https://www.bizcommunity.com/Retail South Africa Retail news 15 Retail news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/Retail en-us Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:51:37 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/if-you-stepped-away-for-90-days-would-your-franchise-survive-178506a Here is a question worth sitting with honestly. If you left your franchise business for 90 days, no calls, no approvals, no quiet interventions, what would actually happen? 1-268678 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:35:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Retail South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/five-cape-town-buildings-now-run-on-pooled-renewables-is-yours-next-178576a Etana Energy, Growthpoint Properties and the City of Cape Town have marked a South African first with the successful implementation of pooled renewable electricity wheeling across multiple properties on the city’s municipal grid. 1-268668 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:33:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Retail South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/why-itchy-skin-is-more-than-just-a-surface-problem-956384a We often think of itchy skin as something superficial, a quick fix with a cream or a change in weather. But increasingly, research is showing that the story runs much deeper. 1-268674 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:11:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Retail South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/shoprite-and-checkers-market-days-offers-local-gardeners-a-platform-to-scale-401839a Shoprite and Checkers’ Market Days provides community gardeners with valuable access to retail platforms and customers, and this year it coincided with World Hunger Day – a global awareness day focused on food insecurity and sustainable solutions. 1-268675 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:06:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Retail South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/scheduled-water-cuts-cripple-township-businesses-threatens-livelihoods-734162a South Africa's infrastructure challenges are increasingly becoming business challenges, and for township entrepreneurs, the consequences can be immediate. 1-268672 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:36:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Retail South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/retailers-chase-growth-as-sas-fmcg-pet-market-posts-158-gain-390798a The South African pet landscape has transitioned from a grocery side-aisle to a sophisticated, high-growth strategic priority for pet FMCG brands and retailers. 1-268663 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:45:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Retail South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/discount-retailer-pepkor-to-launch-bank-in-april-2027-623021a South African discount retailer Pepkor plans to launch its bank in April 2027, aiming to leverage its extensive store footprint nationwide to attract 1.8 million primary banking customers within five years, executives recently said. 1-268661 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:49:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Retail South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/counting-the-cost-annual-food-price-barometer-signals-further-pain-ahead-for-households-956304a Every year around March, FoodForward SA conducts a survey of food prices at two leading retailers, tracking more than 120 mostly basic grocery items such as fruits and vegetables, bread, peanut butter, jam, milk, cheese, pilchards, maize meal, sugar, rice, and tea. 1-268624 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Retail South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/75-of-young-south-africans-report-multiple-incomes-as-side-hustles-digitise-845293a South Africans are increasingly turning spare rooms, kitchen tables and smartphones into business opportunities as side hustles evolve from extra income streams into essential financial lifelines. 1-268629 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:29:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Retail South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/local-fashion-label-noi-collective-opens-its-first-store-in-woodstock-178516a Cape Town fashion label NOI Collective has officially opened its first physical retail and creative space in Woodstock, Cape Town, marking a major milestone for the rapidly growing independent brand after its strong early success online. 1-268618 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:47:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Retail South Africa