Checkers Sixty60 creates 800 new jobs during lockdownArticle

Since the start of lockdown, Checkers Sixty60 has created 800 new jobs to meet the increased demand for the grocery delivery service...

16 Sep 2020

Partnerships can help brands combat Covid-19Article

During this time of uncertainty, consumers are looking to brands because they are intrinsic to every sphere of a consumer's life. Brands should use this opportunity to find different ways of engaging their buyers...

Sindiswa Masuta 5 Jun 2020

How NetFlorist pivoted to essential goods in 36 hoursArticle

Ryan Bacher, co-founder and MD of NetFlorist, says he's never worked harder than he has during the last two months...

Lauren Hartzenberg 3 Jun 2020

Quench introduces restaurant delivery serviceArticle

Two months after expanding into grocery deliveries, SA startup Quench has announced that it's now doing restaurant deliveries and charging a lower commission than many of its competitors...

21 May 2020

E-commerce AC19: How Covid-19 is speeding up digital transformation in SAArticle

As a result of the lockdown, there has been an almost immediate shift from traditional methods of business and retail...

Michaela Gabriel 28 Apr 2020

Alcohol delivery app launches same-day grocery deliveriesInBrief

24 Apr 2020

Pick n Pay partners with startup for same-day grocery deliveriesArticle

A new collaboration between Pick n Pay and on-demand alcohol delivery app Bottles will allow customers to top up on essentials from over 70 Pick n Pay stores, for delivery on the same day...

8 Apr 2020

SA startup Quench expands into grocery deliveriesArticle

On-demand drinks delivery business Quench has expanded its service to include groceries...

31 Mar 2020

Will Amazon do to the grocery industry what it did to e-commerce?Article

Amazon has been busy lately. After entering the grocery delivery market with Amazon Fresh< and

Ralf W. Seifert and Richard Markoff 14 Jun 2018

New franchise delivers groceries, parcels, postArticle

Estate Delivery, the first of the franchises to be launched by Estate Food Services South Africa (EFS) has sold more than 15 franchises in less than three months...

30 Aug 2017

Amazon deal seen as disruptor of grocery businessArticle

Amazon's deal to buy Whole Foods Market injects even greater pressure into the food and grocery sectors at a time when e-commerce is already roiling retailers...

19 Jun 2017

Self-catering for an affordable Phuket island holidayArticle

One of the many great things about a holiday in Thailand is starting your day with a Massamum Curry and knowing that the greatest risk to your person is...

Brian Berkman 23 May 2016

Pick n Pay investing in distributionArticle

Pick n Pay launched its major R628 million distribution centre late last week in Longmeadow, Gauteng, the efficiencies and successes of which are designed to enable the rapid rollout of four distribution centres around the country within the next three years.

26 Jul 2010