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  "id": 16442262,
  "title": "New book: How Checkers became a technology giant disguised as a supermarket [WATCH]",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/new-book-how-checkers-became-a-technology-giant-disguised-as-a",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-25T06:07:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Citizen",
    "slug": "the-citizen",
    "url": "https://www.citizen.co.za/lifestyle/how-checkers-became-a-tech-giant-new-book/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "How Checkers conquered South African retail. Author Steven Boykey Sidley reveals the technology, innovation, and gambles behind its success.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}