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Spar reports growth of 3.3% as global retail sales reach €41.2 billion
SPAR, the world’s largest food retail voluntary chain, has seen annual retail sales break the €40...
Informal Retail in Africa: Could Technology be the Key Enabler?
Since the turn of the century and consistently for nearly a decade before the COVID-19 pandemic r...
Consumers need a good reason to shop this Black Friday
Last year’s Black Friday retail sales massively underperformed for many reasons, according to Mar...
Checkers launches deals onto its Sixty60 home delivery app
Retailer Checkers says that customers using its Sixty60 home delivery service will now be able to...
SA wipe manufacturer Sani-touch is ahead of the game
In the UK a government minister is calling for a new law to ban wet wipes that contain plastic. L...
SPAR eyes acquisitions to take on Shoprite
By: Bloomberg
SPAR is planning to acquire smaller retailers to help South Africa’s second-...
Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa appoints Rakesh Rajbally as Managing Director
Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) has appointed Rakesh Rajbally as the new Managing Direct...
Woolworths starts selling Apple products, laptops, and gaming consoles online
By: Myles Illidge - MyBroadband
Woolworths has started listing various tech products on its webs...
Somerset West’s WCafe Waterstone now has a liquor and dinner offering
WCafe Waterstone is bigger, better and now, open much later, with a new menu to tempt all foodies.
Woolworths Foods gets new CEO as Rylands confirms departure date
By: Helena Wasserman – News24
Zyda Rylands, the CEO of Woolworths Foods, will be leaving t...
Shoprite Group earns Top Employer status for 2024
The Shoprite Group has been recognised as a Top Employer for 2024 by the Top Employers Insti...
Woolworths snaps up four awards at the annual PLMA international salute to excellence awards
The Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA) is a non-profit trade association that promote...
Shoprite, Usave and Checkers private label products triumph at SA Dairy Championships
Shoprite, Usave and Checkers’ private label products clinched the top spot in four...
Shoprite’s Xtra Savings shines at 2024 International Loyalty Awards
The Shoprite Group received two accolades for its Xtra Savings rewards programme from the prestig...
Shoprite’s Xtra Savings shines at 2024 International Loyalty Awards
The Shoprite Group received two accolades for its Xtra Savings rewards programme from the prestig...
NHI: Business gears up for possible legal battle as Ramaphosa set to make 'damaging' bill law
By: Ahmed Areff - News24
Business Unity SA (BUSA) has confirmed that it will consider legal...
Electricity Regulation Bill will open competition in market, says Mantashe
By: Siyabonga Mkhwanazi - IOL
Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe says the...
New Minimum Wage Set to Take Effect on March 1st, 2024. Here is what you should know
As the countdown to the implementation of the new minimum wage draws closer, the nation finds its...
Spar director fined R1 million after refusing numerous times to reinstate an employee
By: Brenda Masilela - IOL
The Johannesburg Labour Court has fined Spar director R1 million after...
SARS wants to change VAT collection in South Africa – this is how
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has published a discussion paper on ways to modernise th...
Makro secures exclusive rights to SA’s most sought after liquor
This week, Makro has launched its Festive liquor catalogue for 2023 - which its buyers explain is...
Checkers adds 41 new wines to Odd Bins range
Checkers has added 41 new limited edition wines to its Odd Bins collection, of which two were awa...
With petrol at almost R20 a litre, food prices ahead of Christmas will shoot up
South African consumers will have to dig deeper in their pockets at the tills this festive season...
Petrol price shocker for South Africa
Filling a 45-litre tank will cost South African motorists around R55 more from tomorrow (3 Novemb...
Consumers to face higher prices this festive season, says Salesforce
CRM global leader Salesforce predicted that consumers would face higher prices this coming Festiv...
Massmart says civil unrest cost the company R2.5 billion in stock damage, property replacement
Massmart said it would pay R650 million out of its own pocket after the looting in KwaZulu-Natal ...
Sasria pays Clicks R217m of KZN claim
South Africa’s leading beauty, health and lifestyle retailer Clicks yesterday dimmed its earnings...
Africa Trade Week Launches Digital Exhibition Platform
Africa Trade Week, owned and operated by dmg Events in South Africa, announces that its 2021 edit...
Government’s plan to help businesses recover from looting and Covid-19 impact – including tax breaks
President Cyril Ramaphosa has unveiled plans to assist businesses caught up in the recent unrest ...
Shoprite Group opens pathways to job opportunities for unemployed youth
This Youth Month, the Shoprite Group is calling on unemployed and unskilled South Africans, aged ...
Pick n Pay empowers shoppers in the fight against e-waste, while supporting job creation
Pick n Pay is taking proactive steps to address the escalating global issue of e-waste, the faste...
Massmart implements early leak detection technology, saving 15 million litres of water in 2023
As the world celebrates World Environment Day, Massmart has shared its ongoing commitment to savi...
Woolworths launches Farming for the Future campaign to combat climate change
In a bold step towards supporting a more sustainable future and addressing the intercon...
Sustainable from seed to shelf: Woolworths heralds a new era in regenerative farming
Retailer's new Farming for the Future campaign aims to inspire transformative action in agricultu...
Woolworths customers warm to Lucky Star
By: Nompilo Goba and Jacqueline Mackenzie – Business Live
Oceana, the owner of the canned f...
Woolworths recalls Country Road mugs that 'break unexpectedly'
By: Helena Wasserman – News24
Woolworths has recalled four Country Road mug lines that "un...
Springbok rugby star Manie Libbok partners with First Choice High Protein Recovery
Woodlands Dairy, creators of the award-winning High Protein Recovery (HPR) drink, has announced a...
SA's largest poultry group plans tinned chicken to take on pilchards
By: Nick Wilson – News24
Astral Foods, SA's largest poultry producer, is exploring the option of...
Hassle free ox tripe, now at Woolies
Woolworths is excited to introduce its latest culinary offering: oven- and pot- ready, ox tripe.&...
Clear winner in South African retail battle
By: Bianke Neethling – Daily Investor
This is the view of Sasfin analyst Alec Abraham, who ...
Drinks survey reveals Rooibos as a top choice among SA men
A national survey, released during Men’s Health Month, unveils fascinating insights into the beve...
Consumers pay more at till for chicken, but farmers paid less, report finds
By: Given Majola - IOL
While consumers paid more to buy chicken between February and April this ...
More Pick n Pay smart shoppers switching points for airtime and data
Pick n Pay Smart Shopper customers are increasingly spending their points on airtime and data, a ...
Mr D versus Checkers Sixty60, Woolies Dash, Uber Eats, and Pick n Pay ASAP – Price showdown
By: Staff Writer - MyBroadBand
Mr D Groceries has partnered with Pick n Pay stores across South ...
SPAR suffering from a hangover
By: Bianke Neethling – Daily Investor
SPAR experienced a massive drop in profit as the retailer ...
Pain for Pick n Pay
By: Drikus Greyling – Daily Investors
Last month, Pick n Pay released its results for the year t...
Pick n Pay disaster
By: Bianke Neethling – Daily Investor
Pick n Pay reported its worst financial results in its lis...
Pick n Pay feels the pain – expects over R3 billion loss
By: Shaun Jacobs – Daily Investor
In a trading statement for the 52-week period that e...
Clicks reports resilient first-half as earnings rise 13%
By Jacqueline Mackenzie - Business Live
The group expects full-year Heps to increase by bet...
