In an ongoing programme of retail experience transformation, SPAR Zimbabwe invested in another of their core stores. The renovation was completed in just four weeks and has increased the area dedicated to fresh and frozen foods as well as the food service offer. The SPAR Supermarket which reopened on 22 …
Read More »Konga Partners Verve to Delight Customers with Free Shopping Vouchers
Konga, Nigeria’s leading composite e-commerce platform has partnered with Verve International to reward customers with free shopping vouchers. Tagged Season of Rewards, the campaign, which kicked off on March 1, 2023 will see shoppers receive free vouchers when they shop on Konga.com with their Verve cards. The partnership underpins the …
Read More »Pick N Pay Taps into ‘Show-Webrooming’ Influence to Grow its Omnichannel Offering
“The future of retail is the ability to create a seamless shopping experience across online and offline” As online shopping continues to grow in the country, customers are spoilt for choice on how and where they shop. Trends show that many South Africans are increasingly choosing to shop both in-store …
Read More »Shoprite Grows Customers, Baskets, Volumes and Jobs
Unaudited results for the 26 weeks ended 1 January 2023 DOUBLE DIGIT GROWTH SEES HALF-YEAR SALES EXCEEDING R100 BILLION Key information – continuing operations Group sale of merchandise increased by 16.8% to R106.3 billion Supermarkets RSA sale of merchandise increased by 17.5% to R85.1 billion Diluted headline earnings per share …
Read More »Switching On | The Role of Retail in Loadshedding
Admittedly seeing another loadshedding article can mean lights out for many – turn the page – next, as the hum of generators trigger a fragile sense of ‘normality’ when all we want is power plays, not dark delays. Despite the severity of the current status quo, humour typically prevails– “imagine …
Read More »Sustainability Trends That May Impact the Hospitality & Food Industry in 2023
Sustainability has become a top priority for many industries and the South African hospitality industry is no exception. The increasing demand for eco-friendly and socially responsible tourism has led to sustainable food trends in hotels, resorts and restaurants. This is the opinion of Etresia Booysen, a senior lecturer at the …
Read More »Everything a Retailer Needs to Know About Payment Platforms in 2023
Every successful retailer knows that to nurture customer loyalty and establish a strong brand, you have got to perfect four key considerations: product, price, place, and promotion. First introduced in the 1950s, these are old principles, but they remain essential in understanding the foundations of the retail industry. However, in …
Read More »Shoprite Group 2023 Interim Financial Results Announcement
Unaudited results for the 26 weeks ended 1 January 2023 DOUBLE DIGIT GROWTH SEES HALF YEAR SALES EXCEEDING R100 BILLION Key information – continuing operations Group sale of merchandise increased by 16.8% to R106.3 billion Supermarkets RSA sale of merchandise increased by 17.5% to R85.1 billion Diluted headline earnings per …
Read More »SPAR Zimbabwe Tree Planting Supports National Goal
SPAR Zimbabwe planted 10,000 trees on 3 December 2022 and is sowing the seeds for 20,000 more in 2023. Through this initiative, the retailer was the country’s largest non-commercial planter of trees this planting season. This number of trees planted was also a boost for SPAR International’s campaign for tree …
Read More »Online Retail Driven by Age, Income, Education
A newly released study revealed that South Africans’ online spending patterns and behaviour continued to grow at a rapid pace in 2022. This is despite the country’s ongoing recovery from lockdown restrictions and social distancing. The comprehensive results of the Online Retail in South Africa 2022 study, released today by …
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