29/06/2022
Online grocery store uses trucks and tuk-tuks for same-day deliveries in rural KwaZulu-Natal
South Africa's first rural-centred online grocery store and delivery service has navigated degraded roads and rough terrain to complete more than 25,000 orders in KwaZulu-Natal.
03/06/2022
Online bread sales rise 109%, instant coffee and long life milk top performers, data reveals
The South African e-commerce sector has exploded over the last two years and to help manufacturers and retailers keep track of this NielsenIQ has established a robust e-commerce data tracking solution in partnership with some of South Africa’s largest brick and mortar and online retailers.
26/05/2022
How Shoprite’s IT department assisted KZN after devastating unrest and floods
Swift action by the Shoprite Group following the July 2021 unrest and the April 2022 floods in KwaZulu-Natal meant its supermarket operations were back up and trading in record time - and Shoprite Technology played a critical role in making this happen.
24/05/2022
How Pieter Boone’s plans to return Pick n Pay to its former glory
Supermarket giant Pick n Pay has implemented many failed turnaround plans in the past decade and longer. But new CEO, Pieter Boone, has unveiled his new initiatives.
24/05/2022
Tech trends and shopping changes coming to South Africa: Woolworths
Retailer Woolworths expects shopping in South Africa to become increasingly digital in the coming years as more people use less traditional platforms such as Tiktok and Instagram to do their shopping.
10/05/2022
Game makes strides in omnichannel transformation
As the next step in its turnaround strategy and in support of its goal to become a leading omnichannel retailer.
23/03/2022
Pick n Pay has become the first retailer in South Africa to launch in-store ‘vertical farms’.
The vertical farms will grow various lettuce leaves and herbs from seeds and will be located in Pick n Pay’s fruit and vegetable section, the retailer said in a statement on Tuesday (22 March).
22/03/2022
SA’s first rural online grocery store Kuloola brings convenience, growth to communities
As grocery delivery apps become the main channel through which people get their household products in urban areas, underserviced communities in the rural parts of the country are now part of the digital lifestyle and convenience, saving them transport costs and limiting the spread of Covid-19.
25/11/2021
Pick n Pay now on WhatsApp for Smart Shoppers
Retailer Pick n Pay will now give its nine million Smart Shoppers instant customer support through WhatsApp, in partnership with Clickatell.
18/10/2021
Consumers to benefit from the separation of import portions by country of origin
Local chicken farmers celebrate the banishing of mixing portions of chicken in the same bag from different countries.
04/10/2021
3 new laws proposed for businesses in South Africa
Trade and Industry minister Ebrahim Patel has published the draft Companies Amendment Bill for public comment, promising a significant shake-up for businesses in South Africa.
17/09/2021
South Africa set to get an ‘extra’ public holiday
The Electoral Commission has written to Home Affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi requesting that he facilitates a request to the president asking for election day, Monday, 1 November, to be declared a public holiday.