By: Sarene Kloren – IOL Lifestyle

The location of Walmart’s inaugural branded store in South Africa has been confirmed: it will open at Fourways Mall in Gauteng, occupying the space formerly held by Game. 

Boxer has officially opened its newest and seventh Distribution Centre (DC) in Tongaat, KwaZulu-Natal, marking another major step forward in the company’s fast-growing national supply chain network.

Source: Massmart

The countdown to the opening of our first Walmart branded store in South Africa has started. So, we thought we would tell you a little more about Walmart's Every Day Low Price (EDLP) philosophy.

Pick n Pay opened its first Hypermarket in Pietermaritzburg on Tuesday, 23 September, following the conversion of its existing Supermarket at Midlands Liberty Mall.

The SPAR Group is delivering tail-wagging goodness for South African pets and their parents with the launch of its new pet store franchise and buying network, Pet Storey.

PnP Clothing has reached a major milestone with the opening of its 400th stand-alone store at Westgate Mall in Roodepoort, Gauteng.

Walmart (NYSE: WMT) today (09/09/2025) announced its plans to open its first branded stores in South Africa later this year. This strategic move underscores Walmart’s commitment to making high-quality, affordable merchandise accessible to more customers.

Following significant press and social media attention surrounding their next generation concept stores, Woolworths has officially opened its new Ballito Food Market.

Dis-Chem has opened its 300^th store in The Square, Mbombela, a milestone that reinforces two of its eight areas of strategic focus designed to deliver long-term shareholder value: accelerated store rollout and the integrated health ecosystem. It also expands the total number of Dis-Chem stores in Mpumalanga to 14.