Amazon plans to launch an online marketplace in South Africa as part of a global expansion in the coming year.

Massmart has officially opened its new Distribution Centre, in Riversands, Johannesburg. The 75 000m2 warehouse is the second of three new facilities in Massmart’s new centralised network which uses shared distribution centres to serve stores across the entire group.

Ballito is home to the first smaller format Checkers Foods supermarket in KwaZulu-Natal, and only the third one in South Africa.

The Shoprite Group opened its second standalone Medirite Plus pharmacy in the Western Cape at the Checkers Centre in Stellenbosch. This follows the launch of the first Medirite Plus in Willowbridge Village late last year.

Shoprite created 29 new jobs with the opening of its supermarket in eMvelo, Mpumalanga.

Tableview motorists, residents and beachgoers are set to reap the delicious benefits of a 24-hour Woolworths Foodstop, which has been added to the recently upgraded Engen Rietvlei Convenience Centre.

Checkers is opening its first new format Checkers Foods supermarket in the Western Cape, bringing top quality food and exclusive brands to the historic town of Franschhoek.

A deli, bakery, supermarket, takeaway, and retail store all in one is now available at this one-of-a-kind petrol station in Rosebank, Gauteng. It looks to elevate the retail industry and fuse it with hospitality.

Retailer Shoprite says it generated an additional R8.3 billion in sales versus the corresponding period to increase sales by 10.0% to R91.1 billion for the 26 weeks ending 2 January 2022.

Retailer Massmart, the owner of Makro and Game in South Africa, says it aims to grow its store footprint over the next five years to generate additional sales. It follows its latest financial performance showing extended losses over the past year.

Checkers has opened its first standalone Petshop Science store in the Eastern Cape in Baywest Mall, Gqeberha.

Following the period of unrest in July, which affected 10 of its stores, African retailer Game continues to revamp some of its best-performing affected stores in line with its overall turnaround strategy – Retail Reimagined. This week, the retailer welcomes shoppers to visit its stores in Pietermaritzburg CBD, Pinetown and Empangeni.