SPAR found its roots in the Netherlands in 1932, when a group of small and independent retailers came together to work and better serve their communities. Since then, SPAR has become a community favourite across the globe and now operates in 48 countries and across four continents. The SPAR ethos of partnership and collaboration provides
Consumer purchasing patterns have become far more complicated over the past 18 months with a plethora of devices and more points of sale as retailers constantly rework strategies that have changed with shoppers needs and desires. Finding the balance between physical store visits and on-line shopping, keeping up to speed with the latest trends, and
Travel and Ticketing Sectors show strong signs of recovery with 122 percent rise in transactions in Q2 2021 Payment methods such as BNPL, mobile in-app payments, eWallets and social media purchases and delivery channel BOPIS continue to grow in popularity Fraud attacks on new channels like Mobile and BOPIS are on the rise, report warns
One of the largest online payment service providers for emerging markets, PayU, has purchased CELO, and will also offer Celo stablecoins as a payment option for merchants, powered by First DAG PayU, the payments and fintech business of Prosus, has announced its collaboration with Celo, the mobile-first, open-source blockchain ecosystem focused on making DeFi accessible
Banzpay partners with Stanchion to deliver innovative payments solutions to its clients across New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. Banzpay, a New Zealand-based fintech services provider of payments and banking solutions to financial institutions across New Zealand and the Pacific Islands, has partnered with Stanchion Payment Solutions, global specialists in payment solutions and integrations, to
Stanchion Payment Solutions, a global specialist in payment solutions and integration, has launched SwitchCare, an innovative and comprehensive offering that ensures the optimal management of Payment Switch environments. The service is aimed at payment processing companies that have transaction switching platforms at the heart of their operational infrastructures. Using best-of-breed tools and drawing off Stanchion’s
EMEA region to introduce projects in U.K., France, and Germany over the coming months; to be expanded across 43 countries by 2025 The Cup-Share initiative is part of the company’s ongoing approach to encourage customers to use reusables which includes a paper cup surcharge, reusables discount and in store ceramic offerings in the majority of
Diebold Nixdorf, a global leader in driving connected commerce for the retail and banking industries, has expanded its strategic partnership with bp to provide an integrated solution comprised of hardware, software and managed services. bp extended its multi-year, managed services agreement with Diebold Nixdorf and will leverage DN AllConnect ServicesSM globally to drive its transformation journey as it
SPAR countries across Western Europe most significant engine for growth in 2020, delivering 12% growth to reach €25.48 billion in retail turnover The SPAR response to the COVID-19 pandemic shows “the collective strength of the SPAR organisation and the critical role of independent retailing in societies and communities across the globe” – Tobias Wasmuht, CEO
SPAR UAE has launched a new SPAR Express store in a high footfall area of Abu Dhabi. The newest store is near the city’s Investment Authority Office, surrounded by high-rise apartments and office blocks. Convenience solutions The store offers convenience solutions for on the go as well as top-up daily shopping options. The instore bakery
93% of consumers are considering emerging payments such as biometrics, digital currencies, and QR code, in addition to contactless, according to the Mastercard New Payments Index Now, nearly 90% of in-person transactions globally take place at a contactless-enabled merchant As the world went into pandemic lockdown in 2020, consumers shifted their spending habits to embrace
The inaugural Commonwealth Women’s Entrepreneurship Summit is the first global event to focus on women in emerging tech sectors. Taking place from the 19th to 20th May 2021, it is a 2 day online conference focusing on women’s entrepreneurship featuring 50 speakers, 20 talks and 12 panel sessions. Targeting policy-makers, entrepreneurs, government agencies, entrepreneurship support
New Report Spotlights Retail’s Digital Acceleration As COVID-19 kept consumers around the world at home, nearly everything from groceries to gardening supplies was purchased online. According to Mastercard’s latest Recovery Insights report, this amounted to an additional $900 billion being spent in retail online around the world in 2020. Put another way: in 2020, e-commerce
Walgreens to offer new bank account with Mastercard debit card leveraging InComm Payments’ platform InComm Payments to enhance Walgreens-branded gift card program Walgreens has announced an agreement with InComm Payments, a leading global payments technology company, to provide convenient and accessible financial services options for its customers. Together, the companies will launch a new bank account
Latest research finds a wide range of retailers have migrated to new POS solutions, while others are leveraging existing software to enable diverse customer journeys. COVID-19 has made a flexible, unified commerce approach vital The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated an already pressing need for the largest retailers to be more agile and offer customers the
As snacking and healthy eating are growing trends around the world, SPAR has joined forces with the international vegetable breeding company Rijk Zwaan. In SPAR stores in India and Nigeria, new vegetable snacking varieties were introduced aimed at changing shopper behaviour. The focus is on providing innovative, high quality, locally grown healthy fresh produce options
First-of-its-kind, portfolio of solutions was designed to provide retailers a modular, open and ‘always-on’ approach to the evolving challenges of the modern store Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE: DBD) announced the launch of DN SeriesTM EASY, a new family of self-service solutions created to address retailers’ most pressing needs: improve store efficiency, enhance consumers’ shopping experience and drive down costs.
NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), a leading provider of retail solutions that run the store, announced today the acquisition of grocery e-commerce leader Freshop. Adding e-commerce to NCR’s leading retail core point-of-sale platform will give retailers, especially regional and small grocery chains, the ability to quickly deploy “buy-online, pickup-in-store” capabilities to serve their customers’ needs directly. This combination enables
NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), a leading provider of retail solutions that run the store, is among the top providers of Worldwide Unified Commerce SaaS and Software and SaaS for the retail industry according to the Unified Commerce Market Research Report conducted by the IHL Retail Executive Advisory Program (REAP). The IHL rankings highlight NCR’s exceptional industry accomplishments in the
Patrick’s Pfizer experience spans more than 20 years in leadership roles with multiple successes across geographies Pfizer (www.Pfizer.com) has announced the appointment of Patrick van der Loo as Regional President for Africa and the Middle East (AfME) region. Patrick’s Pfizer experience spans more than 20 years in leadership roles with multiple successes across geographies. In
Since 1954, Burger King® has encouraged its guests to Have it Your Way® and confidently celebrate self-expression. Today, the brand is making a leap forward by introducing a completely new visual design that will be present throughout all touchpoints of the guest experience. Inspired by real and delicious food, the more modern look marks the first complete rebrand in over 20
In an ever-changing retail landscape, our people remain at the heart of our business. Our 370,000 SPAR team members across the world interact with customers daily, seeking to provide a consistently excellent shopping experience. To support these team members throughout their retail career, digital solutions are proving of growing importance The future of our business
Thanks to the global SPAR distribution and retail network, SPAR Partners in 48 countries worldwide benefit from joint purchasing opportunities that range from regional buying alliances to sourcing centrally through SPAR International. SPAR International also offers own brands ranges supplied through the distribution centre in The Netherlands to 30 countries around the world. A SPAR
Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE: DBD) announced VynamicTM FCx, a dynamic, cloud-based platform developed to empower fuel and convenience retailers to build incremental sales beyond traditional transactions at the pump, increase brand loyalty and offer greater personalization to consumers. Vynamic FCx is a cloud-native solution based on Microsoft Azure cloud technology. It’s an easy-to-use, centrally deployable system that can
UnionPay International (UPI) announced today the launch of UnionPay PaybyLink, a link-based payment service, to provide merchants with a minimalist digital sales solution. With this solution, merchants are able to sell their products in just a few minutes by offering online payment service to UnionPay cardholders via means such as SMS and e-mail, without the
TelrShops enables merchants to create an e-commerce site in just 5 minutes Assists all merchants across a number of industries in offering their products and services online A meticulously designed platform to manage, scale and grow businesses online Allows integration with the Telr Payment gateway and offers user flexibility through the TelrShops App A new
Diebold Nixdorf and Nielsen have announced results from The Nielsen International Grocery Shopper and Technology Survey coordinated through Nielsen’s Global Consumer Business. Commissioned by Diebold Nixdorf, this survey provides valuable insights to retailers about consumers’ grocery shopping journeys, and the role that technology plays in supporting or even shaping these journeys. Nielsen surveyed and segmented 15,000
Paymentus to power Walmart’s enhanced bill pay experience Effective immediately, Walmart and Paymentus have formed a partnership designed to modernize how bills are paid in Walmart stores and in the Walmart app. As part of the collaboration, Walmart has joined the Paymentus Instant Payment Network™, adding another Fortune 100 company to Paymentus’ rapidly growing ecosystem.
British retail and e-commerce companies learn about the Egyptian market, how to overcome market access barriers and how to connect to Egyptian partners The UK Department for International Trade (DIT) and Egyptian British Chamber of Commerce (EBCC) organised their first retail webinar to explore retail and e-commerce opportunities for British companies in the Egyptian market.
The partnership with Mastercard is setting the benchmark for Uber across the MEA region. Our teams are working 24/7 to assist health and medical care authorities as well as workers supporting our communities in responding to the pandemic. We have partnered with Mastercard, who have committed 120,000 free trips and meals to workers who are
Wirecard AG, a German digital payments company, filed for insolvency in Germany on 25 June 2020. Press reports have alleged that, a few years ago, Wirecard AG could have been linked to a probable case of round-tripping involving a Mauritius-registered entity. The Bank of Mauritius (Bank) and the Financial Services Commission (FSC) are jointly investigating
The world’s largest food retail voluntary chain, SPAR International, has reported sales of €37.1 billion for the year ending 31 December 2019, representing a 4.35% increase in revenue on a constant currency basis. At the end of the year there were 13,320 SPAR branded stores operating across 48 markets worldwide in four continents, an increase
Easing of lockdown restrictions reflected in trends across retail categories; DIY and sportswear recover while growth in home office and electronics supplies levels off Global eCommerce sales continued to show strong growth in May, with certain sectors experiencing triple-digit year-on-year growth, according to an analysis by ACI Worldwide of hundreds of millions of eCommerce transactions from global
Braintree, the consulting and integration division of Vox, has been named as LS Retail Diamond and LS One Gold Partner for 2020, highlighting the company’s momentum within the partner network as a result of its performance in sales, service and support for customers using the LS Retail solutions. LS Retail is a world-leading provider of
The COVID-19 crisis continued to drive global eCommerce sales in April, with the general retail sector experiencing 209 percent growth compared to the same period last year, according to an analysis by ACI Worldwide of hundreds of millions of eCommerce transactions from global online retailers. Following general retail, the gaming segment saw the biggest bump, up 126
Shareholders are referred to the announcements published on SENS on 23 March 2020 and 3 April 2020. In compliance with Government-legislated lockdowns implemented across our trading jurisdictions, namely South Africa (SA), the rest of Africa and the Middle East (AME), and the United Kingdom (UK), the majority of the Group’s restaurants have been closed, with
Stanchion Payment Solutions, a global specialist in payments systems and integration, has appointed Kevin Blackwell as its new managing director for the Middle East. Kevin replaces Steven Kirrage, who was appointed as Stanchion’s global CEO in March this year. Based in Dubai, Kevin will lead Stanchion’s growth in the strategically important Middle East territory. He
In the interim, shareholders are provided with the following brief voluntary performance update on the business. This update pertains to the 52 weeks ended 29 February 2020 for the Group’s South Africa (“SA”) and rest of Africa and Middle East (“AME”) regions. The United Kingdom (“UK”) operation narrative relates to the Gourmet Burger Kitchen Restaurants
Africa’s Big 7, Africa’s biggest food and beverage trade show, looks set to be another sold-out success when it is staged at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg from 21 – 23 June 2020. Exhibitors from around the world are clamouring to be at the 18th edition of this event, which accommodates 250 exhibitors. Featuring
Massmart is proud to announce that Glenart, a local Christmas cracker manufacturing company and partner on the Massmart Supplier Development Programme, is the first local supplier to be listed with Walmart US on a new export programme. A landmark agreement that will see the company directly supplying their innovative confetti-popping crackers to 800 Walmart US
The fourth industrial revolution (4IR) is gaining traction in all sectors. Artificial intelligence (AI), robotics and automation are being applied to create ingenious innovations – advancements aimed at making life easier, improving productivity and speeding up the evolution of industries. McKinsey Digital reports that most aspects of car manufacturing will transform with AI enabling autonomous
Nutanix, a leader in enterprise cloud computing, has announced the retail industry findings of its second Enterprise Cloud Index Report, measuring retailers’ plans for adopting private, hybrid and public clouds. The report found the vast majority of retailers (87.5%) identified hybrid cloud as the ideal IT operating model. It also showed many retailers (72%) are
Ingenico Group is introducing its iCON case for a more versatile, compact solution for mobile checkout next week at NRF’s Retail Big Show. Retailers, restaurants, hotels and many other merchants of all sizes stand to benefit from rethinking their checkout experience with mobility in mind. The iCON case pairs Ingenico mobile payment devices with iOS
H. E. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma, and Alibaba Group Director and Ant Financial Services Group Chairman and CEO Eric Jing witnessed the signing of three Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) between the Ethiopian Government and Alibaba establishing an eWTP Hub in Ethiopia. The eWTP (electronic world trade platform) Hub is
In the financial year ended 30th September 2019, the group reported an increase in turnover of 8.4% to ZAR109.5 billion, despite all markets in which they trade experiencing some challenges. The SPAR Group Ltd turnover includes SPAR Southern Africa, SPAR Ireland and SPAR Switzerland. SPAR South Africa grew wholesale grocery turnover to the retail stores
A new study from Juniper Research has found that global spending on digital commerce will reach $18.7 trillion by 2024, up from $11.2 trillion in 2019; an increase of 66% over the 5-year period. The new research, Digital Commerce: Key Trends, Sectors & Forecasts 2019-2024, found the largest single digital commerce sector is the remote purchase
Digital freight forwarder Saloodo! today launched its digital logistics platform for shippers and transport providers in South Africa First international digital road freight platform to be launched in the continent; Provides shippers and carriers a one-stop platform for road freight connections for domestic shipments within South Africa and international movements to several neighbouring countries; Further
Innovative consumer finance business RCS – a subsidiary of BNP Paribas Personal Finance, European leader in financing for individuals, itself part of the French bank BNP Paribas – has acquired the Absa funded portion of the Edcon Store Card debtors book, subject to regulatory approvals. It has also secured the right to provide consumer finance
Africa’s e-commerce giant Jumia is seeking closer cooperation with China in order to boost its sales, a senior executive told Xinhua on Wednesday. Jeremy Doutte, executive vice president of Jumia Group, told Xinhua in Nairobi that his company will attend the Sixth World Internet Conference that takes place from Oct. 20 to 22 in Wuzhen,
BassPro, Cinemark, JoAnn Fabric and Crafts, Movember, Papa John’s, Rakuten, Saks Fifth Avenue, Staples, SHOP.com and Tickets.com are among the first merchants to offer consumers new option to click to pay Today, American Express, Discover, Mastercard and Visa announced the arrival of faster, more secure online checkout based on the new EMV® Secure Remote Commerce
