CORPORATE NEWS | 20 May 2025

Inhouse team develops SA’s first recyclable 7kg potato bags for Shoprite Group

The Shoprite Group is the first South African retailer to launch a fully recyclable 7kg potato pocket – solving a complex packaging problem that has challenged the industry for years.

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Consumer News | May 13, 2025
Blind SA and Checkers Sixty60 collaborate on app accessibility

Blind SA, a leading nonprofit organisation dedicated to advocating for accessibility and inclusion, has been working closely with Checkers to optimise the online shopping experience on the Sixty60 app for blind and partially sighted users.

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Brand News | May 9, 2025
Exquisite Sixty60 ball-gown dazzles at Cape Winelands’ school

In the heart of the Western Cape Winelands, creativity is being stitched into the fabric of sustainability. Hesmari van Deventer (42), a mom from Montagu, transformed discarded Sixty60 and Checkers plastic shopping bags into dazzling, award-winning outfits – and a matching bouquet – in just four days.

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Corporate News | Apr 29, 2025
East London local’s journey from stay-at-home mom to supermarket leader

As a stay-at-home mom of two with no prior retail experience, Reenyl Morrison ventured into the sector for the first time in 2002. Encouraged by her husband, who worked as a merchandiser, she pursued a job opportunity at Shoprite Nahoon in East London. Now a seasoned professional and the Branch Manager of Shoprite Mdantsane City, Morrison started as a casual General Assistant. With a natural curiosity and a strong work ethic, she quickly moved up the ranks from Cashier to Money Market Clerk and later to the cash office – all within her first year.

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Corporate News | Apr 24, 2025
Small scale Angolan farmer reaches new heights with support from Shoprite

Since being onboarded as a supplier to Shoprite Angola in 2021, small-farmer Vida Fresh has grown exponentially, enabling them to not only supply produce locally, but also export to Shoprite’s Namibian and South African retail operations.

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Consumer News | Apr 22, 2025
As budgets tighten, Shoprite continues to set the standard for affordable, nutrient-dense meals

As South African consumers continue to face mounting economic pressures, Shoprite has reaffirmed its commitment to keeping everyday basics accessible, offering some of the most competitively priced products in the market - without restrictions - while maintaining quality and nutritional value.

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Consumer News | Apr 16, 2025
Up to 40% back on every Sixty60 shop with UCount Rewards

With up to 40% back in UCount Rewards points when shopping on Checkers Sixty60, South Africa's most generous giveback for on-demand shopping officially launched on Wednesday, 16 April. Standard Bank customers can now earn and redeem rewards on the Sixty60 app when buying groceries as well as over 10 000 general merchandise items, from air fryers to Apple Airpods, and have it delivered same-day within precise 60-minute windows.

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Brand News | Apr 11, 2025
Petshop Science - where every day is Pet Day

In its relentless pursuit of value in a category dominated by specialist vet stores, Petshop Science has increased sales by 56.9% during its interim period (the 26 weeks ended 29 December 2024). Amidst the country's booming pet economy, with over 22 million pets on which consumers spend at estimated R8 billion annually, the Shoprite Group became the first local supermarket retailer to sell pet insurance in 2020, followed by the launch of standalone pet shops in 2021. "We saw a gap in the market to democratise pet care by making premium pet food and other veterinary-approved essentials available at supermarket prices," explains Willem Hunlun, Chief Operating Officer at the Group. "Customers continue to vote with their feet and wallets, and there is no doubt that our unwavering commitment to value has been instrumental in the rapid growth of Petshop Science. We are firmly on track to become the biggest pet business in South Africa."

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Consumer News | May 13, 2025
Blind SA and Checkers Sixty60 collaborate on app accessibility

Blind SA, a leading nonprofit organisation dedicated to advocating for accessibility and inclusion, has been working closely with Checkers to optimise the online shopping experience on the Sixty60 app for blind and partially sighted users.

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CSI - Act For Change | Feb 5, 2025
Shoprite Foundation helps bridge South Africa’s skills gap

Helping to address South Africa’s critical skills gap, the Shoprite Foundation invested over R3 million to equip two fully functional robotics labs at Cingani High School and Soqhayisa Senior Secondary School in Motherwell, Eastern Cape.

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CSI - Act For Change | Nov 18, 2024
Support for 11 new ECD centres as Shoprite expands fight against hunger

Shoprite is expanding its efforts to combat child hunger by extending support to 11 Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres in KwaZulu-Natal, directly benefitting over 700 children across Canelands, Cornubia, and Waterloo.

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Brand News | Nov 17, 2024
The real reason behind the Checkers Sixty60 branded plane

South Africans have been waiting patiently to find out why Checkers launched a specially branded airplane – and now the wait is over, because this festive season the retailer is taking to the skies to deliver more than just groceries and essentials – they’re bringing loved ones together for a truly Xtra special Christmas.

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CSI - Act For Change | Nov 12, 2024
Shoprite transforms agricultural learning in East-Rand

The Shoprite Foundation is supporting the next generation of agricultural entrepreneurs through the construction of two new horticultural tunnels at the Oosrand Commerce and Entrepreneurship School of Specialisation in Reigerpark, Boksburg.

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Brand News | Oct 25, 2024
Checkers aeroplane debuts ahead of festive season

In a South African grocery retail first, Checkers has taken to the skies in a specially branded aeroplane.

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CSI - Act For Change | Oct 16, 2024
World Food Day – South Africa’s food security at lowest point in over a decade

According to the South African Food Security Index 2024, developed by two economists from the University of Stellenbosch, food security is at its lowest point in over a decade.

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