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.

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.

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.

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

SAITEX 2018 brings key business and government leaders from around the world together at Africa's largest product sourcing and trade show in Johannesburg

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.

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Customers who loved collecting Little Shop mini products are in for a welcome surprise as Checkers today launches a brand new collectable campaign consisting of environmentally-friendly Little Garden seedling kits.

Unilever has threatened to pull its advertising from online platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Google unless they tackle content which “creates division in society and promotes anger and hate”.

Pick n Pay promises innovation in its convenience and ready-made meals range in 2018, noting that South Africans' dining preferences may be shifting as many seek to entertain at home as a more affordable option to eating out.