Despite a dire political and economic environment, retailers are upbeat about Black Friday sales and Christmas spending. 21 Nov 2017
Furniture and homeware retailer, Weylandts, has entered the shopping mall environment with its new concept store launched in Sandton City. 21 Nov 2017
Clothing retailers Truworths and The Foschini Group (TFG) have long been mainstays of the domestic fashion scene. For years, Truworths was a front runner in the sector, with strong operational performance and world-class metrics making it a standout performer. But things have shifted. 21 Nov 2017
Retailers and consumers alike are readying themselves for snaking queues and extended shopping hours in-store and online this Black Friday, falling on 24 November this year. Known as the biggest shopping occasion in the Western world, it has picked up steam in South Africa in recent years, presenting an opportunity for consumers to save on Christmas shopping and allowing retailers to boost sales and move stock before the festive season hits. 20 Nov 2017
Double-digit liquor sales growth outweighed lower grocery sales for Spar in the year to end-September. 17 Nov 2017
Woolworths is investing confidently in its digital strategy, as global retail trends reveal steady growth in online shopping and tech-savvy instore customer experiences. 15 Nov 2017
LONDON, UK - Britain's competition regulator has given the green light to supermarket giant Tesco's 3.7-billion takeover of wholesaler Booker, it said Tuesday. 15 Nov 2017
The proportion of furniture Lewis sold on credit in the first half of is financial year widened to 68.8% from 63.4% in the matching period, helping it grow merchandise sales 5% to R1.3bn. 14 Nov 2017
Botswana-based retailer Choppies has completed the acquisition of KwaZulu-Natal's Arizona Wholesalers and Butcheries, adding to its 71-strong retail footprint in SA. 6 Nov 2017
Clicks Group plans to grow its retail footprint to 900 stores across the country after a stellar performance in its pharmacy and beauty divisions for the year to August. On Thursday, the retail-led healthcare group posted a 15.4% rise in operating profit to R1.8bn, driven by strong health and beauty sales that grew 14.7%. 30 Oct 2017
Pick n Pay revealed its revamped flagship store in Constantia Village on Tuesday morning, which includes an attractive Knead Bakery coffee shop, olive bar and juice bar, and a refreshed range of products. 30 Oct 2017
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Retail group Clicks provided some backing for the "lipstick index" theory in its results released on Thursday morning. 26 Oct 2017
Pick n Pay is cutting prices on another 500 essential items and adding a host of promotions and deals in time for the festive season to ease the pressure on South Africans. It will also be offering savings of up to 20% on Pick n Pay branded products. 25 Oct 2017
Builders Warehouse has extended its roots in Zambia, opening a second store in the country last week, in the second largest city in Zambia, Kitwe. Builders Warehouse, part of Massmart Holdings, has 100 stores in South Africa and has launched six stores outside South Africa in Zambia, Botswana and Mozambique. 25 Oct 2017
Pick n Pay has expanded its partnership programme with independent spaza store owners to the Western Cape. The programme's first spaza to be opened in the region came with the launch of Nozinga Market in Gugulethu on Monday morning. The spaza conversion programme modernises spaza stores to meet the needs of the customers and communities, is helping to build a new generation of modern retail entrepreneurs. 24 Oct 2017
Kamoso, a Botswana-based retailer and consumer goods company, was acquired by a consortium that includes Investec Asset Management Private Equity, RMB Ventures, local partners and Kamoso's senior management team. The transaction is believed to be Botswana's largest ever private-equity investment. 24 Oct 2017
Lewis Stores is acquiring the United Furniture Outlets (UFO) chain for R320m, the JSE-listed furniture retailer said on Thursday morning. Lewis will buy the 30-store chain for cash from its founder Philip Glick, manager Michael Yapanis, and investors Martini Enterprises Group and LFC Trust. 20 Oct 2017
Pick n Pay chairman Gareth Ackerman has slammed South African bank charges, which he describes as excessive and in many cases, more than double European benchmarks. 18 Oct 2017
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Despite its warnings that its staff reduction programme would cause headline earnings to fall, Pick n Pay posted an impressive 15% growth in after-tax profit and raised its interim dividend by 12%. 18 Oct 2017
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