A new Food Lover's Market opens today, 15 December 2011, in Tokai, Cape Town in a fully renovated Fruit & Veg City store. The first store in the group to adopt this innovative retail design, following international trends, it offers many new food stations for an experiential retail environment. 15 Dec 2011
Food group AVI said on Tuesday that consolidated headline earnings per share for the continuing operations of the group for the six months ending December 2011 are expected to increase by between 20% and 30% over the comparable period in the prior year. 14 Dec 2011
On 8 December 2011, the shareholders of TM Supermarkets voted unanimously to allow Pick n Pay to purchase an additional 24% of shares, bringing its holdings up to 49%. The Competition and Tariff Commission of Zimbabwe agreed, subject to certain conditions pertaining to labour and local procurement of goods. 12 Dec 2011
Sandton City has added two new stores to its line-up - Simply Manas Gift Emporium and the adidas' concept store. 5 Dec 2011
Retailer Pick n Pay announced on Thursday, 1 December, that it had reached an agreement with the SA Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union (Saccawu) that would result in no forcible retrenchments. 1 Dec 2011
Pick n Pay today, 30 November, welcomed the decision of the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia dismissing the appeal by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission against the sale of Franklins to Metcash. Legal costs were awarded to Pick n Pay. 30 Nov 2011
Clothing, footwear and textiles retailer, Edcon on Wednesday said despite challenging global economic conditions, its results for the second quarter ended October 1 showed consistent improvement. 30 Nov 2011
The new Clearwater Mall Samsung brand store is its first brand store in Johannesburg, aimed at providing consumers with the ability to purchase any of its product offerings with the advice and expertise of sales staff that understand the brand and consumer specific needs. This is the sixth brand store in South Africa, after I'Langa Mall in Nelspruit that opened a month ago, and is approximately 300sqm. 30 Nov 2011
The Australian fashion labels Country Road and Trenery will be launching at Woolworths on 9 December 2011 at Mall of the North, the new super-regional shopping centre in Polokwane, Limpopo. 29 Nov 2011
Established in 2004, Biodiversity in Wine (BWI) is a pioneering partnership between the South African wine industry and the conservation sector, aims to protect and conserve the Cape's natural heritage by encouraging wine farmers to farm sustainably. Many of its wines are available from Woolworths. 25 Nov 2011
The strong financial performance of several local and global luxury goods companies in recent months has re-enforced the perception that this industry is fairly recession proof, however this is not always the case, according to Daniel Malan, Investment Director at asset management company RE:CM. 24 Nov 2011
Pick n Pay has opened it's third store in Zambia - the second in the country's capital Lusaka - the company announced today, 24 November. The new branch further indicates the group's confidence in the Zambian economy. It is one of five planned for the country over the next four years. 24 Nov 2011
Health and beauty chain Clicks on Wednesday, 23 November, said it anticipated normal trading during next week's strike called by the SA Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union (Saccawu), after the parties failed to reach agreement on Clicks' annual wage increase. 24 Nov 2011
At its AGM on Wednesday, consumer goods distributor Massmart reported that for the first 21 weeks of the 2011 financial year total sales growth was 15.2% and comparable sales growth was 8.8%, with year-to-date sales inflation running at 0.8%. 23 Nov 2011
Wal-Mart is talking to Gauteng about how the provincial government would use some of the funds set aside in the R16,5bn Wal-Mart/Massmart deal to boost young entrepreneurs and the small business sector. 22 Nov 2011
Retailer Woolworths Holdings on Thursday said group sales for the first 20 weeks of the 2012 financial year increased by 10.3% over the comparable period in 2011. Sales in comparable stores grew by 7%. 18 Nov 2011
Clothing retailers have been under pressure during the past few months, and have felt the effects of the cooling-off period after the Soccer World Cup, which inflated sales somewhat. 17 Nov 2011
Rex Trueform on Wednesday, 16 November, advised that total group turnover for the four month period 1 July to 31 October decreased by 2.5%, largely a result of the discontinued manufacturing operation, which ceased on 30 June. 16 Nov 2011
Retailer Mr Price (MPC) on Tuesday, 15 November, reported diluted headline earnings of 173.2 cents for the six months ended September 2011 from 143.1 cents previously. 16 Nov 2011
At Cavendish Square, the women of the Wola Nani charity have designed and handmade exclusive papier-mâché products such as the African print "eyes design" bangle and the "seafarer" pattern bowl. These exclusive products, along with various other handcrafted products, will be available over the holiday season at the centre's first pop-up store, opening 25 November 2011. 16 Nov 2011
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