23/06/2022
When it comes to loyalty programmes, township consumers bank on PnP’s Smart Shopper card
Retailer Pick n Pay’s loyalty rewards programme, the Smart Shopper, was found to be the most popular among residents living in South Africa’s townships, a new report has found.
08/06/2022
Online shopping shootout: Woolworths vs Pick ‘n Pay vs Checkers
South Africa is seeing a strong push from retailers into online shopping and same-day delivery space, with the likes of Woolworths, Pick n Pay and Checkers looking to capture a slice of this growing segment.
06/06/2022
Milk consumption rose during lockdown, but people are now drinking less as prices rise
Sharp price increases in the price of dairy products have led to South Africans consuming less milk, a new report by Milk SA, the industry body for the country’s dairy industry, has shown.
30/05/2022
In two minds: shoppers and consumers are not the same audience
One of the psychologies to explore when trying to drive creativity through constraint is the difference between the shopper and the consumer. While we often shop for ourselves and therefore are both shopper and consumer, we have different mindsets on these different occasions – so much so that we might as well be different people altogether.
The justification of price hikes for food items will continue to be a focus for the competition authority, despite legal interventions intended to guard against this happening during the pandemic recently being repealed by the end of the National State of Disaster in the country.
11/04/2022
Pick n Pay asap! vs Checkers Sixty60 — grocery delivery showdown
MyBroadband tested delivery from Checkers and Pick n Pay’s smartphone apps and found Pick n Pay asap! to be cheaper and faster than Checkers Sixty60.
21/02/2022
Putting Bread on the Table with Empty Bread Bags
An empty bread bag might only be a piece of rubbish to most, but for a group of ladies in Hout Bay, Cape Town it is providing an additional income to put bread on the table.
08/02/2022
Which grocery loyalty saving card works for you?
We zoom in on the value of grocery loyalty saving programmes and how they work.
04/06/2021
South Africans eat ten times more chicken than beef by value – and not a lot of vegetables
A recent survey released by Stats SA suggests that, by value, South Africans eat ten times as much chicken meat as beef, and very little fruit and vegetables.
01/02/2021
Woolworth’s Dash same-day delivery didn’t hugely impress
In December last year, Woolworths unveiled Dash, its same-day delivery service – and belated answer to Checkers’ wildly popular Sixty60 app.
09/11/2020
Best and worst banks in South Africa according to customers
BrandsEye has published its 2020 South African Banking Sentiment Index, revealing how consumers feel about the big retail banks in the country.
05/10/2020
Municipalities ripping electricity users off
Municipalities are ripping electricity users off – especially businesses – claims a businessman, who compiled a comparison of electricity usage costs across several districts in South Africa.