Checkers opened its new world-class supermarket at Chartwell Corner in Dainfern yesterday, elevating the customer experience through the introduction of brand-new in-store services and greater convenience. Named the most reputable brand in South Africa in Brand Finance’s 2021 annual report, Checkers continues to introduce more and more customers to a world-class shopping experience and is growing

When buying electronics and appliances, many consumers opt for self-installation with the perception that this will save them time and money. However, doing this runs many risks – including voiding the warranty on the item in question, says African retailer, Game. Most electronics and appliance manufacturers stipulate in their policies that the product warranty will only remain valid

Clicks Group has announced that chief executive officer (“CEO”) and executive director Vikesh Ramsunder has resigned from the group with effect from 31 December 2021 to take up a career opportunity as the CEO of a listed company in Australia. He will continue as a strategic advisor to the group until 31 August 2022. Bertina

Proudly South African and leading fashion and lifestyle retailer, TFG, has acquired the beloved local bedding, duvet and pillows brand Granny Goose and the associated manufacturer, Cotton Traders. The Granny Goose products will be available exclusively to TFG’s @home brand. The acquisition will result in the over 235 Granny Goose & Cotton Traders employees joining

Update on impact of civil unrest During the widespread civil unrest in KwaZulu-Natal (“KZN”) in July 2021, 52 Clicks stores and one The Body Shop store were looted and vandalised. The affected stores represented 6% of the group’s store base. By 31 August 2021, 34 of these stores had been reopened. A further 8 stores

In the month of National Recycling Day and World Clean-up Day, Woolworths is expanding its reusable bag collection trial and introducing more recycling vending machines in selected stores. After running a successful reusable shopping bag collection trial at Woolies’ Palmyra store since May, the retailer has now introduced collection points at Hout Bay and Constantia

Key information – continuing operations for the 53-week period Sale of merchandise increased by 8.1% to R168.0 billion Trading profit increased by 24.9% to R10.3 billion Diluted headline earnings per share (DHEPS) increased by 20.1% to 952.5 cents (restated 2020*: 793.4 cents) Adjusted DHEPS** increased by 20.7% to 883.8 cents (restated 2020*: 732.5 cents) Full

Clicks has been voted the Coolest Specialist Health Store in the annual Sunday Times GenNext Awards. The GenNext Awards, now in its 17th year, is the country’s leading annual youth brand preference and consumer behaviour survey focusing on South African youth aged 8 to 30. Winning this award indicates that Clicks’ efforts to resonate with

Key information – continuing operations for the 53-week period Sale of merchandise increased by 8.1% to R168.0 billion Trading profit increased by 24.9% to R10.3 billion Diluted headline earnings per share (DHEPS) increased by 20.1% to 952.5 cents (restated 2020*: 793.4 cents) Adjusted DHEPS** increased by 20.7% to 883.8 cents (restated 2020*: 732.5 cents) Full

Clicks has been voted the Top Brand for Convenience in the annual Kantar BrandZ Top 30 Most Valuable South African brands survey. The retail pharmacy chain increased its brand value 10% in the past year to US$449 million which saw it move up two places to No. 22. The BrandZ ranking is an annual survey

SPAR South Africa’s sustainability tagline, ‘My SPAR, Our Tomorrow’ is a public commitment to the future of the SPAR Brand and our planet. SPAR South Africa wants to reduce its overall impact and contribute to social and natural ecosystems’ wellbeing. The company has a number of own brand packaging goals to achieve over the next

As South African consumers grapple with constrained budgets, Massmart’s Game Weekly Market Price Position Report – which conducts weekly research into the prices on goods across several South African retailers – found that Game is leading the way on the price of promotional items, outweighing its competitors by 8.54%. With this week’s petrol increase dishing

Pepkor has made significant strides in its recovery of affected operations since the civil unrest experienced last month. The group expects to have more than 350 of the more than 500 looted stores up and running by the end of September. This is following the announcement that around 10% of the group’s total store footprint