24/08/2020
Checkers Little Garden back by popular demand with locally-produced seedling kits
Checkers Little Garden is back by popular demand, with millions of locally produced seedling kits that created employment for more than 150 people.
03/10/2019
Makro has major plans for Black Friday 2019
With Black Friday set to fall on 29 November 2019, a number of South Africans have already begun planning their purchases.
03/10/2019
Smart Shopper named SA’s favourite loyalty programme for seven years running
Pick n Pay’s Smart Shopper loyalty programme has been named South Africa’s favourite loyalty programme for yet another year.
20/08/2019
The Danger Signals In SA’s Discount Deluge
Consumers are being “trained” to buy only on promotion – and it can backfire on brands, warns Nielsen’s Kerith Botha.
03/05/2019
Checkers is launching new Lego-like collectables – and you can build an entire store
Checkers is launching a new collectables campaign on Monday, 6 May – which will allow customers to build their own tiny versions of a Checkers supermarket.
19/09/2018
South African consumers saves billions in loyalty programme rewards
South African consumers have saved billions of rands in loyalty programme rewards offered and are increasingly taking advantage of their reward points given the country’s tough economic climate, which is having an impact on consumer goods including fuel, electricity and food.
30/08/2018
Pick n Pay has introduced R20 vouchers after scratch card shade
Retail giant Pick n Pay has responded to the negative feedback over their scratch card campaign by introducing a R20 free voucher for every R200 spent by customers.
20/08/2018
Checkers first retailer to launch meal kits
In a first for supermarket retailing in South Africa, Checkers will be launching Ready to Chef meal kits. Developed by chefs, each meal kit consists of fresh, locally-sourced ingredients and a step-by-step recipe card with a QR code to a how-to video.
South Africans have continued to sign up with loyalty programmes as a means of getting more bang for their buck.
29/06/2018
SA’s love of loyalty rewards programmes
Research shows that most people in SA belong to more than one programme, scoring cash or points and discounts on everything from travel to fuel, to healthy foods and activities, to washing powder
30/05/2018
Top trade show makes South Africa the focus for a continent's import and export future
SAITEX 2018 brings key business and government leaders from around the world together at Africa's largest product sourcing and trade show in Johannesburg
23/05/2018
Pick n Pay intensifies focus on fresh with new three-tiered offering
Pick n Pay has relaunched its fresh offering, introducing new product lines and packaging, and a three-tiered model promising something for all tastes and budgets.