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| Founded | 1995 |
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| Founder | Michael Glezerson, Michael David Smith |
| Headquarters | JD Group 6 Eastern Service Rd, , South Africa |
Number of locations | 75 |
Area served | Africa |
| Products | Consumer electronics Technology Products |
Number of employees | 3,500 |
| Parent | Pepkor |
| Website | 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]
- ^ "Connection Group sheds software unit". Finance 24. 18 June 2002. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ "Incredible Connection - Company Overview". Bloomberg L.P. Archived from the original on 13 October 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ^ "JD Group Incredible Connection". 2011. Archived from the original on 18 August 2011. Retrieved 15 June 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.
- ^ "Store Locator". Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ "Connection performs incredibly". Finance 24. 12 April 2005. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.