to open restaurants in Zimbabwe |
| Surge in Zim retail imports triggers concern[Dumisani Ndlela] Zimbabwe's central bank has called on government to halt what it called "deindustrialisation through over-reliance on imports of finished goods" after the distribution and retail sector accounted for the biggest jump in imports by value during the half year to June. |
| Coca-Cola enters Zimbabwe's energy drink market |
| Zim bank begins importing SA rand coins[Dumisani Ndlela] A Zimbabwean commercial bank has begun offering South African rand coins to deal with a shortage of change in the country's retail market. |
| Zim manufacturers ramp up food production[Dumisani Ndlela] A liquidity crunch in Zimbabwe since dollarisation has meant that cash has become the most sought after commodity in the country after food. But fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) manufacturers are ensuring a massive ramp up of food production to get people's cash trickling into their coffers even when other businesses are haemorrhaging from dwindling demand. |
| Pick n Pay to bailout Zim retailer |
| Zim: Strong recovery for beverage consumption[Dumisani Ndlela] Zimbabweans are getting back to their guzzling habits, pushing beer and other beverage consumption volumes up in what beverages group Delta Corporation's chairman Robbie Mupawose described as a "strong" recovery. |
| Zim plans levy on tobacco, beer advertising[Dumisani Ndlela] Zimbabwe's health authorities are pushing for the introduction of levies on alcohol and tobacco advertisements as a punitive measure against consumption, a move likely to face resistance from manufacturers. |
| Pick n Pay to acquire Zim TM Supermarkets shares |
