{"id":10658,"date":"2012-04-23T15:11:25","date_gmt":"2012-04-23T13:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=10658"},"modified":"2012-04-24T10:21:46","modified_gmt":"2012-04-24T08:21:46","slug":"incredible-connection-unaffected-by-e-tolls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/it-services\/10658\/incredible-connection-unaffected-by-e-tolls\/","title":{"rendered":"Incredible Connection unaffected by e-tolls"},"content":{"rendered":"

Computer and technology retailer, Incredible Connection<\/a> says it does not foresee a major impact on its costs if the implementation of a R20-billion South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL<\/a>) e-toll system does indeed go ahead in Gauteng.<\/p>\n

Many companies and industry bodies and organisations have come out strongly against SANRAL\u2019s implementation of the e-toll system, which is due to kick in from April 30, 2012.<\/p>\n

Industries and consumer bodies have banded together to form OUTA \u2013 Opposition To Urban Tolling Alliance<\/a>. This new lobby group has sought to impose a court interdict against SANRAL to have the tolls put on hold.<\/p>\n

South Africa\u2019s largest worker union, COSATU<\/a>, has also rallied support from its members with the intention of staging the \u201cmother of all protests\u201d from April 23, to put an end to the tolls.<\/p>\n

\u201cIncredible Connection does no significant transporting of products within the e-toll area as our vendors and business partners are responsible for those logistics.\u00a0 We have not been informed by them of any potential impact on our costs,\u201d said Stefan Marnewick<\/a>, acting CEO of Incredible Connection, in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cConsidering the volumes of relatively small physical items that would be transported, the economies of scale are likely to mitigate cost increases – however, it\u2019s very difficult to speculate accurately on the ultimate impact of e-tolls on retailers and their consumers.\u00a0 The e-toll system is before the courts at this stage and we will have to await the outcome of this process,\u201d Marnewick said.<\/p>\n

Incredible Connection, a subsidiary of JSE<\/a>-listed JD Group (JDG), along with Hi-Fi Corporation, generated revenue of R4.58 billion rand in 2011, and an operating profit of R224 million. The technology retailers boast 96 stores across the country, employing 3,625 people.<\/p>\n

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