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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...
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...
Checkers is printing money with Sixty60
By: Bianke Neethling - MyBroadband
Since launching in 2019, Shoprite’s Checkers Sixty60 on-deman...
Spar has big plans for its electrified Checkers Sixty60 rival
By: Myles Illidge – MyBroadband
Spar has a fleet of 65 electrified vehicles delivering goods th...
FNB says you can now earn eBucks rewards from SPAR retailers
By: Ashley Lechman – Business Report
One of the country’s largest and popular bank’s, FNB, has a...
Saltzman family selling off the family silver at Dis-Chem
By: Edward West – Business Report
The Saltzman family that founded Dis-Chem Pharmacies have sold...
Woolworths Mature Gouda outperforms 1,000 to win as SA Dairy Product of the Year
A 10-month-old mature gouda, made especially for Woolworths by Lactalis South Africa, was crowned...
Shoprite is News24's Company of the Year
This year's News24 Company of the Year is Shoprite Group, Africa's largest supermarket retai...
Makro makes history: Tallest trolley stacked in SA
Inspired by the iconic Makro Mood TV commercial, on Leap Day at the Centurion store, Makro partne...
Massmart is officially a Top Employer…for the third year running!
On the 18th of January 2024, the Top Employers Institute announced Massmart as a Top Employer in ...
Meet the Shoprite Group’s top suppliers of the year 2023
Small suppliers Hope Sonic, Jacobs Jam and Crispe Cookies are among the exceptional suppliers hon...
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...
Pick n Pay: Retailer must compensate Springbok legend's wife after fall
by Ahmed Areff – News24
Pick n Pay has been found liable by the Western Cape High Court for dama...
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 ...
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 pilots the removal of plastic barrier bags from 12 stores
In support of the 2024 Earth Day theme “Planet vs Plastic”, Woolworths announced a 12-store trial...
World Water Day: Shoprite donates bottled water in Verulam
Shoprite donates 7000 litres of bottled water to various Early Childhood Development education ce...
Shoprite Group leads SA retailers in addressing climate change and water challenges
By: Staff Reporter – IOL Business
The Shoprite Group said it has cemented its position as South ...
Pick n Pay incentives recycling by adding more reverse vending machines to stores
Pick n Pay takes another stride towards environmental sustainability by introducing a f...
Steps retailers can take to reduce generator noise
By: Retail Brief Africa
April 24 marks World Noise Awareness Day, and according to acoustic...
Big electricity price surprise on the cards
By: Staff Writer – My Broadband
South African households and businesses buying power from munici...
Veggie victory as Joburg High Court sets aside the decision to seize plant-based products
By: Sarene Kloren - IOL Lifestyle
A new ruling by the South Gauteng High Court in Joburg has ove...
Benylin Paediatric Syrup recalled, investigation continues, SA regulator warns
By: Given Majola – IOL Business Report
The SA Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra) toge...
Tiger Brands invests in a multi-million-rand Peanut Butter manufacturing plant
Black Cat, South Africa’s most loved peanut butter brand, has a new home following a R300-million...
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 ...
These are South Africa’s most popular loyalty programmes
By: Lynette Dicey - BusinessLive
Loyalty programme usage in South Africa has grown from 67%...
New Research Finds 84% of South Africans Demand Animal Wellness from Food Companies
NSF study shows a significant shift towards ethical consumerism is underway in South Africa, with...
Take heed of these new retail trends that emerged over the 2023 holiday season
By Karen Keylock | National Retail Services Manager at Nedbank Commercial Banking
South African ...
Clicks reports resilient first-half as earnings rise 13%
By Jacqueline Mackenzie - Business Live
The group expects full-year Heps to increase by bet...
Positive growth continues for The SPAR Group
SPAR Group turnover increased by 8.8% for the 24 weeks ended 15 March 2024, with a well-maintaine...
Unaudited results for the 26 weeks ended 31 December 2023 and cash dividend declaration
Double-digit growth sees half year sales reaching R121 billion - Group sale of ...
Woolies online sales skyrocket — but still weaker than Sixty60
By: Staff Writer - MyBroadband
South African fashion, home, and grocery retailer Woolworths saw ...
Shoprite first-half sales rise 14%
By Andries Mahlangu - BusinessLive
Africa’s biggest grocery retailer Shoprite reported robu...
