Woolworths is trialling bags made out of 100% recycled paper for fashion, beauty and homeware purchases at its Blue Route store in Cape Town. 3 Sep 2019
Fashion retailer Zara is launching online shopping in South Africa through its website zara.com/za. The complete collections for women, men and kids, as well as some exclusive items specifically for the local market, will be available online from 18 September 2019. 3 Sep 2019
The City of Cape Town is set to revive Green Point Market, which was relocated to make way for the construction of the Cape Town Stadium and the surrounding Green Point Urban Park. The City plans to return the Green Point Market to the area at a new location within the P4 parking area of the Green Point Athletics Stadium. 2 Sep 2019
Health and beauty retailer Clicks has opened its 700th store at Woodstock Quarter in Cape Town. The new store stocks the retailer's regular range of health, beauty and homeware products, and includes the convenience of a pharmacy. 2 Sep 2019
Edgars opened a new 8,000 sqm store in Johannesburg's Fourways Mall last week, its first concept store since its brand relaunch last year. 26 Aug 2019
If all goes according to plan, French home improvement retailer Leroy Merlin, which opened its first South African store in September last year, will have invested R1bn into its SA operations by the start of 2020. The company is opening its second store in Little Falls at the end of August 2019 - the second store in a pipeline that will deliver a total of four stores by 2020. 23 Aug 2019
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Luxury department store chain, Barneys New York, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and secured $75m in emergency financing from affiliates of Hilco Global and the Gordon Brothers Group. The 96-year-old company has been getting squeezed by rising rental and fewer visitors to its high-end fashion boutiques, according to a Bloomberg report. 6 Aug 2019
The only IQOS standalone store on the African continent opened its doors in South Africa recently. The new 160sqm flagship boutique, located in Sandton City Shopping Centre, will help Philip Morris South Africa (PMSA) - the local unit of international tobacco giant Philip Morris International (PMI) - introduce more cigarette smokers to its smoke-free tobacco products and educate them on the science behind it. 6 Aug 2019
Zongs Liwani's Mbekweni Market in Paarl is the fourth Pick n Pay market store to open in the Western Cape. Pick n Pay's market store programme equips independently-owned stores with systems and retailing techniques to create an exceptional shopping experience. 5 Aug 2019
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Uwe Koetter Jewellers was the target of an armed robbery at the upmarket Cape Quarter lifestyle centre in Cape Town on Wednesday morning. Four men, one armed with a firearm and others with hammers, forced their way into the showroom at around 10am, and smashed several showcases containing a wide range of jewellery. 2 Aug 2019
FreshStop, South Africa's largest convenience store retailer, has launched a rewards app that lets customers earn cashback whenever they shop at one of its stores around the country. 31 Jul 2019
The Shoprite Group has launched K'nect stores across South Africa, which are dedicated to providing access to services like global money transfers, cellphone purchases, bill payments, tickets and insurance. 30 Jul 2019
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The Shoprite Group is investing heavily in sophisticated security after the 2018 financial year saw the retailer having to contend with 489 armed robberies and burglaries. With its enhanced security systems and procedures, the company aims to make its shopping space more secure, reduce the number of criminal incidents and increase the number of arrests. 22 Jul 2019
Pick n Pay is trialling a 'nude' fruit and vegetable produce wall - a dedicated plastic and packaging-free zone - in 13 stores across the country to measure customers' readiness to switch from pre-packaged food to loose products. 1 Jul 2019
Philip Green's Arcadia retail empire lives to sell another day. After a week's delay and five hours of discussions, Arcadia's creditors agreed to a Company Voluntary Agreement (CVA) that involves rent cuts, 23 store closures and 520 job losses, but ensures the retail group's survival for the time being after months of uncertainty over its future. 28 Jun 2019
Canal Walk Shopping Centre's top retailers were recognised at its Retail Excellence Awards, an annual celebratory event that acknowledges tenants who have provided superior levels of retail performance and customer service. 24 Jun 2019
Artificial intelligence (AI), the internet of things (IoT) and other next-generation automation technologies are starting to revolutionise the retail business. One glimpse of the future can be seen in Amazon Go's "Just Walk Out" stores, now open in a handful of major cities in the US. 20 Jun 2019
Woolworths has snapped up two prestigious international awards in emerging categories in digital, tech, experiential and data-driven marketing for their visual merchandising windows, and creative content for their 2018 Christmas campaign respectively. 12 Jun 2019
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Namibians are proud people, we are proud of our country, our heritage and of local products. We love Windhoek and Tafel Lager and at a braai we cannot imagine having anything else but Namibian meat to put on the coals, definitely not on briquets. 6 Jun 2019
FreshStop, Soth Africa's fastest-growing convenience retail brand, is celebrating its 10th birthday. 4 Jun 2019
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