#Latest news with #mobilehandsetsBloomberg6 days agoBusinessBloombergTop Africa Clothes Retailer Pepkor Sees Rise in Smartphone SalesPepkor Holdings Ltd. has increased its lead as South Africa's biggest seller of mobile phones, with demand for access to online financial services spurring appetite for pre-paid wireless plans. Mobile-handset sales at Africa's largest clothing retailer jumped 17% to 6.8 million handsets in the six months through March, with smartphones accounting for about 65% of that. The company accounts for 80% of mobile phones sold on a pay-as-you-go basis compared with 70% in the same period a year earlier.
Bloomberg6 days agoBusinessBloombergTop Africa Clothes Retailer Pepkor Sees Rise in Smartphone SalesPepkor Holdings Ltd. has increased its lead as South Africa's biggest seller of mobile phones, with demand for access to online financial services spurring appetite for pre-paid wireless plans. Mobile-handset sales at Africa's largest clothing retailer jumped 17% to 6.8 million handsets in the six months through March, with smartphones accounting for about 65% of that. The company accounts for 80% of mobile phones sold on a pay-as-you-go basis compared with 70% in the same period a year earlier.
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