On her breakthrough 1963 debut album, Streisand resurrected a Cole Porter gem 'Come to the Supermarket'. Malta may not be the old Peking of the lyric but it has the German supermarket brand whose range and diversity is as exotic to South African eyes - and tastebuds - as the one extolled in Barbra's virtuoso Grammy-winning recording. 30 Nov 2018
African e-commerce player Jumia has signed a partnership agreement with global retailer Carrefour to introduce Carrefour products to millions on the continent via Jumia.com. This collaboration will initially focus on Kenya, Ivory Coast, Cameroon and Senegal, where both groups are present. 27 Nov 2018
Two South African retailers are nominees in the Independent Grocers Alliance (IGA) International Retailer of the Year awards. Independent KZN-based stores Supersave Food Town Hyper and Take n Pay Food Town Hyper were nominated in recognition of their excellence in retailing, meeting a selection of globally applied criteria determined by the IGA, which includes outstanding housekeeping, first-rate service levels, high standards of service departments and consistent pricing. 20 Nov 2018
The collapse of Steinhoff International, the multi-billion dollar global business group, has been rightly described as the biggest corporate scandal in South African history. 16 Nov 2018
About 120 people who have been working for Dis-Chem through a labour broker are to be made permanent employees of the retail chain from 1 December. 15 Nov 2018
UK books and stationery retailer WH Smith has announced plans to acquire InMotion, a US travel retailer, for $198 million. The transaction marks a significant step in WH Smith's international travel growth strategy. 31 Oct 2018
NEWSWATCH: A set of mugs engraved with the phrases 'the maid' and 'the gardener' sold at a Pick n Pay store has sparked outrage on social media, with members of the public describing them as offensive and reminiscent of apartheid. 31 Oct 2018
Pick n Pay's interim results showed that the retailer delivered its strongest six-month trade performance, measured by volume, in five years. In a challenging trading environment, it recorded a 6.4% increase in turnover to R41.2 billion from R38.8bn in the corresponding period last year. Like-for-like turnover rose by 3.8%. 23 Oct 2018
Stuart Bird, who has been CEO of Mr Price Group since August 2010 and an executive director since September 2006, will be retiring at the end of the year. 18 Oct 2018
Pick n Pay has announced a host of enhancements to its popular rewards programme, including a partnership with BP service stations that allows Smart Shopper members to earn points when refueling. 16 Oct 2018
NEWSWATCH: US retail giant Sears has filed for bankruptcy and plans to close almost 150 stores. 16 Oct 2018
Kitchen and homeware retailer Yuppiechef opened the doors to its new flagship store in Cape Town's V&A Waterfront on 1 October. The look and feel of the company's third brick and mortar space echoes that of the first two - industrial, yet modern and polished with a premium selection of products to delight cooks and foodies. 15 Oct 2018
Edcon, South Africa's largest non-food retailer, has officially announced the launch of Edgars Home. The new store concept replaces the Boardmans brand, and will be rolled out with a refreshed look and feel in the Edgars network as both stand-alone and shop-in-shop formats. 12 Oct 2018
Vikesh Ramsunder will step into the role of an executive director and group CEO at Clicks Group with effect from 1 January 2019, succeeding David Kneale who has led the group since 2006. 3 Oct 2018
Pick n Pay's spaza modernisation programme has helped local entrepreneurs Armien and Yasmina Adams open their Something Nice Market in Blue Downs, Cape Town. The opening of Something Nice marks the third store modernisation in the Western Cape; 14 have already opened in Gauteng, where the programme was first piloted in 2016. 27 Sep 2018
French home improvement retailer Leroy Merlin is preparing to open its first store on the African continent in Edenvale, Gauteng on Friday, 28 September 2018. 26 Sep 2018
Clover SA has partnered with Bluegrass Digital to rebuild its corporate B2B and B2C website. The company has been consolidating its corporate digital assets onto a single technology stack and has also migrated all the Clover websites to the Cloud on Microsoft Azure. 25 Sep 2018
British multinational groceries and general merchandise retailer, Tesco, has launched a new discount chain called Jack's that's pegged to rival German discounters Aldi and Lidl. 20 Sep 2018
South African retail chain, Toys R Us and Babies R Us SA, is expanding its African footprint with a new store opening in Botswana set for October. 5 Sep 2018
Department stores were once seen as innovative. They stocked wide ranges of goods - Noel Coward once bought an alligator from Harrods. It was Harry Gordon Selfridge who coined the phrase "the customer is always right". Stores rewarded customer loyalty by providing exclusive credit via store cards. Little by little, all this eroded. 24 Aug 2018
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