New Clicks, whose past performance has been spotty, reported a 28% rise in diluted full-year headline earnings. The results were boosted by share buybacks and, more importantly, sales of pharmaceuticals. 24 Oct 2008
Charlie Parker, one of the largest independent retailers of ethnic hair products in South Africa, has just opened a new concept store in Maponya Mall, Soweto. Conveniently located on the ground floor, the new-look store aims to offer a complete hair and beauty shopping experience with a wide range of products and accessories. 24 Oct 2008
New Clicks reported diluted headline earnings per share of 131.9 cents for the year ended August 2008 - up 28.1% from 103 cents a year ago. 23 Oct 2008
Woolworths reaches another milestone with the opening of its 400th store. 22 Oct 2008
Pick n Pay has reported a 21.5% increase in diluted headline earnings per share to 89.76 cents for the six months ended August from 73.9 cents a year ago. 21 Oct 2008
Pick n Pay and BP have combined forces in a pilot programme set to change the face of petroleum retailing and convenience shopping in South Africa. 21 Oct 2008
In response to passenger demand, Airports Company SA (Acsa) will early next year open a fully fledged Woolworths store at OR Tambo International Airport. 20 Oct 2008
The crème of South Africa's social scene, including VIP guests, celebrities and local media joined in the über-stylish, exclusive cocktail party celebration of the launch of the Hugo menswear store at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town on 15 October 2008. This new store is the first in South Africa. 17 Oct 2008
Food retailer Pick n Pay is expected to see faster growth by 2010 after completing its substantial restructuring programme, which includes converting Score stores into its franchises. 16 Oct 2008
Grocer retailer Pick n Pay expects diluted headline earnings per share from continuing operations for the six months ended August to be between 15% and 25% higher than the same period last year, it said on Tuesday. 15 Oct 2008
Agribusiness Senwes, which handles and stores 25% of SA's grain, is entering the retail arena with a chain of grocery stores in the neglected rural areas. 6 Oct 2008
USA: Wal-Mart will soon shut down the servers controlling reauthorisation of purchased digital rights management (DRM)-protected WMA music files, Ryan Halford, the company's computer buyer, indicated on a Wal-Mart blog. 2 Oct 2008
Psitek has added prepaid electricity vouchers to Kazang, its vending solution that takes electronic prepaid services to under-serviced areas in South Africa. The new service facilitates the electronic sale of recharge vouchers for prepaid electricity meters. 29 Sep 2008
After conducting extensive consumer research and an examination of big retailers around the world, South African-listed retailer Pick n Pay announced on Monday, 22 September 2008, that it is to launch a new store format. 22 Sep 2008
The majority of workers at Woolworths joined the first day of a five-day strike at the retailer, making it 'extremely successful', Saccawu said. 18 Sep 2008
It was business as usual at South African retailer Woolworths during the first day of the nationwide strike across all its operations. 17 Sep 2008
Furniture retailer JD Group has bought the shareholding of Unifer Holdings Limited in Blake & Associates Holdings and increased its holding from 27.5% to 55%, it said on Wednesday, 17 September. 17 Sep 2008
Legit, part of Edcon's discount division with 136 stores around the country, has launched a fashion range with television and radio personality, Bonang Matheba. 17 Sep 2008
Still keeping its head above water in spite of the US economic downturn, Best Buy has evidently decided to make a strategic move into a new business area by purchasing legendary online music service Napster - which hasn't been doing all that well since it went legit. 16 Sep 2008
Last month Ellerines' new owner, African Bank Investments Limited (Abil), took a group of analysts for a trip down “misery mile” in Voortrekker Street, Alberton, south of Johannesburg. 12 Sep 2008
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