{
  "id": 19794604,
  "title": "Former Massmart CEO Grant Pattison joins SPAR as FMCG expert says \" no\"",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/former-massmart-ceo-grant-pattison-joins-spar-as-fmcg-expert-says-no",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T10:58:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/business/jobs/2026-11-13-former-massmart-ceo-grant-pattison-joins-spar-as-fmcg-expert-says-no/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "SPAR’s second board candidate has turned down the offer, leaving the retailer still short of directors after August’s resignations.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}