The local plastics industry will once again demonstrate its commitment to cleaning up the environment and removing plastics litter from our rivers, streams, oceans and neighbourhoods when the annual Clean-up and Recycle SA Week takes place from 16-21 September 2019.

Lidl has become the first supermarket in the UK to introduce reusable fruit and veg bags across all its stores as part moves to reduce plastic waste.

The landscape of retail is transforming faster than ever before. Every day there are new smart ideas that are raising the bar for retail excellence. From innovative tailor-made apps for employees to personalised customer welcoming technology, Massmart’s first-ever Digital Bootcamp gave a glimpse at the technological innovations redefining retail.

Female retailers are formidable as well as inspirational and nowhere is this clearer than in the contribution they have made to growing the Shoprite Group into the largest retailer in Africa.

According to the latest survey from the Franchise Association of South Africa (FASA), 39% of franchisors have businesses in Africa, outside South African borders.

Pick n Pay says finance executive Lerena Olivier will take over as CFO when Bakar Jakoet retires on September 6.

We look at how Walmart is using self-driving vehicles to transfer customer orders between stores to support its online grocery initiative.

At the end of June, Zimbabwe banned the use of the rand, the US dollar, and other currencies as legal tender in the country.

The Shoprite Group is making it easier for its customers to access services such as global money transfers, cellphone purchases, bill payments, tickets and insurance with the launch of its new k’nect stores across the country.

Shoprite has published its operational update for the year ending 30 June 2019, detailing its financials and the new updates they are bringing to their stores.