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Boone out as Pick n Pay CEO, Summers back in
The board believes Sean Summers can steer the retailer back to its glory days of dominance in the grocery retail space. Pick n Pay CEO...
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Pick n Pay lets shoppers buy smartphones and TVs on credit
Pick n Pay has announced the launch of a buy-now-pay-later service called PayJustNow at its hypermarket stores that lets customers buy...
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Retailers in South Africa under fire for high food prices – load shedding is no excuse
The Competition Commission says that South African consumers are paying higher prices for certain foods, even though inflation and...
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Rapid Growth in Global Logistics Market Driven by E-commerce and Pandemic Resilience
The global logistics market has experienced consistent growth over the years, primarily due to its critical role in globalization and the...
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Pick n Pay founder Raymond Ackerman created the blueprint for retail success in SA
In a tribute to Ackerman hours after the announcement on Thursday, DA leader John Steenhuisen said he was a true democrat and a proud...
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Online food price war – Checkers Sixty60 vs Pick n Pay Asap! vs Woolies Dash vs Spar2U
Consumers in South Africa increasingly use grocery delivery services, with Checkers Sixty60 currently the cheapest on the market. South...
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Pick ‘n Pay set to roll out more RVMs
ON the back of the success of the reverse vending machines (RVMs) which the Pick ‘n Pay Group has set up on 11 sites in the Western Cape...
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Trends, challenges and opportunities shaping the FMCG sector
Meltwater's 2023 FMCG Industry Snapshot reveals that sustainability, private-label brands, and personalisation are the top FMCG trends in...
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Retail Best Practices-How Do You Measure Up?
So who likes tests? What, no raised hands? Yet, assessing what you do and don’t know about any subject is the first step on the road to...
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Grocery Stores Protest NYC’s Proposed Restrictions on Facial-Recognition Software
The tech is needed to curtail shoplifters and keep stores open, business owners say Abill to restrict the use of facial recognition...
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The Role Of Logistics In Supply Chain
If you are an e-commerce business, your company’s bottom line depends heavily on supply chain management. Businesses constantly optimise...
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85.2% of the Surveyed Mom-and-Pop Stores Have a Regular Footfall of Customers Due to Their Personali
31.7% of the Mom and Pop store owners said that the Pandemic had positively affected their business. 87.3% of the surveyees believe that...
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Retailers Are Trying to Fix Their Supply-Chain Forecasts
New technology, analytical tools and shared data with suppliers are aimed at making merchants more agile in how they handle inventories...
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Technologies That Are Essential to a Successful Omnichannel Retail Organization
Technological advancement continues to disrupt retail strategies, altering customers’ behavior and, consequently, retail businesses. New...
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FORTRESS TO RETAIN 100% OWNERSHIP OF THE PNP SUPER DISTRIBUTION CENTRE AT EASTPORT LOGISTICS PARK
Fortress Real Estate Investments Limited will retain 100% ownership of its new 164 000m2 super distribution centre for Pick n Pay at...
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Woolworths trials new in-store customer feedback system
As email survey response rates decline. Woolworths Group is set to trial a new method of capturing customer feedback, sending customers...
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Why retail theft is soaring: inflation, the economy – and opportunity
Retailers large and small say they’re struggling to contain an escalation in store crimes — petty shoplifting to organized sprees of...
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#OrchidsandOnions: Checkers Sixty60 delivers a perfect Mother's Day
It is easy to cynically regard Mother's Day as an invented holiday and a capitalist way of getting the sentimental and the gullible to...
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More pain coming for households in South Africa next week
Next week is set to bring another interest rate hike making it harder for everyday South Africans to make ends meet as monthly repayments...
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The idea that retail won't earn a fair margin is a 'misconception', says Oakmark's Tony Coniaris
Tony Coniaris, Oakmark Funds partner, joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' to break down the state of the consumer, the upcoming slate of retail...
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