Hopes of plum returns on investment and the expectations of lower prices to consumers touted in the Wal-Mart and Massmart merger and acquisition transactions appear to have fizzled out 12 months after, in the face of current market realities.
The R16.5 billion deal, regarded as the largest merger a
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