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Spar Health extends its reach with strategic Aptekor Group acquisition

Health & Beauty

Spar Health extends its reach with strategic Aptekor Group acquisition

23 Oct 2025

People walk next to a Standard Chartered banner, on the first day of the annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, 15 January 2024. Reuters/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

Corporate & Commercial Law

Standard Chartered ordered to pay costs, not damages, in Chinese bond saga

Marc Jones and Chris Mfula 11 Sep 2025

Retailers ditch vendor lock-in for flexibility in a booming market

Retail Services

Retailers ditch vendor lock-in for flexibility in a booming market

Peter Ludi 13 Aug 2025

AI and data are reshaping Africa's retail sector

Technology

AI and data are reshaping Africa's retail sector

Blessed Hwaire and Shobhit Jain 11 Aug 2025

Inside Cape Union Mart’s sustainability philosophy

ESG

Inside Cape Union Mart’s sustainability philosophy

25 Jun 2025

Anton Visser - Group COO SA Business School & Alefbet Learning 4 LR

Skills Development & Training

Learnerships: The antidote to youth unemployment, skills mismatch

Anton Visser 4 Jun 2025

Pepkor showcases growth across its portfolio

Banking & Finance

Pepkor showcases growth across its portfolio

4 Jun 2025

How Spar is using localised marketing to redefine the urban retail experience

Marketing

How Spar is using localised marketing to redefine the urban retail experience

Karabo Ledwaba 9 May 2025

Retailers need rapid on-site IT support

Technology

Retailers need rapid on-site IT support

25 Apr 2025

Spar partners with Vida e Caffè for in-store coffee experience

Food & bev. services

Spar partners with Vida e Caffè for in-store coffee experience

4 Apr 2025

Retail revolution: the rise of group purchasing organisations in SA

Retailers

Retail revolution: the rise of group purchasing organisations in SA

19 Mar 2025

Automotive

Volkswagen adds new brand to South African portfolio

11 Feb 2025

How technology is shaping South Africa's retail landscape

Technology

How technology is shaping South Africa's retail landscape

Bonga Gumede 5 Feb 2025

SA's holiday retail season faces a 30% crime surge

Security

SA's holiday retail season faces a 30% crime surge

10 Dec 2024

Image source: faithie –

ESG & Sustainability

ESG trends and how they are impacting the retail sector

Chandni Gopal and Zimkhitha Mhlahlo 29 Nov 2024

Source: Reuters.

Banking

Standard Chartered mulls sale of wealth, retail operations in Africa

28 Nov 2024

Why reliable connectivity is the backbone of festive retail success

Technology

Why reliable connectivity is the backbone of festive retail success

Tobie van Schalkwyk 15 Nov 2024

Is your retail business ready for the holiday crime wave?

Security

Is your retail business ready for the holiday crime wave?

31 Oct 2024

Insights from 2024 Ti Retail Conference

Retail

Insights from 2024 Ti Retail Conference

2 Oct 2024

Data dashboards are not just smoke and mirrors

E-commerce

Data dashboards are not just smoke and mirrors

5 Sep 2024

Shoprite to sell furniture business to Pepkor

Retailers

Shoprite to sell furniture business to Pepkor

Nqobile Dludla 3 Sep 2024

AI-powered innovation set to boost Africa's retail sector

Technology

AI-powered innovation set to boost Africa's retail sector

Blessed Hwaire 9 Jul 2024

ConnectRetail: Harnessing AI to enhance retail operations in South Africa

Technology

ConnectRetail: Harnessing AI to enhance retail operations in South Africa

Issued by MegaVision Media 4 Jun 2024

Transforming retail operations through video surveillance and analytics

Security

Transforming retail operations through video surveillance and analytics

Jacques Liebenberg 14 May 2024

As fuel prices increase – what it means for South Africans from a road freight logistics perspective

Road Freight & Fleet Management

As fuel prices increase – what it means for South Africans from a road freight logistics perspective

Gavin Kelly 16 Feb 2024

Tech trio offers new opportunities to SA retailers

Technology

Tech trio offers new opportunities to SA retailers

1 Dec 2023

Zaid Manjra named Woolworths CFO

Retailers

Zaid Manjra named Woolworths CFO

22 Nov 2023

Source: Supplied. Amelia Beattie, chief executive at Liberty Two Degrees.

Trends

#BizTrends2024: The REAL approach in building extraordinary real estate

Amelia Beattie 9 Jan 2024

Revolutionising retail efficiency through the power of the cloud

Technology

Revolutionising retail efficiency through the power of the cloud

Neil Coetzee 26 Sep 2023

Sponsorship

Newcastle United and Adidas forge multi-year partnership

6 Sep 2023

The impact of the diesel price surge on South African logistics

Road Freight & Fleet Management

The impact of the diesel price surge on South African logistics

Gavin Kelly 5 Sep 2023

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Technology

Why 360-degree technology is key to an efficient, tailored retail experience

Peter Ludi 2 Aug 2023

Image supplied: Credit: WC Government Dept Agriculture. Breede River Restoration. Woolworths and WWF’s Breede Catchment Water Stewardship programme has resulted in 200 million litres of water being released into the catchment on a yearly basis

ESG

Woolies furthers sustainable retail in SA and on the continent

2 Aug 2023

SA retailers and consumers count the costs of a collapsing state

Retail

SA retailers and consumers count the costs of a collapsing state

Lauren Hartzenberg 1 Jun 2023

Source © Gardens Shopping Centre Woolies has responded to the video of a live mouse in the chicken section at its Gardens Centre branch in Cape Town

Retailers

Woolies, there's a mouse in my chicken...

Danette Breitenbach 5 May 2023

The Bed Shop owner Dynamic Bedding changes hands

Franchising

The Bed Shop owner Dynamic Bedding changes hands

24 Apr 2023

Technology

Can we right-size inventory for hyperlocal shopping?

David Lancefield 6 Oct 2022

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E-commerce

How small SA businesses can compete against Amazon

5 Jul 2022

Retailers

Growing list of retail brands suspend business in Russia [updated]

Lauren Hartzenberg 11 Mar 2022

Trends

#BizTrends2022: Forecasts for freight and logistics in 2022

Gavin Kelly 5 Jan 2022

Software

Retail veteran Peter Ludi joins RedPanda

28 Oct 2021

Source: Pick n Pay

Retailers

Pick n Pay counts cost of unrest and booze restrictions

1 Oct 2021

#Fasa21: What is the future of fuel retailing in South Africa?

Fuel & Energy

#Fasa21: What is the future of fuel retailing in South Africa?

13 Sep 2021

Blue Amber ready to take advantage of Zanzibar's new tax, residency scheme

Markets & Investment

Blue Amber ready to take advantage of Zanzibar's new tax, residency scheme

12 Aug 2021

Retailers

PNA appoints new operations executive

19 Jul 2021

Ndagi Job Goshi, Liferay Africa

CRM

6 tips to improve retail loyalty and decrease competition

Ndagi Job Goshi 14 May 2021

E-commerce

Kenyan startup Tanda set for regional expansion after funding boost

12 Apr 2021