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22/02/2012 | Food retail fuels Massmart first-half profits
Heavy investment in organic space expansion and skills will grow Massmart’s food business to R20 billion.

22/02/2012 | Statement from Massmart regarding armed robbery at Builders Warehouse, Rivonia, Johannesburg
Massmart can confirm that at approximately 06:40 this morning, four armed men confronted staff opening the Builders Warehouse store in Rivonia

22/02/2012 | Massmart delivers strong sales and earnings growth
Massmart saw sales increase 15% and earnings increase 21,1% during its first six months as a subsidiary of Walmart, helped by strong volume growth as well as the effect of the weakening Rand on the group’s African businesses.

22/02/2012 | Sainsbury’s opens first outpatient pharmacy
Sainsbury's yesterday opened its first outpatient pharmacy at James Cook University Hospital, which is part of South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Until now, Sainsbury's has concentrated on opening pharmacies in its supermarket stores.

22/02/2012 | Tesco And Waitrose attacked for charging suppliers for missed or late deliveries
Tesco has reportedly accused its suppliers of costing it millions in lost sales after imposing a new system of fines to tackle product availability problems, whilst small suppliers have accused Waitrose of “an absolute abuse of power” following its introduction of fines for late deliveries.

22/02/2012 | Norwood Mall draws in new heavyweight tenants
Retail Network Services has secured three more heavyweight tenant retail leasing contracts, bringing a fresh new choice to Norwood Mall with Food Lover’s Market.

21/02/2012 | Shoprite shows off strong sales and new stores
“All in all, I think our business is looking good,” commented CEO, Whitey Basson at the Shoprite interim results presentation at the Michaelangelo Hotel on Tuesday.

21/02/2012 | Shoprite reports strong interim performance
The Shoprite Group has achieved strong turnover and profit growth across all business segments in the six months to December 2011.

20/02/2012 | South Africa’s Premier Foods invests in Swazi bread market
Product development and skills transfer across both Mr Bread and Swaziland United Bakeries to drive quality and affordability in Swazi market

20/02/2012 | Heritage boulders inspire a great shopping experience in Midrand
The Boulders in Midrand is more than just a shopping experience – it’s a heritage site housing huge granite rocks which are approximately 3.5 billion years old. These croppings have been restored to their original beauty following the multi-million Rand refurbishment of the Boulders shopping centre.

17/02/2012 | Pick n Pay announces appointment of top retail specialist
Pick n Pay on Friday announced the appointment of Rod Salmon, who will take the position of Divisional Manager, General Merchandise at the retailer from 1 March 2012.

17/02/2012 | Woolies profit up 36%, eyes full-line supermarkets
Upmarket retailer Woolworths will try to woo its well-heeled customers into buying more than just meat and fresh produce from its stores by introducing more categories and bulk value buys in its new full-line supermarkets.

16/02/2012 | Woolworths first half diluted earnings up 35.9%
Woolworths Holdings on Thursday reported a 35.9% rise in diluted headline earning per share to 131.3 cents for the 26 weeks ended December 2011 from 96.6 cents previously.

15/02/2012 | SAB tackles underage drinking head-on
The South African Breweries Limited (SAB) has partnered with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) and provincial Departments of Education to launch a comprehensive programme to tackle the scourge of underage drinking.

15/02/2012 | Supermarkets back scheme to promote sensible drinking
The major supermarkets yesterday claimed that they are demonstrating their on-going commitment to selling alcohol responsibly by adopting new displays to help shoppers understand how many units are in their drinks.

14/02/2012 | SA retailers show resilience despite tough times
South African retailers, especially national operators, are as robust and resilient as any group of retailers across the globe, says South African Council of Shopping Centres (SACSC) .

14/02/2012 | 2012 salary trends for the FMCG and manufacturing industries
South African labour market indicator, the CareerJunction Index (CJI) recently launched trends of Salaries in South Africa to provide career seekers with an idea of what is being offered for various professions on the job market.

13/02/2012 | SA created 80,000 jobs in January
Around 80,000 news jobs were created in January, according to the Adcorp Employment Index released on Monday.

13/02/2012 | New bank notes to bear Mandela image: Zuma
New South African bank notes will bear the image of former president Nelson Mandela, President Jacob Zuma announced in Pretoria on Saturday.

13/02/2012 | FASA’S 2012 franchise directory shows innovative franchising still playing a leading role in the economy
Franchising continues to show its resilience despite four years of recessionary restraints and the Franchise Association of South Africa’s 2012 Franchise Directory continues to reflect a membership of strong brands with an encouraging number of new concepts making their appearance.

13/02/2012 | Fore Good appointed Premier Foods’ distributor in South Africa
The Fore Good Group has been selected to distribute brands from the leading UK FMCG group, Premier Foods, in South Africa.

10/02/2012 | Loyal Choppies customers win big
Three lucky and loyal Choppies customers walked away with their own Chevy Spark after being drawn at the end of the Christmas Extravaganza promotion.

10/02/2012 | Revamped Food Lover’s Market wows Tokai
An innovative theatre of food, Food Lover’s Market in Tokai continues to entertain and wow customers after its official launch on 9 February.

09/02/2012 | Pick n Pay on the firing line
Bad service, empty shelves and expensive groceries. These were just some of the complaints directed at Pick n Pay by numerous irate consumers on The Money Show on Talk Radio 702 yesterday.

08/02/2012 | CEO Nick Badminton calls it a day
CEO Nick Badminton is resigning from the board of Pick n Pay at the end of this financial year.

07/02/2012 | Sanbwa members’ standards, environmental stewardship under microscope
The South African National Bottled Water Association is putting its members’ commitment to high standards and good environmental stewardship under the microscope during January and February this year.

07/02/2012 | SA ATM cash withdrawal values down 8.81% in January following December high
Latest cash withdrawal statistics released by Spark ATM Systems, South Africa’s premier independent ATM deployer, revealed a predictable drop in the average ATM withdrawal values recorded across the country in January.

06/02/2012 | Winners of Product of the Year 2012 announced
The 44 category winners of the prestigious Product of the Year awards were celebrated at a glamorous gala event on Thursday 2 February.

06/02/2012 | Making a difference for Cancer
R380,620 was handed over to Reach for Recovery recently, the result of a fundraising initiative between the South African Mushroom Farmers’ Association (SAMFA), Pick ‘n Pay and Yucca Packaging who joined forces to make a difference.

06/02/2012 | Demand spurs Climate Change Leadership Awards deadline extension
The Climate Change Leadership Awards (CCLA) has extended its closing date for entries from January 31 to February 10 this year to allow for the uptake in environmental activity surrounding COP17.

06/02/2012 | Barcelona Food Technologies2012 will become a forum for food innovation and technological transfer
Barcelona Food Technologies (Bta.), due to take place from 15 to 18 May 2012 in the Fira Barcelona's Gran Vía venue, will present its programmed activities and projects organised by Alimentaria Exhibitions and Spain's leading associations and institutions.

03/02/2012 | Prepaid power drama hits Cape
More than 200 000 households in the Western Cape and potentially millions across SA have been hit as Eskom continues to struggle to get its prepaid electricity vending machine system running properly.

03/02/2012 | Wal-Mart promotes woman to run Sam's Club
Wal-Mart Stores Inc on Friday named Rosalind Brewer president and chief executive of its Sam's Club warehouse retail chain, marking the first time that the world's largest retailer will have a woman and an African American leading one of its three business units.

02/02/2012 | Blast in Mugg & Bean injures three
Three workers were seriously injured in a gas explosion at the Festival Mall in Kempton Park on Thursday, Mugg and Bean management said.

02/02/2012 | Frankies ‘thrilled’ after ASA ruling
The lengthy battle between Frankies and Woolworths Limited had a happy ending for the small KZN-based soft drink manufacturer when the ASA issued its ruling yesterday. Woolworths is no longer allowed to use packaging containing the phrase ‘Good old fashioned’, as the ASA determined the phrase to be Frankies’ intellectual property. Products concerned need to be removed from the shelves with immediate effect.

02/02/2012 | Woman awarded R100 000 in damages from Shoprite
An Eastern Cape woman was awarded R100 000 from Shoprite Checkers after a box of frozen vegetables fell on her, Dispatchonline reported on Thursday.

02/02/2012 | Frankie's wins 'good old fashioned' ad spat
Woolworths must withdraw soft drink packaging carrying the phrase "good old fashioned" which it copied it from a small retailer, the Advertising Standards Authority of SA (ASA) ruled on Wednesday.

02/02/2012 | Staff cause chaos at Discount Cash & Carry
The trading floor of Discount Cash & Carry in Fordsburg, Johannesburg was unusually quiet on Wednesday after an altercation between staff and security the previous day.

01/02/2012 | Tesco to ditch carbon footprint labelling
Tesco has reportedly dropped its plan to label all its products with their carbon footprint, blaming the amount of work involved and other supermarkets for failing to follow its lead..

01/02/2012 | South African Demand Planning expert teaches at an Asia’s Fab 50 company
Vietnam has been one of the world's most impressive growth stories over the last two decades. Over the last 10 years in particular it has integrated into the global economy, becoming an attractive business location.

01/02/2012 | Three nabbed for illegal cigarettes
Three men were arrested after contraband cigarettes worth R1.5 million were found in a Pick n Pay truck entering South Africa, North West police said.

01/02/2012 | DA threatens Eskom with Consumer Commission
The Democratic Alliance will lodge a complaint with the National Consumer Commission if electricity parastatal Eskom goes ahead with what it called "rolling electricity blackouts" this year.

31/01/2012 | Shell denies claims of withholding fuel
Angry citizens lashed out at Shell South Africa on Radio 702 and on the online platform Twitter for supposedly withholding fuel before the price hike coming into effect at midnight on Tuesday.

31/01/2012 | Petrol price hits new record high
The petrol price will rise to a new record high on Wednesday after two small drops last month and this month.

30/01/2012 | Opening of Witbank branch extends reach into previously unbanked areas
It has been thirteen years since South African home-grown company, ATM Solutions, opened its doors with the aim to bring fully serviced, conveniently located and reliable ATMs to more areas in the country.

30/01/2012 | Retail sales expected to grow 4.5% in 2012
The Bureau of Market Research (BMR) at the University of South Africa (Unisa) forecasts an annual growth of 4.5% for formal retail sales in 2012.

27/01/2012 | Frankies battle with Woolworths goes into the next round
Frankies Olde Soft Drink Company (Frankies) owner, Mike Schmidt, will once again be taking on the big boys when he races his 1972 Ford Escort Mark 1 at this Saturdays Passion for Speed classic meeting at Zwartkops Raceway near Pretoria. The Durban born businessman and racing enthusiast will be putting his more modest pedal to the metal, when he goes up against the likes of Cheverolet and Ford V8 engines, Porsches and Ferrari’s. “Never discount the underdog - passion, hard work and ambition will always make for a fierce competitor,” confirms Schmidt.

26/01/2012 | Producer price inflation eases
Producer price inflation -- or the increase in factory gate prices --eased to 9.8 percent year-on-year in December, Statistics SA said.

26/01/2012 | Greenacres Shopping Centre Fire
A fire was reported from the Checkers area of the Greenacres Shopping Centre at approximately 2:45 am this morning (26/01/2012). NMBM Fire Services despatched 6 fire engines to the scene to attend.

25/01/2012 | SA’s economy to 'muddle along' in 2012
South Africa's economy will "muddle along" in 2012, economists said.

25/01/2012 | Consumer Commission needs cash injection
The National Consumer Commission has little more than R3 million until the end of the current financial year and unless it gets a cash injection from the Department of Trade & Industry soon its services will be severely compromised.

24/01/2012 | Why is government reviewing electricity pricing?
The National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) has postponed the public hearings on the review of the multi-year price determination (MYPD) methodology, leading to mounting speculation that the government is about to change its electricity policy.

24/01/2012 | November food, beverage sales up 4.2%
The total income generated by the food and beverages industry rose 4.2% year on year in November 2011 to R3.75 billion according to data published by Statistics SA on Monday.

24/01/2012 | BiC has the Write Stuff to Change the Future!
With its Choose BiC and Change a Future campaign, BiC is going all out to rewrite the nursery rhyme and help learners achieve their full potential by donating one million pens to disadvantaged children across South Africa.

24/01/2012 | Twinsaver starts 2012 with 2 big wins in the tissue category for Product of the Year
Brands form a very large part of our everyday lives, and being recognised as a leader within your category and field in South Africa’s Product of the Year, is a remarkable achievement.

23/01/2012 | Light-fingered legions run up huge price tag
Despite the gloomy economic situation, retailers and experts agree that there has not been a marked increase in shoplifting in the past year or over the festive season.

20/01/2012 | Customers push Absa to record transaction levels
Absa customers steered the bank to record high transactional banking levels in December 2011, with the bank recording over 30% more point of sale (POS) channel value and transactions volume than in 2010 - despite a lacklustre economy.

20/01/2012 | Muslim council defends Halaal procedures
The Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) has defended its Halaal clearance procedures following calls from the local Muslim community for the council to be scrapped, the Cape Times newspaper reported.

19/01/2012 | SARB leaves repo rate unchanged
The SA Reserve Bank has left the repo rate unchanged at 5.5 percent, governor Gill Marcus said.

19/01/2012 | Tesco begins fight back with voucher offer
Tesco is fighting back with a new voucher campaign to kick-start its performance, just days after its Chief Executive admitted its £500m flagship ‘Big Price Drop’ campaign had been undermined by rivals’ coupon promotions.

19/01/2012 | Walmart turns to crowdsourcing for new products
US: Walmart has launched a new populist campaign in which it is offering its customers to select which new products should be featured in its outlets.

19/01/2012 | CGCSA Welcomes Ministers Decision on E-Tolling
The Consumer Goods Council of South Africa supports the Minister of Transports decision to postpone the E-Tolling system until further notice.

18/01/2012 | EuroShop Retail Design Award – the winners in 2012
Historic settings, a vault and rotating mannequins. For the fifth time now, EHI and EuroShop have presented the EuroShop RetailDesign Awards for the three best store concepts worldwide.

18/01/2012 | Woolworths shares surge to record territory
After posting an 11.4% increase in 26-week sales, shares in upmarket retailer Woolworths Holdings advanced over 3% to R42.95, hitting an all-time high.

18/01/2012 | Tiger Brands - Resignation as Director and Chairman : Appointment of Chairman
Lex van Vught has given notice of his intention to resign as a Director and Chairman of the Company with effect from the close of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on 14 February 2012.

17/01/2012 | Helmut Hoerz joins Pick n Pay
International retail professional Helmut Hoerz has joined Pick n Pay as head of merchandising.

17/01/2012 | Shoprite Group grew turnover by 13,2%
For the six months ending December 2011 the Shoprite Group grew turnover by 13,2% to some R41,1 billion. Growth on a like-for-like basis was 8,0%. CPI is projected to be 5.8% for the six months.

16/01/2012 | Massmart moves to new heights thanks to recent merger approvals
Massmart’s long nurtured objectives of establishing their own fresh food supply chain and expanding their retail offering have now become an attainable reality. The Competition Commission approved Massmart subsidiary Makro’s application for the merger with fresh produce supplIer Fruitspot at the end of December.

13/01/2012 | E-toll postponement welcomed
The postponement of the introduction of e-tolling on Gauteng roads was welcomed on Friday by Cosatu, transport workers and the Democratic Alliance.

13/01/2012 | Tesco has weakest Christmas for decades; warns on profit
Tesco shares slumped over 10% in early trading this morning after the group reported its worst Christmas sales performance for decades as cash-strapped shoppers curbed spending on non-essentials and price cuts ate into revenue and profits.

13/01/2012 | Food price index ends year with sharp drop
Food prices fell in December 2011 with the food price index dropping 2.4%, according to the UN Food Agricultural Organisation's monthly report.

12/01/2012 | Massmart sales up 15.2% to R31.6bn for 26 weeks
Retail group Massmart Holdings reported on Wednesday that the group's total sales for the 26 weeks to December 2011 had increased to R31.6 billion, representing growth of 15.2% over the prior 26-week period, with year-to-date inflation estimated at 1.1%.

11/01/2012 | PnP helps Tulbagh fire fighters
Exhausted fire fighters receive much-need food and water as they battle the flames in Tulbagh.

10/01/2012 | More jobs created in December: index
Over 100,000 new jobs were created in December 2011, with temporary work growing the fastest, according to the Adcorp Employment Index released on 10th January.

10/01/2012 | Risk of blackouts 'very high': Eskom
Eskom has warned of a "very high" risk of rolling blackouts around the country, but was doing everything it could to avert it.

09/01/2012 | Shopping centres track customers with mobile technology
Britain's largest shopping centre owners are all understood to have installed technology that tracks the movement of customers using their mobile phones.

09/01/2012 | Chocolate-manufacturer Ferrero crushed on German TV
The German boulevard-show ‘Morgenmagazin’ on the public broadcaster ARD did a series of investigations into famous brands and chocolate manufacturer Ferrero got the raw end of the stick.

06/01/2012 | Walmart and Massmart launch third extended price cut promotion
* First two promotions saved consumers over R 100 million;
* Staff shareholders received R735 million as result of Walmart investment;
* Store openings continue to contribute to job creation;
* Good progress in identifying opportunities to invest R100 million supplier development fund, with emerging black wine makers first to benefit.

06/01/2012 | Frankies takes on Woolworths over alleged imitation products
You couldn't buy the positive PR that Frankie's Olde Soft Drink Company created pre-Christmas with its allegation that Woolworths has plagiarised (vehemently denied by the retailer) their packaging and flavours.

06/01/2012 | Tesco begins new year with another wave of price cuts
The supermarket price war looks set to continue unabated in the New Year with Tesco announcing another wave of price cuts as part of its Big Price Drop campaign.

06/01/2012 | Morrisons about to tempt cash-strapped shoppers
Morrisons has kicked off 2012 with three promotions aimed at tempting cash-strapped shoppers to its stores.

03/01/2012 | Massmart deals approved with conditions
The Competition Tribunal on Friday announced that it had approved two mergers, with amended conditions involving consumer distributor Massmart.

15/12/2011 | South Africans expect to exceed holiday budget
84% want cash – not gifts – this holiday season

14/12/2011 | Christmas 2011...Happy New Year
Retailing for Christmas 2011 is now behind us and many forecasted it would be one of the more difficult Christmas trading periods we have had for a number of years.

13/12/2011 | South Africans prepared to spend this festive season – eBucks Festive Survey
Just under a third of survey respondents plan on spending between R250 – R500 on gifts this festive season

13/12/2011 | Index reveals consumer spending off to good start in December
Latest cash withdrawal statistics released by Spark ATM Systems, South Africa’s premier independent ATM deployer, reveal that festive season spending is off to a good start in the first few days of December.

13/12/2011 | Unilever’s new Durban plant a model of sustainable savoury dry food production
Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr. Rob Davies,officially opened Unilever’s R670-million state-of-the-art savoury dry food plant at Riverhorse Valley in Durban, and endorsed it as one of the largest private investments in South Africa since the 2010 World Cup.

13/12/2011 | Pick n Pay gets go-ahead to up its shareholding in TM Supermarkets (Private) Limited
Shareholders hold the last key in unlocking deal

12/12/2011 | Retail sales could slow after Christmas boom
Household spending, one of the drivers of economic growth over the last year, is expected to stay strong over the Christmas season, but could run out of steam next year.

12/12/2011 | Lallemand announced worldwide price increase on yeast
Lallemand has announced a worldwide price increase on yeast effective from January 2012, with prices increasing up to 16% depending on product, quantity and terms.

09/12/2011 | Collect-a-Can makes it into the Guinness World RecordsTM book again
Collect-a-Can is delighted to announce that they will once again be featured in the Guinness World RecordsTM Book after breaking the record for “collecting the most steel cans in a single month” in October 2011.

09/12/2011 | Consumer performance holding steady
Nomsa Motshegare, Acting CEO of the National Credit Regulator, said today that the credit bureau statistics reported for the quarter ended September 2011 indicate that consumer performance is holding steady. She advised consumers to exercise restraint in their spending and credit use during the upcoming festive season.

07/12/2011 | Newly launched Virgin Active in Constantia partners with Woolworths
Virgin Active SA and Woolworths have partnered to provide time strapped South Africans with quality food and basic groceries after a workout.

07/12/2011 | Shoprite honours top suppliers for 2011
The Shoprite Group of Companies paid tribute to their suppliers at its 2011 Supplier Awards held in Stellenbosch on Saturday, 26 November.

07/12/2011 | SA Wine Index lunch - Speech by Guy Lundi
Welcome to the "12th Apostle", the sight of the final "shoot 'em up" in the latest James Bond novel by Jeffrey Deaver, called Carte Blanche. We look forward to the book being turned into a movie that can showcase what we have here in the Cape.

07/12/2011 | Platter 5-star hat trick for Cape Winemakers Guild
The 2011 Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction which exceeded all expectations with sales of almost R5,3 million, has achieved another remarkable feat with three Platter 5-star ratings amongst this year’s auction wines.

07/12/2011 | Grocery market to be worth £184bn within five years - discounters, convenience and online key drivers
The UK food and grocery market is set to be worth £184bn by 2016, compared to £156.8bn in 2011, according to the latest research published today by IGD Retail Analysis.

07/12/2011 | Tesco to roll-out in-store WiFi
Tesco has started rolling out free WiFi to every one of its 220+ Tesco Extra outlets in the country following a successful trial in four of its stores.

07/12/2011 | Waitrose customers heading online to spread cost of Christmas
Waitrose has revealed that its customers are already shopping online for Christmas, helping drive a 67% year-on-year surge in turkey orders and party food bought through its website.

07/12/2011 | Massmart achieves best performer status in latest JSE SRI Index
Massmart has been recognised as one of the best performers in the medium environmental impact category of the JSE’s 2011 Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) Index, the results of which were announced yesterday (6 December 2011).

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