South African retailer Spar Group is considering an offer to acquire cash-strapped West Pack Lifestyle, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
The group also sits on a large debt pile that a purchaser would have to take on, said the people, asking not to be identified because the...
South Africa’s second-biggest supermarket retailer, Spar Group, plans to open premium and discount grocery stores while also entering new niche retail markets, its chief executive Angelo Swartz said on Thursday.
They are also moving into new non-food markets by opening standalone stores for...
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...
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...
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...
"Critical mass" close for Spar online shopping app
Spar says its on-demand shopping app for groceries and liquor, Spar2U, is about to reach critical mass.
“Rapid progress has been made with the onboarding of 87 sites as at 30 September 2022,” the company announced in its annual results on...
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...
Spar's online shopping tested — and we received a free Coke
MyBroadband tested Spar’s online shopping and delivery app — Spar2U — and received great service and a free Coke.
Spart launched its online shopping and delivery platform at selected Johannesburg stores in March 2022.
Spar stores planning online shopping launch
Spar's online shopping platform, Spar2U, will launch at many of its stores in the coming months, according to the group's interim results for the six months ended 31 March 2022.
Individual Spar branches will decide for themselves how they want to use...
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...
Hi,
My Macbook Pro stopped working this morning seems to be the data cable.
Does anyone know of a place I can get a new cable? Don't want to wait a month for ebay shipping.
I tried Ifix and SA spares R950 and R850 for a new cable that seems a bit high.
An old broken macbook would...
I'm looking for a shop in Centurion/Sandton that makes daily a variety of (mostly gluten-free) salads, where one can fill a container with a selection of salads and pay per container or by weight.
E.g. I was visiting CPT recently and the Kwikspar on Kloof Street had a dozen or so salads and...