Outgoing Pick n Pay CEO turned around a 'massive ship' - will it stay on course? Source: Outgoing Pick n Pay CEO turned around a 'massive ship' - will it stay on course? | Fin24
Massmart set to shed nearly 1 800 jobs at Game stores as Covid-19 hits retail Source: Massmart set to shed nearly 1 800 jobs at Game stores as Covid-19 hits retail
Food prices in five supermarkets have skyrocketed, painting a gloomy picture for poor families who were not able to afford enough nutritious food even before the impact of the Covid-19 coronavirus. Source: Food prices skyrocket. Justice group slams economic policy
Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, has explained government’s decision to ban the sale of ‘hot foods’ during South Africa’s coronavirus lockdown. Source: Government explains why it banned the sale of hot foods during South Africa’s lockdown
Many South Africans have never shopped online for essentials before, until the coronavirus pandemic hit our shores, which was then followed by a nationwide lockdown. Source: Coronavirus may permanently change how we buy our food
Pick n Pay will open all its supermarkets and hypermarkets an hour earlier every Wednesday for elderly customers to shop for their groceries and essentials. Source: Pick n Pay has announced a special pensioners shopping hour every Wednesday for shoppers over 65
The Shoprite Group is appealing to customers to only buy what they need in the wake of concerns over coronavirus-linked stockpiling. It also assures customers that it is doing everything in its power to restock shelves as quickly as possible and that warehouses have stock available. Source: Appeal to customers to avoid stockpiling [...]
Woolworths says that it has seen a big increase in the number of online orders going through its system since the coronavirus pandemic was declared a state of disaster in South Africa. Source: Woolworths sees surge in online orders – but please avoid contact with its drivers
As the Covid-19 coronavirus continues to spread, its impact is increasingly being felt by local retailers as they get to grips with a number of supply and logistics issues. Source: This is how Pick n Pay, Makro and Shoprite are planning around the coronavirus
