May 28, 2020
Obituary: Brian Sharoff - President of PLMA
Brian Sharoff, president of the Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA), passed away May 23 after a brief illness.
May 27, 2020
Woolworths targets online as shoppers take to food delivery service
Retailer Woolworths says that the Covid-19 pandemic, and resulting lockdown continues to have a pronounced impact on the group.
May 20, 2020
Dis-Chem points to different trading patterns during Covid-19
Pharmacy group Dis-Chem says it has experienced different trading patterns to that of corresponding years,due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
May 20, 2020
Pick n Pay expands its online range with delivery of non-food items
Pick n Pay’s online shop signs up 8x new customers during lockdown as more shoppers turn to online convenience
May 18, 2020
Nine steps for returning to the office
"Anything dead coming back to life hurts". These words were written by Tony Morrison in her powerful book Beloved.
May 15, 2020
Dis-Chem seeks to buy Baby City from founding shareholders for R430 million
Pharmacy group Dis-Chem has entered into a conditional arrangement to buy Baby City from its founder shareholders, the Aronoff family, for R430 million.
May 14, 2020
Most of South Africa will move to level 3 lockdown by the end of May
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that most of South Africa will move to level 3 lockdown restrictions by the end of May.
May 14, 2020
Shoprite Checkers to halt enforcing exclusive leases
Shoprite Checkers on Wednesday (14/05/2020) agreed to and order by the Competition Commission to no longer enforce the exclusivity clauses contained in various lease agreements against SMEs and specialist line stores with immediate effect.
May 14, 2020
Coronavirus is stifling South Africa's economy, but are businesses ready to reopen?
It's no secret that the longer government extends the lockdown, the worse the impact will be on the economy and jobs. While businesses fear closures over the uncertainty of the length of lockdown, they are also unable to guarantee that the spread of Covid-19 will be avoided in their operations.