| 1983 |
| • |
Price
’n Pride established |
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| 1986 |
| Joshua
Doore acquired |
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Joshua
Doore Ltd,
trading as Price
’n Pride
and Joshua
Doore is listed on the JSE. |
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| 1988 |
| • |
Joshua
Doore Ltd acquired Bradlows, Score
Furnishers and World
Furnishers |
| • |
Name changed to
JD Group Ltd. |
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| 1991 |
JD Group Ltd became a cash business, whilst simultaneously
managing the credit business of JD Sales (Pty) Ltd. |
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| 1993 |
| • |
Became the largest retailer of furniture, household appliances
and home entertainment in Africa. |
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| 1994 |
| JD Group International (Pty) Ltd operated the Group's foreign businesses. |
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| 1996 |
| • |
JD Group, in partnership with Telkom, installed and commissioned satellite communication known as V-Sat to all outlets. |
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| 1999 |
| JD
Group acquired a 90% stake in Abra, trading in Poland. |
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| 2001 |
| • |
Score Furnishers is discontinued and Price 'n Pride is relaunched
to cater for a higher segment of the market. |
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| 2002 |
|
JD Group selected the "PeopleSoft" centralised branch processing architecture. |
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| 2003 |
| • |
JD Group acquired the business of Profum Ltd. |
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| 2004 |
| JD Group acquired a 27,5% equity stake in Blake & Associates |
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| a leading call centre and debt collection solutions group. |
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| 2005 |
| • |
Maravedi Group established a financial services alliance with Absa Group and Thebe Investment Corporation. |
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| 2006 |
People differentiation – An initiative aimed at the creation and
sustaining thereof of a business lifestyle, exhibited by every
employee in such a way that the consumer will in every engagement, experience the entire value proposition and promise of the brand. |
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| 2007 |
| • |
Maravedi Financial Solutions established a presence in
745 selected JD Group business units. |
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| 2008 |
| JD Group celebrated 25 years. |
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| 2009 |
| • |
The Financial Services division is launched with contact centres in Johannesburg and Durban. |
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| 2011 |
| The Group acquired Unitrans Auto, SteinBuild and disposed of Abra |
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