CSI NEWS | 23 July 2024

Virtual reality and access to clean water for Soweto learners

There were shrieks of delight and gasps of amazement as 1 200 learners from Mveledzandivho Primary School in Soweto, Gauteng were treated to their first ever virtual reality experience as part of the Shoprite Foundation’s Mandela Day celebrations.  

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Corporate News | Jul 24, 2024
Shoprite Group tests electricity wheeling at Cape Town home office

The Shoprite Group is wheeling renewable electricity at its home office in Brackenfell, Cape Town, marking its third site to implement this innovative energy solution.

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CSI - Act For Change | Jul 23, 2024
Lowest priced water - proceeds go to KZN water relief

Shoprite and Checkers supermarkets across KwaZulu-Natal are selling its Eastern Highlands bottled water at the lowest possible prices, while a percentage of proceeds will be used for water relief efforts in the province.

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CSI - Act For Change | Jul 22, 2024
Checkers Sixty60 customers help raise over R1.1 million for Mandela Day

Checkers Sixty60 called on customers to donate non-perishable food items through the Sixty60 app – with Checkers Sixty60 promising to match the value of all donations received.

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CSI - Act For Change | Jul 15, 2024
Make a difference this Mandela Day with Checkers Sixty60 and Meals on Wheels

This Mandela Day, Checkers Sixty60 is calling on customers to support non-profit Meals on Wheels by donating non-perishable food items through the Sixty60 app to any one of five designated collection points. Checkers Sixty60 will match the value of all donations made between 15-18 July 2024.

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Corporate News | Jul 15, 2024
From teen salesclerk to retail success: Durbanite the force behind top Shoprite and Checkers brands

Durbanite Renaldo Phillips is helping to put the Shoprite Group at the forefront of product innovation. Recently promoted to General Manager for Private Label and Imports (Foods), Phillips' creative ingenuity and unwavering customer centricity is the driving force behind private label brands such as Forage and Feast, Simple Truth, Homegrown and Lovies.

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Corporate News | Jul 12, 2024
Shoprite Group crowned retailer of choice in 2024 SAGEA Employer Awards

Africa’s largest retailer has been named the 2024 Employer of Choice in the retail category by the South African Graduate Employers Association (SAGEA) Employer Awards.

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Corporate News | Jul 10, 2024
Small haircare business makes big moves following deal with Checkers

Nigel-born entrepreneur Zano Mnguni is expanding his 100% black-owned haircare business after striking a deal to supply selected Checkers and Checkers Hyper stores in Gauteng. In less than a year, Zee Afro Hair went from supplying just five to 15 stores.

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Corporate News | Jul 10, 2024
Small haircare business makes big moves following deal with Checkers

Nigel-born entrepreneur Zano Mnguni is expanding his 100% black-owned haircare business after striking a deal to supply selected Checkers and Checkers Hyper stores in Gauteng. In less than a year, Zee Afro Hair went from supplying just five to 15 stores.

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Brand News | Jun 22, 2024
Checkers Sixty60 brings a taste of home

As the Springboks prepare for their showdown against Wales at Twickenham, Checkers Sixty60 is bringing a taste of home to South African rugby supporters in the heart of the United Kingdom.

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Brand News | May 17, 2024
Sixty60 promises lightning-fast delivery of 10 000 Checkers Hyper products with launch of all-new app

Checkers Sixty60 is beta testing the new and improved version of its app, enabling customers to shop for over 10 000 larger Hyper products, with same day delivery scheduled within a 60-minute time slot.

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Corporate News | Apr 18, 2024
Small pet foods business gets a power boost from the Shoprite Group

The small, Johannesburg-based pet foods manufacturer uses refrigeration and dehydration machines that run on 24 to 48-hour cycles. During stage 5 and 6 loadshedding, the factory had to close, with raw materials going to waste, affecting their bottom line and ability to provide consistent work to all 60 employees.

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Corporate News | Apr 11, 2024
Last call: apply for the Shoprite Group’s bursary programme now!

With only three weeks left before the closing date of 30 April 2024, the Shoprite Group is calling on all high-performing tertiary students enrolled for degree studies in Accounting, IT, Agricultural Sciences, Biological Sciences and more, to apply for its comprehensive bursary programme for the 2024 and 2025 academic years.

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Brand News | Dec 7, 2023
Checkers Sixty60 delivers joy this festive season

You do the holidays. Checkers Sixty60 will do the rest.

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Brand News | Nov 27, 2023
New Checkers ad shows how South Africans stand together, against all odds

Inspired by the plight and heroism displayed by the people of Stanford, after floods devastated the town in September 2023, Checkers has released a new festive season TV commercial and mini-documentary to celebrate the remarkable resilience of this Western Cape community.

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