Skip to main content

South Africans to save big amidst trying economic times

| Economic factors

Big Red Friday – the Shoprite supermarket chain’s equivalent to Black Friday, the world’s biggest one-day sales promotion – is back on Friday, 23 October 2015.

Big Red Friday will again see consumers saving up to 50% off selected products on a range of food and household items at more than 424 Shoprite supermarkets throughout South Africa. By just buying a jumbo pack of Huggies Dry Comfort nappies and a 2kg pack of Omo washing powder, consumers will already save R64. 

Shoprite’s first Big Red Friday took place in June 2015, when the supermarket chain served 70 consumers per second and savings on Pampers nappies alone amounted to more than R13-million. 

“Our business is built on a promise of lower prices,” commented Neil Schreuder, Marketing Director for Shoprite Checkers. “So because consumers are really feeling the pinch in these trying economic times, we’ve decided to bring Big Red Friday back for a second time this year. Tomorrow’s crazy deals were specifically selected with our customers’ shopping needs in mind.” 

All items will be available during normal store trading hours while stocks last. Certain product categories will have limits per customer, to enable as many people as possible to share in the savings. The discounted deals will be advertised in the media nationally from Thursday, 22 October. For more information and specific product details, visit the Shoprite website www.shoprite.co.za or follow www.facebook.com/ShopriteSA.

Pin It

Related Articles

South Africa’s consumer landscape is shifting, but according to Dr Greg Cline, Head of Portfolio Management at Investec, this change isn’t being driven by interest rates anymore.
By: Nicola Mawson – IOL Business South Africa’s inflation outlook is showing signs of easing, creating space for potential interest rate cuts in 2026.
South African motorists may soon see petrol prices dip below R20 a litre for the first time in four years, provided global oil prices do not surge sharply and the rand avoids a significant decline against the US dollar in the coming weeks.
Source: BizCommunity Global food commodity prices edged lower in December 2025, easing from the previous month as declines in dairy, meat and vegetable oils outweighed rising cereal and sugar prices, according to the Food and Agriculture Organizati…
Source: BizCommunity With Stats SA announcing that inflation hit a 10-month high in July, and that annual inflation for food and non-alcoholic beverages continues to rise, the harsh reality of South Africa’s spiralling food prices is hitting home.