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May 28, 2020
Brian Sharoff, president of the Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA), passed away May 23 after a brief illness.

May 27, 2020
Retailer Woolworths says that the Covid-19 pandemic, and resulting lockdown continues to have a pronounced impact on the group.

May 20, 2020
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’s online shop signs up 8x new customers during lockdown as more shoppers turn to online convenience

May 18, 2020
"Anything dead coming back to life hurts". These words were written by Tony Morrison in her powerful book Beloved.

May 15, 2020
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
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 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
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.