This morning at 05:00 a fire was reported at the Jumbo Cash & Carry store in Crown Mines, Johannesburg. All night shift employees were safely evacuated and are fully accounted for, no one has been injured.
A Missouri jury has awarded $72m to the family of a woman who died from ovarian cancer, which she said was caused by using Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder and other products containing talcum.
Sainsbury’s proposed takeover of the Home Retail Group looks to be in jeopardy following the news that another bidder has come forward with a higher offer. .
Drug giant Reckitt Benckiser was ordered to pull some of its popular Nurofen painkiller brands off shelves in Australia after a court ruled they made misleading claims.
Following the statement in August that sweets and chocolates would be removed from the checkout aisles of new and large format stores, Woolworths is pleased to announce that the first phase of this initiative has been completed.
A storm is brewing between major retailers and banks over SA’s social grant system, with retailers that provide free social grant payout points at the tills pushing banks to cut their ATM charges for grant payouts.
Supermarkets around Johannesburg are battling to cope with the increasing shortage of water supply. Melville Spar store manager, Godfrey Madisha, said the situation became so volatile on Thursday morning, customers fought among themselves to get the last of the water.
