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It’s unlikely that the Woolies CEO will be applying for an SASSA grant anytime soon, but it does point to Shoprite’s growing market share in the vacuum that Pick n Pay seems to be leaving.
Woolworths’ has introduced its first dark store to support its on-demand delivery service located in Cape Town’s CBD.
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When it comes to the bare basics and essentials, data journalists compared the in-store prices of the same basket of goods across six major local retailers.
With purse strings tightening across a wide budget range, Wooloworths’ above-market growth in its food business has run its race.
The product description starts with “Go for convenience” which is basically Woolies-speak for “you’re paying over the odds”, to be fair.
Somehow, the high-end Woolies actually has some decent prices, offering some of the cheapest options, some even with significant savings.
The battle for supermarket supremacy is cut-throat. Drop your guard for a second and competitors are waiting to pounce.
A three-metre diamond python was spotted at a Woolworths in Sydney a few days back. Thankfully, the closest shopper also happened to be a volunteer snake catcher.
Mbuso Moloi, perhaps best known as the ‘Mercedes Woolies looter’, was caught out in a web of lies after footage showed him leaving a Durban outlet.
The man filmed exiting a Durban Woolies as it was looted and hopping into a Mercedes-Benz has flatly denied any wrongdoing. Twitter sleuths never rest, though.
Checkers was very quick out of the gate, gaining an advantage over the likes of Woolworths and Woolies Dash, but the retailer is now struggling to keep up with demand.
In the battle for grocery delivery supremacy, Woolies has some serious ground to make up.
When comparing a basket of staple goods purchased from South Africa’s largest retailers, Woolies emerges as the most expensive.
If you can’t be bothered to head to the shops to buy your groceries, there’s an app for that. Actually, there are a few.
Woolworths’ latest trading update shows online sales growth of 158%, but reviews for the ‘Dash’ app are a mixed bag.
Shopping for groceries online is the way of the future, especially during these times, but first, you have to settle on the right app.
The price wars are underway at Pick n Pay, Woolworths, Checkers, and Spar. BusinessTech has run a comparison, so let’s see which one gives you more bang for your buck.
If you were hoping to live off a diet of Woolies pies and chicken over the next few weeks, the sale of those items has been prohibited.
Woolworths’ new ‘click and collect’ drive-thru service is a pretty cool way to assist with physical distancing.
South African musicians are not happy with Woolworths, after it reportedly stopped playing local music in its stores.
Roy Bagattini, formerly the president of Levi Strauss Americas, took over as Woolworths CEO last month. The company has dangled an appetising carrot.
We know from Checkers’ flagship stores in Sandton and Constantia that it’s now targetting a new segment of the market, and it seems to be working.
Woolworths is struggling to keep earnings up, as it battles load shedding, economic constraints, and more fashion faux pas.