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  1. Luis

    TakealotNOW tech prices compared to Checkers Sixty60

    TakealotNOW beats Checkers Sixty60 in tech price shootout Takealot's on-demand delivery service, TakealotNOW, generally offers lower prices for tech products than Checkers' Sixty60 on-demand platform. However, a MyBroadband analysis found that Checkers Sixty60 was substantially cheaper for...
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  3. Luis

    Shoprite Group testing new battery energy storage system for its shops

    Checkers owner testing supermarket-scale batteries Shoprite Group is piloting a "supermarket-scale" battery energy storage system (BESS) to further reduce its reliance on the grid and cut down on electricity costs. The retail giant already has over 100 rooftop solar power systems at its...
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  4. Luis

    Checkers Sixty60 AI shopping companion rolling out to all customers

    Big change for people that use Checkers Sixty60 Shoprite X, the innovation wing of Checkers owner Shoprite Group, has announced that its Pixie AI shopping helper has rolled out to all Sixty60 users in South Africa. The AI assistant has been in testing with a select number of people who...
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    Fibertime vouchers now available at Shoprite stores

    Fibertime vouchers now available at Shoprite stores South African township fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) provider Fibertime has added the ability for customers to buy vouchers for Internet access at Shoprite or Checkers stores. Fibertime chief executive officer Danvig de Bruyn announced the new...
  6. Luis

    Pick n Pay Asap! and Spar2U have no chance against Checkers Sixty60 — Top analyst

    Checkers dominating Pick n Pay and Spar A top financial analyst in South Africa said that there is no retailer that can compete against the efficiency and business model of Shoprite's Sixty60 delivery platform. Competitor platforms like Pick n Pay Asap! and Spar2U will continue to struggle to...
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  7. 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...
  8. 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...
  9. 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...
  10. 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...
  11. 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...
  12. 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...
  13. 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...
  14. 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...
  15. 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...
  16. 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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  17. 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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    • checkers checkers sixty60 pick n pay pick n pay asap! woolies dash woolworths zulzi
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  18. 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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  19. 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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    • checkers checkers sixty60 pick n pay pick n pay asap! spar spar2u woolies dash woolworths zulzi
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  20. 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...
  21. 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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    • checkers electric vehicles (evs) eric bergvall pieter engelbrecht robin jooste scania shoprite
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