Leases have been signed for 80% of the space at Liberty Midlands Mall, a R260m retail development under construction in Maritzburg.

Geneva - Use of the Internet is booming all around the world, bucking the global economic downturn and the crisis in the information technology industry, according to United Nations figures issued on Monday.

First National Bank (FNB) has called for 227 outlets of clothing retailer Fashaf to be closed immediately.

THE shopping scene in Paarl is about to undergo a transformation and upgrade.

THE new Parklands Lifestyle Centre, on the corner of Link and Parklands roads, is fully let with tenant occupation beginning on December 1.

Facility executives talk about what it means to use systems integration to improve facility performance.

Most companies and suppliers spend too much time and money processing low value purchases. The purchasing card has evolved into an effective mechanism that essentially readdresses the inefficiencies of current procurement systems or lack thereof.

The chance of an out-ofcourt settlement in the dispute over the extended entrance of The Mall in Rosebank looks slim.

In spite of adverse property fundamentals, fledgling specialist convenience shopping centre property loan stock company, SA Retail Properties, has turned in what it terms a 'robust' six months to September - its first full six month reporting period since its listing last November.

Both the property loan stock and property unit trust sectors held up well in the face of market weakness and the 4% increase in interest rates this year,' says the company.