Incredible Connection

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Incredible Connection
Founded 1990
Headquarters

6 Mellis Park
Mellis Road Autum Road

Rivonia, South Africa
Products Consumer electronics, Computer software
Services Broadband
Parent Connection Group Holdings Limited
Website incredible.co.za

Incredible Connection (Pty) Ltd is the largest consumer electronics and IT retailer in South Africa. On 15 December 1998, Incredible Connection was acquired by Connection Group Holdings Limited and now operates as subsidiary of that company,[1] itself a subsidiary of JD Group Limited.[2] As of 2005, Incredible Connection has 34 retail outlets in South Africa,[3] and in 2002 it was reported to hold 45% of the IT retail market in the country.[4]

Products

In 2009 Dell announced that it would makes its products available to Incredible Connection.[5]

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.[6]

In 2011, Lenovo announced that its revitalized ThinkPad laptops would be available at Incredible Connection.[7]

Social Responsibility

On 30 March 2011, News24 reported that Incredible Connection had collected 106 tons of e-waste for recycling, as part of an annual recycling initiative and raising awareness about the environmental effects of such waste. Old hardware which was returned was redeemed as discounts for Incredible Connection products leading to a sale of 16,000 discounted items. Equipment which was considered reusable was refurbished and donated to schools and non-profit organisations.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Incredible Connection - Company Overview". Bloomberg. Retrieved 4 June 2011. 
  2. ↑ "JD Group Incredible Connection". 2011. "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." 
  3. ↑ "Connection performs incredibly". Finance 24. 12 April 2005. Retrieved 16 June 2011. 
  4. ↑ "Connection Group sheds software unit". Finance 24. 18 June 2002. Retrieved 16 June 2011. 
  5. ↑ "Stocking Dell computers gives Incredible Connection world's top three". Dell Press Release. 2009-11-10. 
  6. ↑ "Incredible Connection brings internet to the masses". Techsmart. 18 November 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2011. 
  7. ↑ "Thinkpad X1 and more from Lenovo in SA". My Broadband Mobile. 2011-06-24. 
  8. ↑ "Incredible recycling nets tons". news24. 2011-03-30. 
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