Members of the SA Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union (Saccawu) employed at retailer Pick n Pay plan to strike over wages, the union said on Monday, 30 August 2010. 1 Sep 2010
Jump Shopping has launched a list of 'Trusted Stores' for online South African consumers that in its opinion provide consumers with a safe and user friendly environment to shop in by adhering to all the necessary business practices and policies. Jump's Choice was also introduced to indicate the cheapest price from a Trusted Store for a specific product. 1 Sep 2010
After the economic shot in the arm provided by the 2010 World Cup, the retail sector in Africa's largest economy is knuckling down to assess how to maintain, encourage, and identify untapped opportunities for retail growth in the months to come. 31 Aug 2010
Retail group Mr Price Group said on Thursday, 26 August 2010, its total sales for the first four months of the financial year ending March 2011 - the 18 weeks to end July 2010 - grew 11.9%, while comparable sales grew 8.6%. 27 Aug 2010
South African wholesaler and retailer Massmart today, Thursday 26 August 2010, reported an 8.3% decline in diluted headline earnings per share to 542.7 cents for the 52 weeks ended 27 June from 591.6 cents a year ago. 26 Aug 2010
South African retailer Woolworths today, Thursday 26 August 2010, reported adjusted diluted headline earnings per share of 159 cents for the year ended June 2010, up from 123.7 cents in 2009. 26 Aug 2010
Retail giant Shoprite Holdings is charging full-steam ahead with an aggressive expansion plan aimed at growing turnover and increasing trading profit. 25 Aug 2010
Top Music, a CD, DVD and games store, has closed its retail presence, after 15 years of trading, to start trading on the Marketplace, kalahari.net's new trading platform, and according to its co-owners, Ana and Leon Harmse, business is booming. 25 Aug 2010
Woolworths was one of the first retailers to cut prices across their food and clothing divisions during the recession, implementing clever cost cuts like meal deals for R100 and price reductions across their basic clothing lines. 24 Aug 2010
LONDON, UK: The rapid growth of Poundland, which yesterday reported an 81% increase in profits, has gone hand in hand with the recession. However, the chain's success is more than just about saving money in difficult times; it's part of an underlying shift in consumer attitudes, says Verdict Research. 23 Aug 2010
While the recession may seem like a distant memory, its after-effects still weigh heavily on consumers who are facing challenging financial conditions, while grappling with mountains of debt and rising unemployment levels. 16 Aug 2010
Retail sales figures grew for the fifth consecutive month to 4.6% year-on-year for the three months ended May, indicating that consumers are slowly releasing their spending brakes and dipping into their pockets. 11 Aug 2010
A new Freshstop at Caltex store will open in on Main Reef Rd in Anzac, Brakpan tomorrow, 6 August 2010. This is the 22nd such store to open of the 24-hour convenience retailer, which is reportedly one of South Africa's fastest growing groups in this category. 5 Aug 2010
On Monday 2 August 2010, MWeb opened a concept store in Canal Walk shopping centre in Cape Town's Century City, the second of such stores and the first in the Western Cape. The company will launch similar stores in the rest of South Africa over the next few years beginning with its third store in Centurion later this year. 3 Aug 2010
Eskom-accredited solar water heater systems are being sold at retail level through the Massmart Group at Builders Warehouse outlets countrywide. Roll-out to the groups Builders Trade Depot and Builders Express outlets are also planned for the future. 2 Aug 2010
Taste Holdings, the owner of restaurant brands Scooters Pizza and Maxi's restaurants as well as jewellery chain NWJ, says its latest jewellery venture has not gone as well as hoped. 26 Jul 2010
In growth and profitability, SA's clothing retail sector stands out as a space waiting for major foreign players to step into. And they will, is the general view of market watchers. 23 Jul 2010
Investors in furniture retailers JD Group and Lewis Group can forget the idea of making a quick buck when a foreign major swoops in to SA. 23 Jul 2010
Pick n Pay opened its first store in Zambia yesterday, Thursday 22 July 2010, in Woodlands, Lusaka and is the first of seven planned over the next five years. 23 Jul 2010
Woolworths showed yesterday, 21 July 2010, that its wealthy target market was feeling better about finances as it reported a growth in sales of 10.5% for the year to June. 22 Jul 2010
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