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S AFRICA: Shoprite maintains "robust growth" in H1
20 February 2013
South African supermarket operator Shoprite Holdings said it has maintained its "robust and established" growth pattern, booking an increase in half-year profits.
S AFRICA: Domestic sales boost Shoprite H1 revenues
15 January 2013
South African supermarket operator Shoprite Holdings has booked an increase in first-half sales, boosted by higher domestic sales and a weaker rand.
SOUTH AFRICA: Shoprite bucks downturn with sales growth
5 November 2012
South African supermarket operator Shoprite Holdings said it was able to report "strong growth" in its first quarter, despite ongoing "depressed market conditions".
S AFRICA: Retailer Shoprite increases FY sales, profits
22 August 2012
South African retailer Shoprite Holdings has recorded an increase in full-year sales and profits, despite trading in what it says is a "highly competitive" trading environment.
S AFRICA: Shoprite FY sales climb
17 July 2012
South African retailer Shoprite Holdings has booked an increase in full-year like-for-like sales.
SOUTH AFRICA: Shoprite plans investment in infrastructure, expansion
27 March 2012
South African retailer Shoprite Holdings has raised funds to expand its store network, improve its infrastructure and strengthen its balance sheet.
S AFRICA: Shoprite H1 earnings up after market share gains
22 February 2012
South African retailer Shoprite has reported a jump in half-year earnings after increasing its sales and market share.
SOUTH AFRICA: Shoprite grows H1 sales and profits
20 January 2012
South African retailer Shoprite has today (20 January) posted a first-half jump in profits and sales.
S AFRICA: Shoprite claims share gains as Q1 sales rise
1 November 2011
South African retailer Shoprite said it had gained market share in its domestic market after seeing its sales increase by almost 11% in the first quarter of its financial year.
S AFRICA: Shoprite set to expand store network
23 August 2011
South African retailer Shoprite has confirmed it plans to open 74 supermarkets in the next financial year.
S AFRICA: Shoprite sales rise but miss analyst forecasts
20 July 2011
South African retailer Shoprite has posted a 7% rise in annual sales but the increase fell short of analyst forecasts.
Best bits: Business victims as E. coli mistakes rock consumers
6 June 2011
So, now it appears that bean sprouts are the cause behind the E. coli outbreak that has rocked Europe's produce sector and killed - at the latest count - 22 people.
Talking shop: Wal-Mart's African debut
1 June 2011
South African competition regulators yesterday (31 May) approved Wal-Mart's acquisition of a majority stake in local retailer Massmart. Katy Humphries takes a look at Wal-Mart's African ambitions and discusses the impact that the deal is likely to have on the South African retail scene.
SOUTH AFRICA: Metcash "to close 51 stores" - union
22 March 2011
South African retailer Metcash Trading is gearing up to close 51 of its 138 cash and carry and Trade Centre outlets in a bid to improve its financial performance, the SA Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers' Union has suggested.
S AFRICA: Shoprite acquires Metcash's franchise division
9 March 2011
South Africa-based retailer Shoprite has entered an agreement to acquire Metcash's franchise division.
SOUTH AFRICA: Shoprite records H1 profit growth
22 February 2011
South African grocery retailer Shoprite has recorded an increase in profit during the first half of its fiscal year despite low food inflation and increasing operating costs.
SOUTH AFRICA: Supermarkets, wholesalers cleared of price fixing
28 January 2011
South Africa's six major supermarkets and wholesale retailers have been found not guilty of price fixing or abusing their buying power.
SOUTH AFRICA: Shoprite H1 sales up
11 January 2011
South African retailer Shoprite saw sales recorded a 9.5% sales rise for the first half ended 31 December.
SOUTH AFRICA: Shoprite Q1 sales rise almost 10%
25 October 2010
South Africa-based Shoprite Group said that for the first quarter, turnover grew 9.7%, despite what it described as continued "extremely depressed market conditions".
INDIA: Spar outlines expansion plans
8 March 2010
Spar International, the global symbol retailer, has confirmed the plans of its local venture in India to open 25 stores in the country by 2012.
S AFRICA: Shoprite hints at Indian exit
3 March 2010
South African retailer Shoprite Holdings today (3 March) hinted the company was likely to quit India over frustrations at the rules governing foreign ownership of local businesses.
S AFRICA: Shoprite claims share gains after H1
23 February 2010
Shoprite Holdings, the South African retailer, claimed today (23 February) that it had increased its share of its domestic grocery market after seeing half-year sales jump more than 14%.
S AFRICA: Shoprite H1 “satisfactory”
13 January 2010
South African grocer Shoprite said the company performed “satisfactorily” in the first half of its fiscal year after it booked a 12% increase in turnover.
SOUTH AFRICA: Shoprite sees market share gains
26 October 2009
South African grocer Shoprite has posted a jump in turnover as the group was able to increase its share of the market in the three months to end September.
S AFRICA: Shoprite "helps" shoppers - and boosts profits
25 August 2009
South African retailer Shoprite has grown its annual profits despite “subsidising” food prices for “hard-pressed” consumers, the company said today (25 August).
S AFRICA: Shoprite sees share gain as sales rise
10 July 2009
Shoprite has posted a 24.5% rise in annual sales, boosted by food inflation and market share gains.
S AFRICA: Grocery sector is competitive - Spar CEO
1 July 2009
Food retailing in South Africa remains competitive with the leading players "scrapping" for market share, the CEO of Spar's operations in the country insisted today (1 July).
S AFRICA: Competition watchdog to probe supermarket sector
30 June 2009
The South African Competition Commission has opened an investigation into major supermarket chains Pick ‘n Pay, Shoprite/Checkers, Woolworths Holdings and Spar.
US: Lifeway Q1 profits up on low milk prices
19 May 2009
Kefir maker Lifeway Foods has posted an increase in first-quarter net income today (19 May) aided by “record low” conventional milk prices.
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