Botswana-based retailer Choppies reported half-year results on Thursday that showed its sales in South Africa are now just 7.5% shy of those in its home country. Source: Choppies is now almost as big in SA as in Botswana – and its 'plan' to come for Shoprite is not entirely a joke anymore [...]
Even though the retail landscape is in a state of almost constant change at the present time, opportunities do still exist for FMCG suppliers if they have a compelling proposition and place the retailer and the shopper at the centre of their thinking. Source: Opportunities exist for FMCG suppliers if they focus on the [...]
South Africa’s spaza ecosystem is growing by leaps and bounds, which is opening up huge opportunities, despite the sector being largely informal, say Tobile Zenani and Mlamli Papu from Gugulethu in Cape Town. Source: Bringing spazas into 21st century
Woolworths has pinned its recovery on SA’s new political leadership under President Cyril Ramaphosa as the retailer’s woes have prompted it to cut its interim dividend for the first time in eight years.Source: Woolworths pins its hopes on the Ramaphosa effect
Like so many other sectors, the South African beverage market has not escaped the effects of the country's economic slowdown. In 2015/16, it experienced just 1.6% volume growth, compared to the 4.1% recorded in the same period the previous year. Source: Economic slowdown drives beverage innovation among bottom-end retailers
Amazon Go is being called the grocery store of the future, where lines and cashiers don't exist. Source: Take a look inside Amazons grocery store of the future — there are no cashiers, registers or lines
The overarching theme for South African retailers in 2018 will be the pace and rate of change they are expected to undergo over the next year. Source: Pick n Pay, Shoprite, and Checkers are set for big changes in 2018
The retailer also said on Monday that overall sales for the 26 weeks to December 24 grew just 2.5% Source: Woolworths shares fall almost 10% after poor HEPS forecast
Companies that tamper with sell-by labels on products can be criminally prosecuted and heavily fined. Current affairs show Carte Blanche aired an insert on Sunday night showing the butchery franchise Meat World allegedly selling spoiled meat and relabelling products to extend their sell-by date. Source: Sell-by date turmoil
Pick n Pay has moved to allay fears that it is preying on South Africa’s most vulnerable with its recently-launched store credit offering, saying that it is trying to offer the fairest package it can, with no hidden costs. Source: What happens if you can’t pay your Pick n Pay credit account
