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Great updates from Shoprite and horrible numbers from Massmart carry nearly the same certainty as death and taxes these days. Retail is a difficult game where small mistakes can become huge disasters later on. It becomes extremely difficult once you are on the back foot.

Checkers and Checkers Hyper saw sales grow by more than 11%.

First-half profit surges over 25%, as group sees double-digit increase in sales despite impact of the July unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and parts of Gauteng.

Retailer Shopritesays it generated an additional R8.3 billion in sales versus the corresponding period to increase sales by 10.0% to R91.1 billion for the 26…

Shoprite Holdings Limited (OTCMKTS:SRGHY – Get Rating) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 35,500 shares, an increase of 49.2% from the January 31st total of 23,800 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 11,600 shares, […]

The disinformation shared during the July unrest, sowed anger and contributed to the widespread violence and looting in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, the SA Human Rights Commission heard on Friday. "We do know that concerning and at times harmful content was being spread, which appears to have contributed to the anger and facilitated the incitement to violence and disorder," Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) director, William Bird, told the commission.

Media Monitoring Africa director William Bird told the commission one of the biggest failures during the unrest was the inability of the state to respond to the violence.

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The Shoprite Group has partnered with SA Canegrowers to boost locally-produced sugar products in all its stores.

The group’s Checkers and Checkers Hyper segments continue to chase dominance in the premium food space, reporting higher sales growth than competitor Woolworths.