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KwaZulu-Natal goes big at the movies
The largest movie screen in KwaZulu-Natal, featuring ultra high-definition (UHD) digital projection has opened at the Xtreme at Nu Metro Ballito Junction, as part of its new 8-screen cinema complex.
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Bidcorp's Joffe to bow out and list new firm
Bidcorp executive chairman Brian Joffe will step down at the end of June 2017, taking up the role of nonexecutive director of the foodservice company unbundled from Bidvest Group in mid-2016.
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Five week Pick n Pay bakers' strike ends
A five-week strike by workers who produce baked goods for Pick n Pay appeared to end on Monday. The Johannesburg workers concluded reconciliation talks with management, resolving a strike that had been...
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SA Florist improves supply chain efficiency with BrandChat bot
BrandChat has built a unified dashboard that allows businesses, such as SA Florist, to create and manage a bot and do customer support across all supported chat apps in one place.
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Smart Shopper card - junk status?
I have long been an advocate of Pick n Pay, admiring and talking up how much they do to both attract and retain customers with their Smart Shopper loyalty programme and their various promotions to...
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Las Iguanas coming to South Africa
Las Iguanas interior</span>Las Iguanas, a UK mid-market restaurant brand, will open its first outlet in South Africa in June 2017 in Johannesburg.
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Retailers fall victim to time's cruelty
Ion Chiosea © – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>Retail was pumping in the early 2000s. Sales growth hit a record high of 15.50% in September 2006 and averaged about 12% a year from 2004 to 2007.
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Woolworths tops 2016 Customer Satisfaction Index with most satisfied customers
bacho12345 © – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>Woolworths has the most satisfied customers, with a substantially higher score than the industry average, according to the 2016 South African...
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Starbucks celebrates anniversary with fourth store opening
Norman Kin Hang Chan © – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>As Starbucks turns one in South Africa, it opened its fourth store in Menlyn Park, Pretoria, yesterday 19 April 2017. The first was in...
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Manufacturers expected to be more proactive in protecting consumers from...
aquapictures © [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>New research from BMi Research reveals that South African consumers have expectations of the role they believe local manufacturers should play in...
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Family continues franchising business
Renee Perkins</span>Continuing in the family mould is Renee Perkins (40), who launched Cash Converters Oxford Village in Hillcrest, outside Durban, this month.
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South African Council of Shopping Centres Research Conference identifies new...
The South African Council of Shopping Centres will host its Annual Research Conference on 17 May 2017, at the Maslow Hotel, Sandton. The main aim of the conference is to keep delegates up to date with...
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Hospital front shops help Clicks grow its footprint
Wavebreak Media Ltd © [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>Taking over the front shops in Netcare hospitals helped Clicks grow its flagship brand to 600 stores at the end of February, the retail...
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Pick n Pay Super Animals return with South African slant
Pick n Pay's Super Animals</span>Today, 24 April 2017, Pick n Pay launches a new Super Animals collection - this time focused on South African animals, which will be given out as a pack of four...
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Puma ups forecast after sales leap in first quarter
joeppoulssen © [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>FRANKFURT, Germany - German sportswear maker Puma said Tuesday it set a new quarterly record for sales between January and March, springing over...
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Fabiani, Woolworths, H&M, Miladys, Markham, Cotton On, Mr Price score well on...
© Cath Jordan (Mbonigworks)</span>A recent survey, conducted by dunnhumby, the ‘Customer-Centricity Index' (CCI) reveals that South Africa's most successful apparel retailers are those with a...
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McDonald's reports higher earnings on strong US, China
Nadeshda Goettmann © [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>NEW YORK, United States - McDonald's reported higher first-quarter earnings Tuesday on better performance in key regions, including the...
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Hammerson, 'a solid bet for future returns'
Highcross, Leicester © [[http://www.hammerson.com/ Hammerson website]]</span>Hammerson, which is the largest property stock on the JSE, is considered by analysts as one of the most undervalued...
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Skyfii rolls out its SaaS platform to 500 Woolworths' stores
Image supplied.</span>The Australian data analytics and marketing services company Skyfii has signed a Master Services Agreement (MSA) with the Woolworths Group and has already rolled out its...
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Egyptian online grocery startup GoodsMart raises $750k
Egyptian online grocery service GoodsMart has raised US$750,000 in funding from Algebra Ventures, which will go towards growing its operational capacity, increasing service coverage in Cairo and...
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