In October 2022, family-owned retail group Kingsmead Shoes celebrated the reopening of its flagship store in Springfield Value Centre, Durban, after the shopping centre was burnt to the ground during the July 2021 riots. The 29-year-old company is now plotting to almost double its store footprint to more than 80 stores within the next five years. 25 Oct 2022
The Pick n Pay Group continues to invest in its apparel business through a sustainable redesign of Pick n Pay Clothing stores and the accelerated expansion of the brand's physical footprint. 21 Oct 2022
In 2011, US retail giant Walmart Inc made a bet on Africa, buying a majority stake in South African retailer Massmart in what many investors saw as a step toward dominating the continent's vast untapped market. It didn't go according to plan. 21 Oct 2022
Food Lover's Market has opened the doors to its new 3,000m2 flagship store in Bothasig, Cape Town, the result of a R100m investment by South Africa's largest privately-owned retailer. 20 Oct 2022
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Streets were quiet in the normally bustling heart of Accra's central business district on Wednesday, 19 October as traders in the Ghanaian capital closed their shops to protest worsening economic conditions. 20 Oct 2022
Chinese smartphone and consumer electronics brand Xiaomi has opened the doors to its first South African retail store. 18 Oct 2022
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Pick n Pay Stores Ltd said on Tuesday, 18 October that inflation and power cuts in the second half of the year would add to the cost pressures the grocery retailer is already facing. 18 Oct 2022
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JSE-listed pharmacy retailer Dis-Chem has apologised for offending staff and customers after a letter to managers announcing a moratorium on the hiring and promotion of White employees was widely shared on social media. 18 Oct 2022
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Many South Africans have taken to social media threatening to boycott Dis-Chem for its enforcement of a moratorium on the appointment and promotion of White employees. 17 Oct 2022
Modern experiential department store, We Are Egg, opened its second store at The Zone @ Rosebank in Johannesburg on Saturday, 1 October. 6 Oct 2022
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Massmart has warned of the potential closure of Game stores in East and West Africa, after it failed to secure buyers for the assets. 5 Oct 2022
The fifth Lego Certified Store has opened its doors in Mall of Africa, introducing a new Lego store design to the African continent. 5 Oct 2022
Shoprite Avonwood in Elsies River, Western Cape. Source: Supplied
The Shoprite Group opened 31 new stores during the month of September, equating to more than one store a day and creating 521 new jobs. 30 Sep 2022
A new Pick n Pay store has opened its doors in Sea Point, the retailer's second store in the Cape Town suburb after nearly 50 years since it opened its first store in the area in the 1970s. 29 Sep 2022
Incoming Truworths International deputy CEOs Sarah Proudfoot and Emanuel Cristaudo. Source: Supplied
Sarah Proudfoot and Emanuel (Mannie) Cristaudo have been appointed as joint deputy chief executive officers at Truworths International, effective 1 October 2022. 28 Sep 2022
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Convenience retail brand Circle K is expanding to South Africa, with the first store set to open in Gauteng this October. 27 Sep 2022
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Swedish multinational retailer H&M will open the doors to its first H&M Home store in South Africa on 24 November. 26 Sep 2022
Image supplied. The Crazy Store has opened its 450th store in Gqeberha at the Boardwalk Mall in Summerstrand.
The Crazy Store has opened its 450th store in Gqeberha at the Boardwalk Mall in Summerstrand. 23 Sep 2022
Home improvement and DIY brand, Builders, has launched a brand-new benefits programme, Builders+. 22 Sep 2022
Image supplied. Shoprite has launched a carrier bag for taxi and public transport users
In response to customers and employees' needs, national supermarket retailer Shoprite has launched a bigger, stronger 60-litre carrier bag primarily for taxi commuters and people who make use of public transport. 20 Sep 2022
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