Australian brand, Forever New, which launched in South Africa last December with two stores, will launch its flagship store at Eastgate Shopping Centre this Thursday, 18 March 2010. 17 Mar 2010
Retail chain Woolworths Holdings has announced changes to its senior management structure. 5 Mar 2010
Ellies, considered one of the largest manufacturer, importer, wholesaler and distributor in Southern Africa of television reception-related products as well as domestic electronic and audio products, has launched a lifestyle products division, Ellies Essential Lifestyle. 4 Mar 2010
Food retailer Pick n Pay on Thursday, 25 February 2010, said the JSE had approved the delisting of 25,736,561 ordinary shares in the capital of the company following the re-purchase and cancellation of these shares. 1 Mar 2010
Fruit & Veg City has launched its 13th Food Lover's Market in Centurion, a 2500m² upmarket food emporium in Gateway Centre. 26 Feb 2010
Global brewing giant SABMiller plc's (SAB) local unit, The South African Breweries, announced Monday, 22 February 2010, that the retailer component of its broad-based empowerment transaction - SAB Zenzele - is now open for participation by retailers. 23 Feb 2010
Clothing retailers in SA see no quick end to a slump that has battered consumer spending for the best part of two years. 22 Feb 2010
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan's positive tax relief initiatives for the lower income earners will have some positive spinoffs for the retail sector, in particular food retailers, Shanay Narsi, BoE Private Clients' Retail Sector equity analyst, said on Thursday, 18 February 2010. 19 Feb 2010
The Builders Warehouse, which opens in March 2010, is the first of the chain to open in the region. 15 Feb 2010
Colette Palin, a South African fashion designer and entrepreneur, has opened her first 'Colette' designer store at Cedar Square Shopping Centre in Fourways. 11 Feb 2010
The re-engineering of furniture group Ellerines was starting to bear fruit, African Bank Investments Limited CEO Leon Kirkinis said on Wednesday, 10 February 2010. 11 Feb 2010
A small business panel was selected in 2007 by the Bureau of Market Research (BMR) of the University of South Africa (Unisa) and revisited in 2008 and 2009 to study small business sustainability and mortality amongst them within an increasingly competitive environment. 2 Feb 2010
South African retailers should look to international counterparts as to how technology is being successfully leveraged to solve business problems and achieve the goals of the UK and US retail sectors, in the face of depressed consumer spending and increasing competition. 1 Feb 2010
Food retailer Pick n Pay could be on a winning streak with its Score conversion strategy, which targets lower-end market areas. 27 Jan 2010
Trading updates released by SA's big retail stalwarts — Massmart, Shoprite, Mr Price, Truworths and Clicks — were appalling, but hardly surprising. 22 Jan 2010
PARIS, FRANCE: French luxury goods group Hermes is set to open a Chinese subsidiary later this year that will sell furniture, clothes and household accessories, the company said. 22 Jan 2010
Retailer Mr Price Group (MPC) said today, Thursday 14 January 2010, that during the third quarter (October, November and December 2009) it recorded sales growth of 8.4%. 14 Jan 2010
EASTERN CAPE: With schools opening tomorrow, 13 January 2010, local uniform stores and stationery outlets say they are buzzing as parents rush for last-minute shopping. 12 Jan 2010
LONDON, UK: British clothes-to-food retailer Marks and Spencer said on Wednesday, 6 January 2010, that sales rose during its third quarter thanks to a positive Christmas trading period. 7 Jan 2010
East London shopping centres and stores have blamed the newly opened Hemingways Mall for preventing them from enjoying a bumper festive season. 30 Dec 2009
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