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South Africa's Woolworths Steps Up Battle For Affluent Shoppers With Absolute Pets Deal

South African fashion and food retailer Woolworths will buy a 93.45% stake in pet care retailer Absolute Pets from Sanlam Private Equity and Absolute's man...

Pick n Pay Founder Raymond Ackerman Passes Away Aged 92

Raymond Ackerman, who founded Pick n Pay from just four stores 56 years ago and turned them into one of South Africa's leading grocery retailers,...

South Africa's Shoprite Will Spend $440m To Support Market Share Growth

Shoprite plans to spend about 8.5 billion rand ($443 million) to increase supply chain capacity, add stores and strengthen its digital capability, Sou...

South Africa's Shoprite Sees Sales Up 16.9% In Full Year

South African supermarket group Shoprite has reported sales growth of 16.9% to R215.0 billion (€11.1 billion) in its full financial year ended 2 July...

South Africa's Shoprite Rebrands Wholesale Supply Business

Shoprite has announced a rebrand of its Checkers Food Services (CFS) business, which provides wholesale services in Gauteng and the Western Cape.

Black Friday, Holiday Sales Spur Demand At South Africa's Shoprite

South Africa's biggest supermarket group Shoprite reported a 16.8% jump in half year sales, supported by a record Black Friday and festive season as both c...

South Africa's Shoprite Q1 Sales Jump As Shoppers Look For Discounts

South Africa's biggest grocery retailer Shoprite Holdings has reported first-quarter sales growth of 18.6% as financially constrained consumers flocked to...