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  1. Luis

    Walmart starts showing marked-down prices in South Africa

    Walmart starts showing marked-down prices in South Africa US retail giant Walmart has started showing when products are marked down from their recommended retail prices on its mobile app, similar to other major retailers in South Africa. Since the launch of its first Walmart stores in South...
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  3. Luis

    New Sixty60 dark store opened in South Africa

    New Sixty60 dark store opened in South Africa Shoprite has rolled out another dark store to help speed up rapid deliveries on its on-demand delivery service Sixty60, especially in areas where stores are busy or inundated with high order volumes. The retailer told MyBroadband it launched its...
  4. Luis

    Customers with unique names struggle to get Checkers discounts

    Customers with unique names struggle to get Checkers discounts Shoprite said it fixed a bug that resulted in some customers whose names included special characters, such as accents or symbols, not getting Xtra Savings discounts loaded on their product basket. MyBroadband recently noticed a...
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    Why Pick n Pay Clothing on Asap could be a big deal

    Why Pick n Pay Clothing on Asap could be a big deal Pick n Pay Asap's clothing offering could give the on-demand delivery app a welcome boost in its battle for more relevance in a market dominated by Shoprite's Sixty60. Pick n Pay Clothing's extensive catalogue of low-cost fashion products was...
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    Checkers and Woolworths using truck trailers that charge their fridges using wheel motion

    Checkers and Woolworths using truck trailers that charge their fridges using wheel motion Two of South Africa's largest grocery retailers are using e-axles that use the movement of a trailer's wheels to generate energy for refrigeration in their truck trailers. Shoprite recently confirmed that...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    Checkers launches smart trolley

    Checkers launches smart trolley Checkers has announced the launch of a smart trolley that lets customers scan items as they shop and skip store queues by paying directly on the cart. The retail giant says this is South Africa’s first smart trolley. Called the Xpress Trolley, the technology...
  8. pratlou

    After WCafe, Woolies reduces cash tills in supermarkets

    Following its decision a month ago to stop accepting cash at its WCafe outlets, Woolworths has steadily begun reducing the number of tills that accept cash at its supermarkets. The majority of tills are now designated ‘cashless’, with only specific ones accepting both cash and cards. Because it...
  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    Checkers facing legal action over "missing" R4,000 Money Market transaction

    Checkers facing legal action over "missing" R4,000 Money Market transaction A hawker in Louis Trichardt tried to send R4,000 to her daughter using the Checkers Money Market system. Instead of the money being withdrawn in Thohoyandou where her daughter lives, it was withdrawn in Brits. Langanani...
  10. Jan

    Checkers testing Xtra Savings Plus subscription service

    Checkers testing subscription service — With unlimited free Sixty60 deliveries and bonus discounts South African grocery retailer Shoprite Checkers has started testing a paid subscription service that provides additional Xtra Savings and Sixty60 benefits. The membership plan — dubbed Xtra...
  11. Jan

    PRIME taste-tested: it's aggressively average

    We tried all four PRIME drink flavours Checkers sells Checkers launched the PRIME “hydration drink” line of beverages to much fanfare on Monday, with each 500ml bottle selling for R39.99. PRIME grabbed headlines in mid-April when well-known broadcasters Leanne Manas and Anele Mdoda posted on...
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  12. Jan

    South African on-demand grocery delivery price comparison

    Zulzi beats Checkers, Pick n Pay, Woolworths — South African grocery delivery price comparison South Africa's prominent grocery retailers, including Checkers, Pick n Pay, and Woolworths, offer online shopping with fast delivery. However, a MyBroadband analysis has revealed that Zulzi beats them...
    • Jan
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  13. Jan

    Shoprite cuts data prices on K'nect Mobile - with a 60-day 1GB bundle for R19.50

    Shoprite's K'nect Mobile slashes prepaid data prices — 1GB for R19.50 Shoprite's mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), K'nect Mobile, has reduced the prices of its data bundles by over 35%, meaning it now offers some of the lowest prepaid data rates in the country. One of the standout...
    • Jan
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  14. Jan

    Zulzi vs Checkers Sixty60 vs Pick n Pay asap! vs Woolies Dash vs Spar2U - February 2023

    Lesser-known shopping app beats Pick n Pay asap! and Woolies Dash MyBroadband tested and compared fast-delivering grocery apps, including PnP asap!, Checkers Sixty60, Spar2U, Woolies Dash and a lesser-known option, Zulzi, with surprising results. We placed a basic order for milk, rusks, and...
    • Jan
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  15. Jan

    South African retailers face a permanent new reality: Lack of power

    South Africa's new normal — permanent power cuts South African companies are facing what retailer Pick n Pay Stores Ltd. has just called “a permanent new reality” — electricity shortages. The related costs are weighing heavily. During a year that’s seen the worst national power cuts on record...
  16. Jan

    Shoprite and Scania launch fully-electric glow-in-the-dark truck

    Checkers rolls out first fully electric truck — and it glows in the dark Shoprite Group says it is the first retailer in the country to pilot a heavy-duty fully-electric truck in its fleet. The Checkers Hyper-branded Scania Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) boasts nine batteries and solar panels...
    • Jan
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    • Replies: 29
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  17. Jan

    FNB extends R2 per litre fuel rewards boost and announces double eBucks rewards at Checkers

    Good news for FNB's huge fuel rewards boost FNB has announced a range of temporary adjustments to its eBucks rewards programme to provide relief to customers amid rising interest rates and higher fuel and food prices. The value-added benefits will run from October 2022 to December 2022 and...
    • Jan
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  18. Jan

    Shoprite Group using machine learning to automatically manage store food stocks

    Checkers using artificial intelligence — here's what it does Shoprite Group has revealed that it uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to predict sales at its stores. Replenishment orders are placed automatically to manage stock levels, simultaneously reducing food waste.
  19. Jan

    We tested Checkers' claim that it's cheaper to use Sixty60 than shop in-store

    Checkers' "cheaper to use Sixty60" claim tested Testing by MyBroadband revealed that it is cheaper to use Checkers' Sixty60 eCommerce service than driving to the shop yourself to buy groceries. Checkers claimed that the petrol price hike means it is cheaper to have groceries delivered than...
  20. Jan

    Spar is launching its online delivery service Spar2U

    Spar launching online delivery service — and it will face stiff competition Spar South Africa has announced that it will be launching an online shopping and delivery platform in selected Johannesburg stores towards the end of March 2022. Dubbed Spar2U, Spar Group Limited has said that the new...
    • Jan
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    • checkers checkers sixty60 pick n pay pick n pay asap! spar spar2u woolies dash woolworths
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  21. Jan

    Elon Musk has enough wealth to buy several of South Africa's biggest companies and get change

    Elon Musk is worth more than MTN, Vodacom, Checkers, and Absa — put together Elon Musk has so much money that he can buy MTN, Vodacom, Standard Bank, Capitec, Sasol, Absa, Checkers, Nedbank, and Woolworths — and have over R2 trillion left.
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