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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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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Corporate News | Jun 25, 2025
30-year-old managing worldclass new Gauteng DC for Africa’s largest retailer

Joshua Darley-Waddilove once dreamed of becoming a chef, but a chance encounter with the Shoprite Group changed everything. Today, he’s leading one of the country’s most critical distribution centres. He is proof that purpose, passion, and progress can come from the most unexpected places.

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Corporate News | Jun 24, 2025
Behind the shelves: The woman who helps feed a nation

A quiet force of determination with a deep sense of responsibility, Kelebogile helps to keep supermarket shelves fully stocked. As a Senior Planning Manager at the Shoprite Group’s Riverfields Distribution Centre (DC), she leads with purpose, and a personal mission to make every day count. Not just for herself, but also for her team, for the company, and for the millions of South Africans who rely on affordable groceries.

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Corporate News | Jun 24, 2025
Limpopo cashier’s rise to management in just three years

After just a few short years at Usave, Thabo Dinake’s (33) dedication earned him the title of the Shoprite Group’s Cashier of the Year – and a trip to Cape Town he’ll never forget.

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Corporate News | Jun 23, 2025
The young force behind SAs best retail rewards programme

Meredith Allan leads one of Africa’s most impactful rewards programmes – helping 33 million people save, stretch their budgets and feed their families.

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Corporate News | Jun 18, 2025
Shoprite Group receives prestigious award for sustainability

The Shoprite Group was awarded the inaugural Grand Prix: Sustainability honour during the 15th annual Brand Africa 100 | South Africa’s Best Brands rankings announcement in Johannesburg. Brand Africa’s independent Best Brands Africa study, which underpins these rankings, is based on one of the continent’s most extensive consumer-led brand studies with a survey spanning 31 countries.

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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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