Supply chain

Clicks expands service delivery with the opening of its first omnichannel warehouse

Written by Ivana on 18 March 2024. Posted in Supply chain.

Clicks, South Africa’s leading health, beauty and wellness retailer, has announced the opening of its first in-house e-commerce fulfillment facility in Montague Gardens, Cape Town. This marks a significant milestone in the company's commitment to delivering unparalleled service excellence to customers nationwide.

SPAR drives logistics innovation across distribution centre

Written by Ivana on 06 March 2024. Posted in Supply chain.

By: Solly Engelbrecht, National Logistics Executive at The SPAR Group in South Africa Solly Engelbrecht, National Logistics Executive at The SPAR Group in South Africa In the movie, Any Given Sunday, Al Pacino, gave a motivational speech on driving forward towards success. He stated that: “the inches we need (for success) are everywhere around us.” Logistics is all about the small inches that result in a continuous forward drive towards success. Retail logistics supply chains continue to evolve rapidly. At The SPAR Group, with six distribution centres (DCs) nationwide and a fair-sized fleet,...

Futureproofing the supply chain in Sub-Saharan Africa: Key trends in 2024

Written by Ivana on 18 January 2024. Posted in Supply chain.

By Mohammed Akoojee: CEO & MD for sub-Saharan Africa at DP World Trade resilience has emerged as the cornerstone of success in today’s dynamic global supply chain industry.

Pioneer foods announces recall of certain 100% apple juice products under the Liquifruit brand (in SA, Botswana, Namibia) and cares brand (exports)

Written by Sandra on 08 October 2021. Posted in Supply chain.

Pioneer Foods is launching a recall of certain 100% apple juice products, sold under its LiquiFruit brand in South Africa, Botswana and Namibia, and Ceres brand in other jurisdictions.

Supply chain industry forced to readapt since pandemic and political unrest

Written by Sandra on 06 September 2021. Posted in Supply chain.

The recent looting and unrest have left the South African logistics and freight industry in dire straits with many operators trying to recover and readapting to operate in the ever-changing and uncertain South African climate.

From subsistence farmer to wholesale supplier - how one Hazyview farmer turned his life around to supply the Shoprite Group (2)

Written by Sandra on 06 May 2021. Posted in Supply chain.

Elias Pangane began farming mielies purely to feed his family - but he’s managed to turn a humble backyard operation into a fully fledged business that now supplies Africa’s largest retail group.

Staff Writer: Athandile Siyo

Employees at the Khayelitsha SuperSpar have slammed the store’s management for hauling them before a disciplinary hearing upon returning from quarantine for 14 days.

Clicks expands service delivery with the opening of its first omnichannel warehouse

SPAR drives logistics innovation across distribution centre

Futureproofing the supply chain in Sub-Saharan Africa: Key trends in 2024

Pioneer foods announces recall of certain 100% apple juice products under the Liquifruit brand (in SA, Botswana, Namibia) and cares brand (exports)

Supply chain industry forced to readapt since pandemic and political unrest

From subsistence farmer to wholesale supplier - how one Hazyview farmer turned his life around to supply the Shoprite Group (2)

Local ad agency aims to make winter a little warmer for Cape Town’s growing homeless population

South Africa’s new plugs and adapters – Here is what they look like

Spar workers angry over hearings on returning from quarantine