Minister Rob Davies of the dti launched the organic farmer/retailer programme at Pick n Pay's flagship store, On Nicol in Hurlingham on Friday 23 March 2012. Pick n Pay is the first retailer to agree to provide dedicated organic produce shelf space in 50 stores countrywide, as its contribution to facilitating the development of the organic produce sector and emerging farmers. 27 Mar 2012
With no intention of receding into the shadows, Africa's biggest retailer, Shoprite Holdings on Thursday, 22 March 2012, said it would raise R8 billion to bolster its balance sheet and help fund acquisitions as it readies itself in the face of increased competition following US giant Wal-Mart's entry to the continent. 23 Mar 2012
Shoprite Holdings (SHP) is to launch up to 27.2 million new ordinary shares, representing 5% of its ordinary shares in issue, and is to make a concurrent offering of convertible bonds due 2017 in a nominal amount of approximately R4.5 billion, it said on Thursday, 22 March 2012. 22 Mar 2012
More international retailers will enter SA in the next few years as the country's retail sector matured, Stefan Laban, MD of strategic alliances for Gap Incorporated, said yesterday, 19 March 2012. 20 Mar 2012
From tomorrow, 21 March 2012, Fundudzi by Craig Jacobs will be on sale at Edgars Melrose Arch for one month as part of the SA Fashion Week Designer Capsule. The range, marking the arrival of the autumn/winter season, evokes the edginess of the African street in the typical understated style of the label, which has shown in catwalks across the globe from Stockholm to Luanda and Paris to Maputo. 20 Mar 2012
It was Samuel Johnson who said: "Every state of society is as luxurious as it can be. Men always take the best they can get." 19 Mar 2012
Steinhoff's effective takeover of retailer JD Group was given the green light by JD Group shareholders this week - despite stubborn resistance from 12.9% of investors who vetoed the deal. 19 Mar 2012
Following its successful openings in Sandton and Durban, leading Spanish fashion brand, Zara, confirmed the opening of its first Western Cape-based store in the Victoria Wharf at the V&A Waterfront later this year. 12 Mar 2012
The new Stodels Garden Centre will be hosting its grand opening in Constantia on Saturday 10 March 2012. It is part of the Stodel family's business founded in the late 1960s and handed over from father to son. 9 Mar 2012
In a collaboration between Nederburg and Woolworths, the chain store will sell two exclusively blended wines during the reality cooking show series MasterChef South Africa. 6 Mar 2012
SA's biggest clothes retailer, Edcon, may return to the JSE as early as next year as the company seeks to repay debt owed to bondholders by 2014. 2 Mar 2012
The margin squeeze on traditional retail products, driven by fierce competition in the South African retail industry, is sending a stream of South African retailers north into the rest of the continent, Marsh Africa said on Tuesday, 28 February 2012. 28 Feb 2012
Listed retailer Truworths (TRU) will open 19 stores in the second half of the 2012 financial period, it said on Thursday, 23 February. 24 Feb 2012
Retailer Truworths (TRU) on Thursday, 23 February 2012, reported diluted headline earnings per share were up 14% to 272.3 cents for the 26 weeks ended December 2011, from 238 cents previously. 24 Feb 2012
Clothing, footwear and textiles retailer Edcon, on Thursday, 23 February 2012, said total retail sales grew by 12.3% for the quarter ended 31 December 2011. Same stores sales rose 10.5%. 24 Feb 2012
Wal-Mart-backed Massmart (MSM) on Wednesday, 22 February, confirmed that the notorious battle for market share among retail players was as rife as ever. 23 Feb 2012
Consumer goods distributor Massmart (MSM) on Wednesday, 22 February 2012, reported headline earnings per share of 416 cents for the 26 weeks ended December 2011 from 366 cents a year ago. 22 Feb 2012
Shoprite (SHP) will soldier on with its expansion plans into the rest of Africa, adding 12 stores in countries like Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo by the end of June, despite high trade barriers and supply challenges, its CE Whitey Basson said on Tuesday, 21 February. 22 Feb 2012
Supermarket group Shoprite Holdings on Tuesday, 21 February 2012, reported headline earnings per share of 280.8 cents for the six months ended December 2011, up 18.6% from 236.8 cents previously. 21 Feb 2012
After diversifying its retail footprint with the acquisition of Unitrans Auto and Steinbuild, and shedding its Polish furniture business Abra, a rejigged JD Group on Monday, 20 February, said it was quietly optimistic about the year ahead. 21 Feb 2012
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