Since the start of lockdown, Checkers Sixty60 has created 800 new jobs to meet the increased demand for the grocery delivery service. The popular app offers shoppers deliveries in as little as 60 minutes at a standard fee of R35. 16 Sep 2020
Amazon has unveiled a new premium shopping experience on its mobile app, called Luxury Stores, that will focus on both established and emerging luxury fashion and beauty brands, starting with Oscar de la Renta. 16 Sep 2020
Nonkululeko Gobodo
Nonkululeko Gobodo has resigned as Clicks Group's non-executive director, effective from Monday, 14 September 2020. Clicks said her resignation was due to "personal reasons". 16 Sep 2020
Honey-alcohol fermentation experiment with chopped “moerwortel” plant additive, Glia prolifera. Neil Rusch
Alcohol is the most widely used psychoactive substance in the world. But where was the first alcoholic beverage brewed and consumed? 15 Sep 2020
Pick n Pay has expanded its frozen food range to stock UCook's new range of ready-made frozen Craft Meals, created by some of South Africa's top chefs. This will be the first time UCook customers can buy their meals from a physical store. 15 Sep 2020
Mall of Africa is the new host of SA Fashion Week and has also welcomed the opening of Koop Studio, a new retail hub that showcases the work of local fashion designers. 15 Sep 2020
In an ongoing effort to be inclusive of all women in South Africa, Ackermans has extended its sizing across all women's product lines to offer up to size 50, making it one of the first value retailers in the country to do so. 14 Sep 2020
While 'conversational commerce' is not a new concept, the phenomenon is gaining momentum, driving innovation and customer experience in an ever-changing e-commerce landscape. 14 Sep 2020
Wijn, a boutique wine bar and online store based in Paarl, has launched the Wijn Tastemakers Series on YouTube, which puts professionals in South Africa's wine industry in the spotlight. 14 Sep 2020
Walmart is partnering with medical supply drone delivery company Zipline to launch a drone delivery operation in the U.S. Initially, the service will make on-demand deliveries of select health and wellness products, with the potential to expand to general merchandise. 14 Sep 2020
Following the meeting between the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and Unilever South Africa on Thursday, the multinational consumer goods company is removing TRESemmé products from local retail shelves for 10 days and is setting up a new diversity committee to oversee future advertising materials. 11 Sep 2020
Local black-owned beverage company, MoFaya, has expanded its energy drinks brand by adding a range of soft drinks. The company was founded five years ago by DJ Sbu (Sibusiso Leope) and two business partners, with the aim to create a "strong, authentically African-inspired non-alcoholic beverage brand". 11 Sep 2020
The Clicks Group, owners of Clicks stores and United Pharmaceutical Distributors (UPD), has committed to increase spending on small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) and support local beauty and haircare brands, and other products. 11 Sep 2020
The South African alcohol industry is assisting the government's efforts to combat the Covid-19 pandemic by donating personal protective equipment (PPE) worth almost R20m over two months. 11 Sep 2020
Desigual, an internationally recognised fashion brand founded in Barcelona in 1984, has expanded its presence to South Africa with its first local store opening in Sandton City Shopping Centre. 10 Sep 2020
On Saturday, 5 September, Pioneer Foods issued a national recall of a single batch of 330ml cans of Liqui Fruit red grape juice, based on the likelihood that the substance found in the juice by three consumers were shards of glass. The company has now confirmed that what was previously visually identified as glass is in fact crystals of a naturally occurring substance in products of grapes called potassium bitartrate. 10 Sep 2020
In a recent Master's study completed in the UJ Department of Marketing Management that focuses on South African fuel loyalty programmes, it is suggested that the average South African consumer sees loyalty programmes as valuable and as an economic benefit, and are generally committed to such programmes. 10 Sep 2020
Some of South Africa's largest retailers have followed Clicks in removing all TRESemmé products from shelves. 10 Sep 2020
In #FreshOnTheShelf, we round up our pick of food and beverage products that have hit the shelves recently. 9 Sep 2020
Shoprite CEO Pieter Engelbrecht
Shoprite Holdings plans to dispose of its Kenyan operations, and close its remaining two stores in the East African country by year-end. 9 Sep 2020
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