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Pick n Pay gives small businesses a boost

Following media reports of small businesses being strong-armed by large retailers, Pick n Pay’s Enterprise & Small Development Programme is to be lauded as it is partnering with more than 100 small businesses and invested approximately R170 million into supporting entrepreneurs and small businesses through mentorship and business development. Speaking at the Meet the Maker launch, Suzanne Ackerman-Berman, director of transformation, re-affirmed the Ackerman family’s long tradition in empowering entrepreneurs by integrating their products onto its shelves. Pick n Pay’s new initiative will showcase and promote products from small suppliers over a three-month period in eight stores across the country: …

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PICK N PAY tops the list as the most influential brand in South Africa

At the launch of Ipsos South Africa’s inaugural survey measuring the influence that brands have on South Africans, Pick n Pay topped the field in the Top 10 Most Influential Brands in South Africa. The winning top ten are all rooted in South Africa, retain and uphold the traditional uses and values of the brand yet continue to move forward to address what their customers need with line extensions and upgrades when needed. FASA Franchise Association South AfricaTo protect, lobby, promote and develop ethical franchising across all sectors in South Africa with specific focus on transformation. www.fasa.co.za …