The Shoprite Group has rolled out an advanced digital recruitment platform designed to connect people with jobs in their own communities in partnership with a South African SMME. In a country struggling with a severe unemployment crisis, the Shoprite Group…
According to TransUnion, 16.8 million people in South Africa remain outside the formal credit system. Many earn irregular incomes, lack traditional credit histories, and are excluded from mainstream financial services. Mukuru, a next-generation financial services platform, has partnered with AI-powered banking…
The Shoprite Group announced it is expanding its e-commerce presence by taking its Petshop Science brand online. This comes as the pet economy continues to grow in South Africa – in just one year, Petshop Science has opened 22 physical…
The Shoprite Group is offering bursaries for the 2023 academic year to high-performing students enrolled for degrees in Information Technology students. Other students who will benefit from the bursaries include Accounting, UI Design, Food Science students and more. Every year…
South African mega-retailer Massmart, the company that operates Game stores, has revealed that it is planning to sell its shops across countries in East and West Africa, including Kenya and Nigeria. Massmart, which is owned by American Walmart, cites a…
South African retail mainstay Shoprite has revealed that it is testing an automated Checkers concept store that features no cashiers and no till points – effectively “a check-out less store.” The concept store is being called ‘Checkers Rush’, which is…
Shoprite has launched k’nect mobile – its own mobile virtual network operator (MVNO). This offering – which piggybacks off the mobile network infrastructure of Cell C – is expected to offer competitive rates and several other rewards to customers. k’nect…
Shoprite CEO, Pieter Engelbrecht says that the retailer plans to launch its own mobile virtual network operator (MVNO). Speaking at Shoprite’s Group results, Engelbrecht says “Very soon we will launch our own virtual network to enhance our customer data even further”.…
The Shoprite cross-border money remittance product reached the R1 billion mark in January, roughly 70 million USD, after just three years of it being implemented between SA and Lesotho. The cost of a transfer of R900 is 2%, which is…
Vodafone Zambia has announced a partnership with South African food retail chain Shoprite, that allows the 4G internet provider to set up shop-in-shop stores at various Shoprite outlets. The move is a part of the company’s latest attempt to reach…