BRAND NEWS | 17 July 2025

Up to 30% off as UCount Rewards partnership extends to Petshop Science

Africa’s biggest bank and Africa’s biggest retailer is expanding its UCount Rewards partnership after just three months, to also include Petshop Science, the country’s fastest growing pet retail business.

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Corporate News | Aug 8, 2025
The woman who turned a fly problem into a promising business

When Thato Poo first began experimenting with natural repellents in 2020, she was aiming to solve a problem: keeping unwanted insects at bay. What resulted is a steadily growing business, with her innovative products now stocked in 27 Checkers stores.

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Financial News | Aug 5, 2025
Trading statement for the 52 weeks ended 29 June 2025

The results and guidance referred to in this update pertain to the 52 weeks ended 29 June 2025 (“the period”, “the year”, or “the 12 months”) and report the Group’s results on a total operations as well as continuing operations basis.

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Corporate News | Aug 4, 2025
Cashier climbs the ranks to Divisional People Partner

Humble beginnings didn’t hold her back and this Women’s Month, we celebrate just how far she’s come. At the age of 22 Cathrine Sibambo joined the Shoprite Group as a cashier. Now, at 37, she’s shaping careers and leading teams as a Divisional People Partner.

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Corporate News | Jul 31, 2025
Shoprite Group continues to scale up

Over the past seven days, the Shoprite Group opened 16 new shopping destinations, including two Shoprite, three Checkers and two Usave supermarkets; one Little Me, one Medirite, one Checkers Liquorshop, one Checkers Outdoor, one UNIQ clothing by Checkers, and four Petshop Science stores.

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Corporate News | Jul 25, 2025
UNIQ clothing opens first store in Cape Town’s Northern Suburbs

The Shoprite Group’s standalone apparel brand UNIQ clothing by Checkers has opened its first store in Cape Town’s Northern Suburbs, debuting its Spring/Summer ’25 collection at the brand-new Groot Phesantekraal View shopping centre in Durbanville.

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Corporate News | Jul 25, 2025
Shoprite Group brings next level convenience to Durbanville, with six new stores

The Shoprite Group is bringing next level convenience to the people of Durbanville and surrounds, with the opening of a Checkers supermarket as well as five standalone stores - Checkers LiquorShop, Checkers Little Me, Checkers Outdoor, Petshop Science and the Northern Suburbs’ first UNIQ clothing by Checkers store - at new shopping destination, Groot Phesantekraal View.

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CSI - Act For Change | Jul 14, 2025
Help fight hunger this Mandela Day with Checkers Sixty60 and Meals on Wheels

Every winter, millions of South Africans go to bed hungry. Meals on Wheels sees this daily - a parent skipping meals so their child can eat, or an elderly neighbour quietly asking if there’s “just a little something” left.

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Consumer News | Jul 3, 2025
Dignity for R5: Shoprite's new toiletries target hygiene inequality

In response to the more than 14 million people in South Africa - one in five - affected by hygiene poverty, Shoprite has expanded its R5 basket of goods to include essential toiletries which retail for just a single coin.

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Consumer News | Jun 18, 2025
Petshop Science partners with Sixty60 for same-day delivery

Petshop Science has partnered with Sixty60, South Africa’s number 1 on-demand delivery service, to offer same-day delivery within precisely scheduled 60-minute timeslots of a wide range of specialised pet food, treats, toys and vet-approved local and international brands.

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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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