Tag: Retail
South African consumers ‘duped’ on #BlackFriday
South African shoppers made the most of discounts offered by retailers on Black Friday, with TVs, toilet papers, nappies flying off the shelves.
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Beware of fake digital platforms in online shopping
We are living in a world of digital platforms and e-commerce, where things that appear real are often not.
Shopping online, especially during...
Getting maximum value this Black Friday
Black Friday is here! Around South Africa, eager shoppers are double-checking their budgets and making wish-lists. Black Friday is now so well-entrenched, everyone’s getting...
Beware of product mispricing this ‘silly season’
Suppliers may not display goods for sale without displaying a price. It’s crazy time. Shoppers cannot wait for Black Friday, and many will only stop...
Pick n Pay’s massive price cuts boost profits
CAPE TOWN – Retailer Pick n Pay said on Tuesday that half-year profits before tax grew by 19.1 percent, as it released its interim...
Pick n Pay modernisation programme sees another store opening in Cape Town
Armien and Yasmina Adams today became the third local entrepreneurs in Cape Town to join Pick n Pay’s spaza modernisation programme with the opening...
Tekkie Town founders announce new chain store Mr. Tekkie
The founders of shoe retailer Tekkie Town will be launching a new retail chain supplier of branded sports apparel and footwear, they announced on...
LOCAL versus EXPORT The dilemma of an emerging clothing brand in South Africa
With the growing awareness of the inequity brought about by globalization, “The Fashion Revolution” advocates Fair Trade, ethical, sustainable fashion, made and distributed at...
Barclays Africa retail banking CEO Moganwa leaves amid shake-up
Barclays Africa Group Chief Executive Officer of Consumer Banking Jan Moganwa is leaving as the South African lender’s retail and business banking division embarks on...
Golding consortium stitches up Rextru
A Consortium headed by pioneering empowerment personality (and former trade union stalwart) Marcel Golding appears to have sewn up control of iconic Cape Town...
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