Consumers love loyalty rewards programmes, but they really, really hate it when the rewards get diluted after they’ve signed up.

A price comparison by Retail Price Watch investigates if Pick n Pay and Checkers’ Black Friday prices lived up to their promises – and how the “special” prices compare to the 12 month average.

Clover Industries has launched its new visitors centre in Clayville, Midrand, in a move that is meant to make the company more appealing to the broader public and investors. The state-of-the-art green facility will open to visitors in February 2017 and it will give unique insights into the company’s bottling and packaging while also providing a product-tasting experience.

Rhinos, lions, elephants, and another five popular safari animals along with ranger Charlie and his 4x4 vehicle Buggy are part of a series of limited edition small toys called Stick Ems that go on sale this week exclusively in Checkers and Checkers Hyper stores nationwide to raise money for The Lunchbox Fund.

And you thought it was over, right? Wrong! Your kids are going to be harassing you very soon after Pick n' Pay announced the return of Stikeez.

To create intrigue and interest around one of South Africa's most popular vegetables - the potato - Potatoes SA has launched a new #WTP campaign to inform and educate about their nutritional benefits and versatility when it comes to preparation. After all, what is fish without chips, "wors" without mash or a "braai" without wedges?

Checkers, Spar and Pick n Pay have been competing with promotional collectable items ever since the launch of the infamous Pick n Pay Stickeez.

There is a surge of freebie campaigns at three major grocery retailers, with Pick n Pay's animal card collection, Spar's Angry Bird 3D cards and Checkers' mini grocery items, leaving parents reeling as to where to shop. A clever move by these retailers who understand what pester power can do for their business.

Earlier this month Nintendo’s share price soared with the release of the augmented reality (AR) game Pokémon Go.