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Toy 4 Toy brings Christmas joy to thousands of children
Date: 15/12/2010
The Shoprite and Checkers “Toy 4 Toy” campaign will be distributing 15 000 toys as gifts to less fortunate children across South Africa during this festive season
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Shoprite honours Suppliers
Date: 13/12/2010
The Shoprite Group of Companies paid tribute to their suppliers at a glamorous annual awards ceremony held in Stellenbosch on Saturday, 27 November 2010
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Whitey Basson among SU’s latest honorary graduates
Date: 10/12/2010
Stellenbosch University (SU) today conferred a honorary doctorate to Shoprite CEO, Mr Whitey Basson.
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Shoprite Holdings shines in Top 500 Awards
Date: 02/12/2010
Shoprite Holdings has been announced as the winner in the Retail category of the 2010 Top 500 Companies Awards.
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Shoprite Supports 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children
Date: 25/11/2010
'Imagine if, for 16 days, there were no rape, no child abuse, no sexual harassment, no emotional abuse..."
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Toy4Toy 2010
Date: 16/11/2010
Bring some festive cheer to less fortunate children by donating toys to the annual Shoprite and Checkers TOY 4 TOY campaign.
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High ranking for Shoprite in Top Companies survey
Date: 08/11/2010
In the Sunday Times’ 2010 survey of Top Companies listed on the JSE the Shoprite Group ranked third for its share price and was the top-performing retailer...
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Shoprite national feeding programme reaches 5 million mark
Date: 25/10/2010
The Shoprite mobile kitchen units utilised in a national feeding programme has now served a total of 5 million cups of soup and bread to support those South African communities living on the breadline.
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Youngest ever Boerewors Champion Announced!
Date: 04/10/2010
On 2 October the sought-after title of 2010 Boerewors Champion was awarded with great fanfare to 13-year old Jaco Labuschagne from Boksburg, Gauteng.
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Championship Boerewors Finalists announced!
Date: 21/09/2010
From more than 1000 entries received, only the ten best boereworsmakers now remain standing to continue on to the grand finale in Sun City!
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Shoprite continues to outperform market
Date: 24/08/2010
In the year to June 2010 Shoprite Holdings continued to outperform the market. Its supermarket operation in South Africa grew turnover by 14,6% in a 53-week reporting period while the total market grew 9,6%.
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Women of the Year announces Lifetime Achiever
Date: 25/07/2010
Dr Mamphela Ramphele was honoured with the Shoprite Checkers Women of the Year Lifetime Achiever Award after the public nominated her as an esteemed South African whom during her lifetime has inspired generations.
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Women of the Year Winners Announced
Date: 25/07/2010
The winners of the new Shoprite Checkers Women of the Year Award were announced this weekend (Saturday, 24 July 2010) in Johannesburg.
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Share in the inspirational insights of pre-eminent SA businesswomen
Date: 15/07/2010
Join us at a cinema screening of panels of influential business role models discussing a range of topics including entrepreneurship, finance, women in business and lifestyle issues.
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Women of the Year Finalists Announced
Date: 14/07/2010
Three finalists have been selected in each of the five categories of the new Shoprite Checkers Women of the Year Award.
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Women of the Year judges announced
Date: 11/06/2010
The names of the panel of judges for the Shoprite Checkers Women of the Year Award have been announced.
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Be a friend to a cancer survivor by sharing HOPE
Date: 07/06/2010
The latest Shoprite consumer leaflet was created in association with CANSA and focusses on being a friend to a cancer survivor by sharing HOPE.
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Help relieve the severity of winter for families in need
Date: 03/06/2010
Shoprite and Checkers have teamed up with radio stations and charity organizations across the country for winter collection campaigns.
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Use your creative skills to make toys and clothes for needy children
Date: 01/06/2010
Shoprite and Checkers is again sponsoring the Pretty Things for Little Things promotion that urges customers to put their creative skills to work to make something for needy children.
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Championship Boerewors 2010 Kicks Off!
Date: 03/05/2010
The search for South Africa’s No. 1 Boerewors kicked-off on 26 April! Do you have a secret boerewors recipe with a combination of quality meat and spices extraordinary enough to score a winning goal and earn you the title of Boerewors Champion for 2010?
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Giant Pumpkin Champion 2010 announced!
Date: 22/04/2010
A giant pumpkin weighing a monstrous 320 kg ensured an easy win for Drikus Kleynhans from Sasolburg who competed against 27 other pumpkin growers for the 2010 Giant Pumpkin Champion crown.
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Soccer World Cup tickets available at Shoprite and Checkers
Date: 14/04/2010
FIFA announced this week 18 Shoprite and Checkers stores have been selected to sell tickets for the upcoming Soccer World Cup on behalf of FIFA as from 19 April 2010.
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Enrich the lives of others by donating books!
Date: 12/04/2010
Shoprite and Checkers supports the RSG/KKNK Book Collection campaign that collects books for schools and libraries in underprivileged communities.
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Checkers supports the only integrated wheelchairs and runners race in SA
Date: 12/04/2010
The fourth annual Hermanus Wheels and Runners Relay Race, the only integrated wheelchairs and runners race in South Africa, will be held on 8 May 2010. The race, sponsored by Checkers, offers people with disabilities in wheelchairs as well as able-bodied athletes and members of the public the opportunity to participate in the same event.
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Shoprite to continue with countrywide feeding programme to fight hunger and malnutrition
Date: 23/03/2010
Shoprite has announced that its national feeding programme will continue to operate throughout 2010 to help improve the nutritional status of the people of South Africa, especially children and senior citizens, as well as the thousands of people affected by job losses.
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New Women of the Year 2010 Launched
Date: 01/03/2010
The Shoprite Group has announced today that it will this year once again host an award to honour South Africa’s women. The most outstanding women of the year will receive the newly announced Shoprite Checkers Women of the Year Award
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Shoprite reports strong growth in recessionary times
Date: 23/02/2010
Shoprite Holdings reported strong growth with turnover rising 11,9% to R33,139 billion in the six months to end December 2009, despite the recession.
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Shoprite leads the way with new eco-friendly transport refrigeration systems
Date: 20/01/2010
The Shoprite Group is the first in the country to test a nitrogen powered transport refrigeration system which operates in complete silence with no moving parts, no harmful emissions and absolutely no ozone depletion.
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Trading Update
Date: 13/01/2010
The Group performed satisfactorily in the six months to 31 December 2009, growing turnover by 11,9% to R 33,1 billion. Growth on a like-for-like basis was 6,4%.
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