Incredible Connection Explained

Incredible Connection
Founder:Michael Glezerson, Michael David Smith
Location City:Marlboro
Location Country:South Africa
Location:JD Group
6 Eastern Service Rd
Locations:75
Area Served:Africa
Products:Consumer electronics
Technology Products
Num Employees:3,500
Parent:Pepkor
Homepage:incredible.co.za

Incredible Connection is a consumer electronics and IT retailer active in southern Africa.

Software connection was founded in 1989 by entrepreneurs Michael Glezerson (Australia) and Michael David Smith (Australia). The initial store was located in Sandton City, Johannesburg. In 1995 the first Incredible connection opened in Woodmead, Johannesburg. [1] The company is now the largest consumer electronics and IT retailer in South Africa and the African continent. On 15 December 1998, Incredible Connection was acquired by Connection Group Holdings Limited and now operates as subsidiary of that company,[2] itself a subsidiary of JD Group Limited.[3] As of 2018, Incredible Connection has 78 retail outlets in southern Africa,[4] up from 34 in 2005.[5]

Products

In 2009 Dell announced that it would makes its products available to Incredible Connection.[6]

In late 2010 it began offering ADSL data bundles to customers purchasing PCs or notebooks through surplus of its redundant internet backbone from SAT3 and Seacom.[7]

In 2011, Lenovo announced that its revitalized ThinkPad laptops would be available at Incredible Connection.[8]

Notes and References

  1. News: Connection Group sheds software unit. 16 June 2011. Finance 24. 18 June 2002. 9 August 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110809111249/http://www.fin24.com/Companies/Connection-Group-sheds-software-unit-20020618. live.
  2. Web site: Incredible Connection - Company Overview. https://web.archive.org/web/20121013134350/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=117742154. dead. 13 October 2012. Bloomberg L.P.. 4 June 2011.
  3. Web site: JD Group Incredible Connection . Incredible Connection was founded in 1990 and was acquired by the Group in 2005 and trades out of 58 stores in South Africa, Botswana and Namibia. . 2011 . 15 June 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110818213331/http://jdgroup.co.za/2011/brands_incredible.htm . 18 August 2011 . dead .
  4. Web site: Store Locator. 18 February 2018. 16 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180116190902/https://www.incredible.co.za//storelocator. live.
  5. News: Connection performs incredibly. 16 June 2011. Finance 24. 12 April 2005. 9 August 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110809111340/http://www.fin24.com/Companies/Connection-performs-incredibly-20050412. live.
  6. Web site: Stocking Dell computers gives Incredible Connection world's top three . 2009-11-10 . Dell Press Release . 15 June 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111002090351/http://www.mydigitallife.co.za/office/dell/PressRelease.php?StoryID=1050747 . 2 October 2011 . dead .
  7. News: Incredible Connection brings internet to the masses. 4 June 2011. 18 November 2010. Techsmart. 23 November 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101123093450/http://www.techsmart.co.za/features/news/Incredible_Connection_brings_internet_to_the_masses.html. live.
  8. Web site: Thinkpad X1 and more from Lenovo in SA . My Broadband Mobile . 2011-06-24 . 24 June 2011 . 27 June 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110627074119/http://mybroadband.co.za/news/hardware/27541-thinkpad-x1-and-more-from-lenovo-in-sa.html . live .

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