pick n pay

  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Pick n Pay's online deliveries surge

    Pick n Pay's online deliveries surge Pick n Pay has released a trading statement for the 26 weeks ended 25 August 2024, revealing strong online sales growth of 63.9%. The retailer sells products online through its on-demand delivery service — Pick n Pay asap! — and via the grocery section of...
  2. Jan

    Pick n Pay launches PayJustNow - lets customers pay off cellphones, appliances, clothes over 3 months

    Pick n Pay lets shoppers buy smartphones and TVs on credit Pick n Pay has announced the launch of a buy-now-pay-later service called PayJustNow at its hypermarket stores that lets customers buy appliances, cellphones, and clothing on credit. “PayJustNow empowers customers to split payments...
  3. Jan

    VALR and Luno announce Pick n Pay bitcoin payment support via CryptoConvert

    Pick n Pay gets easier Bitcoin payments with VALR and Luno VALR and Luno have partnered with CryptoConvert to support Bitcoin payments from their apps at all Pick n Pay tills around South Africa. This comes after CryptoConvert announced in February that its CryptoQR platform was active at all...
  4. 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...
  5. Jan

    MVNO test: PnP Mobile RICA and mobile app pain

    We tried using PnP Mobile — and it was a total pain Analytico recently tried setting up some PnP Mobile SIM cards for testing but could not due to problems with the operator’s RICA system. PnP Mobile is a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) running on the MTN network in South Africa, which...
  6. Jan

    Online vehicle licence disc renewal comparison - Post Office vs Natis vs FNB vs Spar vs Pick n Pay

    Cheapest vehicle licence disc renewals in South Africa South African motorists have to renew their vehicle licence discs annually, and a MyBroadband analysis has revealed that doing so through the South African Post Office offers the most affordable nationally available option. MyBroadband...
  7. 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...
  8. Jan

    Top 5 MVNOs in South Africa

    South Africa's top MVNOs Mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) offer South Africans an alternative to the country's mobile operators — MTN, Vodacom, Cell C, and Telkom. An MVNO is a company that doesn't own a mobile spectrum licence but sells cellular services under its brand name using the...
  9. 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...
  10. Jan

    CryptoQR payments roll out to all 1,500 Pick n Pay stores in South Africa

    Pick n Pay rolls out Bitcoin payments to 1,500 stores CryptoConvert has announced that its CryptoQR platform is now active at all Pick n Pay stores around South Africa, allowing shoppers to pay with Bitcoin using the Lightning network. The rollout includes PnP Express and Pick n Pay Clothing...
  11. Jan

    South Africa's top MVNOs

    South Africa's top MVNOs While most South Africans use the country's major mobile networks — Cell C, MTN, Telkom, and Vodacom — for their cellular needs, they can also choose from a range of mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs). While MVNOs still leverage the network infrastructure of...
  12. Jan

    Pick n Pay pilots Takealot pick-up counters

    Pick n Pay pilots Takealot pick-up counters Pick n Pay has launched a new pick-up point for Takealot customers at its Table Bay Mall store in Cape Town. The retailer said that this is part of a pilot to offer customers the convenience of picking up their non-food online orders while shopping...
  13. Jan

    Competition Tribunal approves sale of certain Massmart stores to Shoprite, with conditions

    Shoprite gets approval to buy stores from Makro and Game owner The Competition Tribunal has approved the Shoprite Group's proposed transaction to buy numerous Massmart-owned wholesalers, supermarkets, and liquor stores, but with extensive conditions. Earlier this year, Shoprite offered...
  14. Jan

    These big companies and municipalities in South Africa want to ditch Eskom

    These big companies and municipalities in South Africa want to ditch Eskom The power situation in South Africa appears to be worsening, with the country experiencing double as much load-shedding in 2022 than last year, which was already a record-breaker. As a result, many prominent companies...
  15. Jan

    Pick n Pay's new online homeware store tested

    We tested Pick n Pay's online homeware store MyBroadband tested Pick n Pay's new homeware online store, and it worked well, although delivery for a single item took three days. Last week, Pick n Pay launched an online storefront listing all the homeware products it sells.
  16. Jan

    Pick n Pay Bitcoin payments tested

    We bought a loaf of bread from Pick n Pay with Bitcoin — and it just worked MyBroadband tested paying with Bitcoin at Pick n Pay in Centurion Mall by purchasing a loaf of bread, and it worked flawlessly. Pick n Pay has partnered with Electrum and CryptoConvert to enable Bitcoin payments at 39...
  17. Jan

    Pick n Pay expands Bitcoin payment trial ahead of full country-wide launch

    Pick n Pay rolling out Bitcoin payments across South Africa — starting with these 39 stores Pick n Pay has expanded its Bitcoin payments trial to 39 stores across South Africa’s major cities, the retailer has announced. It plans to roll out to all its stores in the coming months. “While for...
  18. Hanno Labuschagne

    South Africa's retail CEO salaries compared to shareholder returns

    South Africa's retail CEO salaries compared to shareholder returns Dis-Chem CEO Ivan Leon Saltzman achieved the best shareholder returns for every rand earned, while Pick n Pay CEO Pieter Boone performed the worst. Executive compensation has been a hotly debated issue for many years. Workers...
  19. Jan

    PnP Groceries on Mr D tested

    We tested PnP Groceries on Mr D — with impressive results MyBroadband tested Pick n Pay and Mr D's collaborative grocery delivery platform, and we were impressed with the service's performance. Pick n Pay and Mr D owner Takealot launched their grocery delivery pilot on Tuesday, 4 October 2022.
  20. Hanno Labuschagne

    Pick n Pay waving goodbye to Eskom

    Pick n Pay waving goodbye to Eskom Pick n Pay wants to ditch Eskom in favour of alternative electricity sources, the grocery retailer's CEO Pieter Boone revealed during an interview with SABC News. The company says it is investing in alternative sources to keep its operations afloat and is in...
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