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.

After a successful 10-month trial, Woolworths has announced that it will be the first South African retailer to embark on an extensive rollout of electric panel vans (EVs) in partnership with DSV and Everlectric to deliver their customers’ online purchases in Gauteng, Cape Town and Durban.

Checkers is the first South African retailer to replace its rotisserie chicken packaging with fully recyclable, responsibly sourced cardboard boxes. This will prevent 68 tons of non-recycled multi-layer laminated material from being landfilled every year.

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.

Woolworths South Africa was recently named a winner of the 2021 Change Agents Sustainability Award presented by Oracle.

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.

How an entrepreneur turns recycled sanitising wipes into jungle gyms, benches and other outdoor furniture that can be used again and again to support a circular economy.

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.