Aug 7, 2020
Former Shoprite CEO joins court battle against South Africa’s alcohol sales ban
Former Shoprite chief executive Whitey Basson has joined the calls against South Africa’s ban on alcohol sales and the damage it can to do the country’s economy.
Aug 4, 2020
Shoprite giving away R1.4m in prizes to small businesses with 2020 Hustle Competition
Shoprite is once again throwing its weight behind small businesses with the launch of the 2020 Hustle competition.
Jul 27, 2020
Giannacopoulos family win back full control of 41 Spar outlets
Powerful businesspeople, the Giannacopoulos family, have regained full control of the 41 countrywide Spar outlets they operate after receiving favourable judgment in a threefold court battle last week.
Jul 10, 2020
SA now shops earlier in the day – here’s when grocery stores are busiest in your province
An analysis of vehicle movements in South Africa shows a big change in when and where locals do their shopping.
Jul 10, 2020
South Africans are leaning towards contactless payments fearing that cash carries COVID-19
There is a lot of dirty money in the world – but you’ll be surprised to know just how dirty. From bacteria-like staphylococcus aureus and klebsiella pneumoniaeto traces of cocaine, the craziest things have been found to crawl around on cash.
Jul 8, 2020
Massmart set to shed nearly 1 800 jobs at Game stores as Covid-19 hits retail
Massmart on Tuesday (7 July 2020) flagged that it planned to cull nearly 1 800 more jobs at its Game stores just months after it closed the loss making Dion Wired unit.
Jul 8, 2020
Dis-Chem acknowledges competition tribunal ruling
Dis-Chem notes with disappointment the Competition Tribunal’s decision in which it found that Dis-Chem had engaged in excessive pricing of surgical masks and imposed an administrative penalty of R1 200 000 (one million and two hundred thousand rand).
Jun 30, 2020
Facebook have just lost R120 billion!
Advertisers are taking a stand against Facebook’s stance on hate speech and it is causing the share price to nosedive (8% down on Friday 26 June).
Jun 29, 2020
New ways of working: what Covid-19 work from home policies have meant for large corporates such as Shoprite
Covid-19 and the pandemic's subsequent lockdowns forced the Shoprite Group, with more than 147 000 employees, to implement a work from home environment almost overnight, rapidly facilitating thousands of virtual meetings per day in order to keep operations running smoothly.