If you’ve pushed a trolley through a Woolworths Food aisle lately, you’d swear the business was booming without a care in the world. And you’d be...
A fragile boost for South Africa’s economy South Africans will soon get a rare dose of positive economic news. Analysts expect the country’s second-quarter GDP figures,...
Pick n Pay’s tough call: shutting down stores to save the business Pick n Pay is taking drastic action to rescue its struggling core supermarket business,...
American Fast Food Faces Tough Choices as US Tariffs Hit SA A New Chapter of Trade Tension Reaches the High Street South Africans might not immediately...
When South Africa’s beloved supermarket giant SPAR released its half-year financial results this week, it told a familiar story — the country’s economy and consumers remain...
The South African government’s proposed value-added tax (VAT) increase could derail a fragile recovery in consumer spending, warns Pieter Engelbrecht, CEO of Shoprite Holdings Ltd., the...
South Africa’s economy likely sidestepped a recession last year, driven by robust consumer demand in the final quarter of 2024. While the mining and manufacturing sectors...