After a “call made” by Pick n Pay staff, Economic Freedom Fighters members responded by marching to the store and handing over a memorandum which demanded that all temporary employees be hired permanently.
A frustrated mom, Paula Chaplin probably didn’t expect her Facebook post on the lack of diversity in Woolworths’ toddlers’ clothing to blow up like it did. But just over a day after Chaplin put up the post, it has been “liked” over 11,000 times, shared more than 1,700 times and racked up more than 1,000 comments.
The South African Plastics Recyclers’ Organisation (SAPRO) has announced that entries are now open for its “Best Recycled Plastics Product of the Year Competition”, which will be hosted this year in collaboration with Plastics|SA and two of the world’s leaders in recycling machinery, EREMA Engineering Recycling Machinery & Facilities, and Starlinger Recycling Technology.
The University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business (UCT GSB) has developed a new specialisation option designed to support retail managers in difficult economic times - especially those wanting to expand into Africa.
The world's top food and drink companies have promised to halve the food they waste by 2025, seeking to pre-empt government regulation prompted by concern about the environmental, economic and social costs of such inefficiency.
Spar Tops, Spar’s well-known liquor store chain, has landed itself in hot water recently as a result of their use of PJ Powers’ name in an advertising campaign.
Massmart has welcomed the Competition Commission’s market inquiry into the retail sector but says it will continue pursuing its own legal proceedings against anticompetitive exclusive lease agreements held by large grocers.
Massmart said it was scaling down on investment in small agriculture suppliers in the year ahead, preferring instead to increase investment in the small-scale manufacturing sector.
