The reimagined retail space now offers free Wi-Fi and a kids' play area, and incorporates innovations such as self-checkout counters and QR codes on products that link to Game's online store...
3 days ago
Approximately 5,200 retail industry jobs will be saved, as Edcon announced this week that the sale of parts of the Edgars business in South Africa to Retailability Ltd has been implemented...
3 days ago
The coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has perhaps presented an opportunity for brands to enhance their positioning and product delivery. As German theoretical physicist, Albert Einstein said "In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity..."
Malesela Maubane 26 Aug 2020
Although women are more likely to be unemployed and earn less than their male counterparts, research has found that women hold the buying power in most SA households...
Kerry Thomas 25 Aug 2020
Edcon has signed the purchase agreement for the sale of "parts of Edgars" to competitor Retailability Pty (Ltd) for an undisclosed sum...
25 Aug 2020
Foschini and Markham owner TFG announced that it has successfully negotiated and concluded an agreement to buy select assets of value clothing retailer Jet from Edcon...
18 Aug 2020
For Absa, the partnership adds depth to its Absa Rewards programme, offering the bank's customers access to the growing e-hailing and food delivery sectors. The partnership also marks the first time that Bolt has partnered with a bank rewards programme...
6 Aug 2020
Game's vice president shares how the retailer has navigated business challenges and opportunities over the last 50 years, and how it aims to remain relevant beyond 2020...
Lauren Hartzenberg 30 Jul 2020
Stats SA reports that South African retail sales plunged by a record 50.4% in April and 12% in May.
24 Jul 2020
Insight Survey's latest SA Pet Care Industry Landscape Report 2020 carefully uncovers the global and local pet care market, based on the latest information and research...
Issued by Insight Survey 20 Jul 2020
Massmart said in a shareholder statement on Tuesday that it has started a consultation process under Section 189 of the Labour Relations Act...
7 Jul 2020
With the help of a WhatsApp chatbot, Absa Life funeral policyholders can now access basic policy information at any time of the day or night...
Issued by Praekelt 1 Jul 2020
Boutique liquor store Dry Dock Liquor has expanded from a local community business into an established online retailer as a result of the pandemic...
29 Jun 2020
Wunderman Thompson announced today that Mohale Ralebitso had joined its South African board of directors as non-executive chairperson...
Issued by Wunderman Thompson 29 Jun 2020
Studio[K]irmack, a unique visual studio that embraces automated photographic technology, smart machines and intelligent software to enable retailers and brands to shoot high-end productions without the sometimes and potentially expensive traditional photographic setup and post production...
Issued by Studio[K]irmack 25 Jun 2020
Are the health and safety standards at stores in lower-income areas as high as they are in affluent areas? In brief, no...
Richard Wells 12 Jun 2020
The Crazy Store MD shares how the in-store environment has had to change to prioritise health and hygiene, and why offering customers value for their money is more important than ever...
Lauren Hartzenberg 28 May 2020
More than 50 South African retailers have banded together to form the Mid-Sized Independent Retailers (MIR) Group...
21 May 2020
According to new regulations, online retailers in South Africa may sell any product, with the exception of cigarettes and alcoholic beverages...
14 May 2020
Fast start vs blowout Christmas, what's the new F20 plan?
Richard Wells 12 May 2020
Covid-19 is driving significant changes in customer experience, supply chains, health and hygiene, and employee engagement, according to the Deloitte Consumer Sentiment in Grocery Retail report...
8 May 2020
The Edcon group announced today that its board has passed a resolution authorising it to file for business rescue in the course of the next few days...
29 Apr 2020
22 Apr 2020
An overview of Bizcommunity's Press Offices, companies and organisations putting the grit in integrity, by continuing to communicate and innovate despite the many challenges of the Covid-19 lockdown...
Issued by Bizcommunity.com 21 Apr 2020
The unloved, underinvested world of traditional trade retailing just became the next key battleground for sales-depleted businesses, says Richard Wells...
Richard Wells 21 Apr 2020
Banks will be open and your money will be accessible during the countrywide lockdown...
Issued by Private Property South Africa 3 Apr 2020
In an emotional conference call to suppliers on Thursday, Edcon's CEO Grant Pattison delivered the news that the company is unable to pay its suppliers, as it only has sufficient liquidity to pay salaries...
27 Mar 2020
South Africa's retail trade sales beat market expectations, increasing by 1,2% year-on-year in January 2020, according to Statistics South Africa.
19 Mar 2020
The Clothing Bank has for the past decade provided more than 3,000 women in South Africa with the opportunity to achieve financial independence through reselling clothes...
17 Mar 2020
Full-service agency HaveYouHeard started 2020 with five new clients - Absa, Campari Africa, Jameson Global, Jeep Clothing and Trotters UK...
Issued by HaveYouHeard 12 Feb 2020
Like many business sectors in the country, the South African retail industry is battling the effects of stagnant GDP growth and constrained consumer spending...
Lauren Hartzenberg 3 Feb 2020
It's a new year and a blank page is ready to be filled with the retail story of 2020...
Beate Stiehler-Mulder and Mariëtte Frazer 22 Jan 2020
The unique SA retail environment presents new and established retailers with a good opportunity for success. Let's take a closer look.
Nomzamo Radebe 9 Jan 2020
South African fashion and gifting retailer Big Blue has come under fire for selling a t-shirt printed with the words "Water Polo Teacher's Pet"...
8 Jan 2020
Now for the good news. There's a huge opportunity for growth in online retail, but the path to profits is through dramatically improving customer experience...
Kirsten Dewar 8 Jan 2020
South African consumer spending shows an uptick ahead of the festive season according to Mastercard SpendingPulse, which looks at overall retail spending trends across all payment types including cash and cheques...
23 Dec 2019
Not a week goes by without spotting more headlines about online shopping and the global shift to mobile connectivity...
Cecil Ungerer 18 Dec 2019
Up to 50 South African business and ICT professionals were presented with certificates of competency at an award ceremony in Sandton...
Issued by ITP Communications 19 Nov 2019
Black Friday is gathering steam in South Africa. In fact, in 2018, Google reported that South Africa topped the list of the most online searches for Black Friday globally - more than any other country.
14 Nov 2019
A new study by Accenture suggests that traditional retailers in South Africa are putting most of their efforts into their core brick-and-mortar stores as they find online operations expensive...
21 Oct 2019
Industry experts are calling for consumers to learn about the environmental benefits of recycling...
20 Sep 2019
Clover Nutrikids and CHOC Childhood Cancer Foundation SA announced that they would once again partner up to fundraise for the purchasing and building of a new Clover Nutrikids CHOC House in PE..
20 Sep 2019
According to the Clur Report of SA Retail Property, shopping centres in Southern Africa need to adopt an integrated, holistic and fluid strategy to drive performance given shifting local and international approaches to lifestyle...
5 Sep 2019
Shoprite took the title as South Africa's favourite retailer in the 2019 Sunday Times/Sowetan Shopper Survey. Clicks and Pick n Pay came 2nd and 3rd respectively...
5 Sep 2019
Some of SA's biggest retailers, with the aid of WWF, are rolling out standardised recycling instructions, known as On Pack Recycling Labels (OPRLs), which will indicate whether the packaging can or cannot be recycled...
28 Aug 2019
With a daily absenteeism average of 15 to 30%, big retailers of +1000 employees have 300 staff absent at a time. This has major cost implications that retailers can potentially curb by offering employees access to primary healthcare...
21 Aug 2019
Zongs Liwani's Mbekweni Market in Paarl is the fourth Pick n Pay market store to open in the Western Cape. Pick n Pay's market store programme equips independently-owned stores with systems and retailing techniques...
5 Aug 2019
In its latest Q2:2019 Retail Snapshot, Broll Property Intel takes a look at the non-sustainable use of plastic within the South African retail environment, and various steps being taken to reverse this...
1 Aug 2019
South African retail trade sales increased by 2.2% year-on-year in May, Stats SA said in a report, better than a Reuters forecast for a 1.6% expansion. The largest annual growth rates were recorded for general dealers...
18 Jul 2019