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See it? Snap it, shop it! Amazon Lens now available in SA

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Scam alert: Woolies warns shoppers about fake R200 meat box promotion

Scam alert: Woolies warns shoppers about fake R200 meat box promotion

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Woolies takes Grand Prix Gold as best in-house agency at ICMA's

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27 Jan 2026

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Gen AI platforms see e-commerce seismic transformation

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23 Jan 2026

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Truworths expects half-year earnings around flat after African sales fall

23 Jan 2026

November sees strong growth in SA's retail sector with 3.5% surge

November sees strong growth in SA's retail sector with 3.5% surge

22 Jan 2026

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The One Club for Creativity has announced the jury for the inaugural One Show Indies, and representing South Africa on the global jury is Safaraaz Sindhi, founder/CCO at Bananas in Johannesburg (Image suppled)

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Walmart introduces third store in South African market

19 Jan 2026

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19 Jan 2026

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13 Jan 2026

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Shoprite expands payment options with PayJustNow

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Adheesh Ori, senior director within Accenture Song, South Africa says the South African automotive landscape is clearly evolving, not only through technology or electrification, but in the mindset of the customer behind the purchase (Image source: © 123rf )

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Amazon’s AI-powered Shop Direct and Buy for Me tools are designed to help shoppers find products beyond its marketplace, but retailers argue the experiment exposes a deeper tension over data ownership, consent and who really controls the future of online shopping (Image source: © 123rf )

Online retailers push back against Amazon's Shop Direct

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