Real Estate Investor Magazine South Africa Real Estate Investor Magazine - November 2017 | Page 33

COMMERCIAL
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Technology
is finding
its way into all
spheres of real estate.
We investigate the
opportunity for
facilities management.
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With a
shifting retail
landscape, offering
only stores is no longer
enough. What are
shopping malls doing
to keep up?
KATLEGO MAPHAI
CEO of Yoco
“Small and medium businesses employ
over 60% of the labour force in South
Africa, yet they lack the basic tools
necessary to accept electronic payments
and run their businesses effectively,”
SARAH QUINLAN
Senior vice president and group head
of market insights for Mastercard.
RUDOLF PIENAAR
Growthpoint Properties Office
Division Director
“Sustainability has become paramount
and office spaces are being recognised
as the ideal locations for implement-
ing sustainable solutions, largely due
to the amount of time spent in these
buildings.”
“With unemployment reported at 27.%
in the second quarter, South African
consumers are still under pressure. De-
spite this, they are showing increased
resilience as SpendingPulse August
2017 data points to the third month of
improving retail sales. ”
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