The JSE-listed retailer Spar, which has stores in Southern Africa, Switzerland, Poland and Ireland, has seen a 7.5% increase in turnover to more than R64 billion in the six months to end-March, with operating growth up 28% to R1.7 billion.

Pharma retailer Dis-Chem Group on Friday (21 May) reported a 9.6% increase in revenue for the year ended February 2021, despite the deepening economic recession in South Africa.

Pharmacy chain Clicks Group said on Thursday it expects its full-year earnings to be up 8% to 13% after reporting a 9.5% rise in half-year earnings, boosted by consumer demand for preventative medicine and new private hospital business.

The Clicks Group restored its interim dividend after suspending it last year over Covid-19 uncertainties on its operations.

Pick n Pay published its financial results for the year ended 28 February 2021.

Massmart has suffered yet another blow after the Supreme Court of Appeal ruled that the retailer could not claim nearly R1 billion worth of losses from the taxman for a share incentive scheme implemented 20 years ago for senior managers.

Consumer confidence recovered lost ground back to levels seen exactly a year ago before the Covid-19 pandemic in the first quarter of 2021, but still remained at contractionary level.

Shoprite posted improved profitability and recorded 4.7 percent sales growth to R83.4 billion during the six months ended in December, despite liquor sales taking a knock on Covid19 restrictions in its South African supermarkets and currency devaluations eroding its footprint across the rest of the continent.

Retailer Woolworths on Thursday (25 February) reported strong growth in its food division for the 26 weeks ended 27 December 2020, with improved trading momentum across all businesses over the final six weeks of the reporting period.

Pharmacy group Dis-Chem says it reaped the benefits of consumers’ increased interest in preventing disease, reporting “remarkable growth” in the sale of vitamins and chronic-drugs over the past few months.

AFRICA'S largest retailer Shoprite posted a 4.7 percent growth in total merchandise sales to R83.4 billion during the six months ended on December 27 last year, despite the ban on liquor trading hurting its overall performance.

Robust demand in Woolworths’ food division helped offset Covid-19-related pressure in Australia and its fashion business in the last half of 2020, the retail group reports.