CORPORATE NEWS | 8 April 2024

Shoprite Group and four other leading global retailers establish pioneering collaborative venture fund, W23 Global

Five of the world’s leading grocery retailers have come together to establish a pioneering collaborative VC fund, W23 Global. The fund will seek to invest in innovative start-ups and scale-ups that deploy technology to enhance customer experiences, transform the grocery value chain and address the sector’s sustainability challenges.

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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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Corporate News | Apr 9, 2024
Checkers opens five supermarkets in the East Rand in one day

Gauteng’s East Rand saw five new Checkers supermarkets open in a single day, on Monday, 08 April 2024.

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CSI - Act For Change | Apr 8, 2024
Shoprite and Checkers aid relief efforts in Western Cape communities

Shoprite and Checkers immediately took action to assist Western Cape communities that were hardest hit by this weekend’s extreme weather in the province.

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CSI - Act For Change | Apr 4, 2024
300 families receive food garden starter kits from Shoprite

Shoprite distributed garden-in-a-bucket kits to 300 families in communities across the North West, Free State, Gauteng, Mpumalanga and Western Cape provinces in its ongoing efforts to ensure greater food security.

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Corporate News | Apr 4, 2024
Shoprite Employee Trust payouts surpass R500 million, two years after launch

The Shoprite Group has surpassed the R500 million mark in payouts to eligible employees following the fifth distribution payment since the Shoprite Employee Trust was formed almost two years ago.

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CSI - Act For Change | Mar 25, 2024
World Water Day: Shoprite donates bottled water in Verulam

On World Water Day (22 March), Shoprite distributed more than 7 000 litres of bottled water to various Early Childhood Development (ECD) education centres in the Verulam area.

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Corporate News | Mar 18, 2024
Shoprite Group leads SA retailers in addressing climate change and water challenges

The Shoprite Group has cemented its position as South Africa’s top-rated retailer for corporate disclosure, transparency and performance on climate change and water security.

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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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CSI - Act For Change | Oct 23, 2023
Closing nutrition and education gaps that are stunting South Africa’s youth

A staggering 21.18% of children in South Africa will be stunted by 2025, according to the Shoprite Group’s newly released Food Index. Stunting impacts children’s physical and cognitive growth and they are more likely to drop out of school and face a greater risk of becoming entrapped in an unending cycle of unemployment and poverty.

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CSI - Act For Change | Oct 13, 2023
Opening doors for community gardeners at Shoprite & Checkers’ Market Day

Emerging farmers from 40 community food gardens across the country sold their fresh and organically grown produce directly to the public as part of Shoprite and Checkers’ Market Day on Thursday, 12 October 2023.

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Consumer News | Sep 22, 2023
Checkers Xtra Savings Plus on a mission to make additional savings possible for customers

In an African retail first, Checkers has launched Xtra Savings Plus, a monthly subscription offering unlimited free Sixty60 grocery deliveries, even more personalised offers and an additional in-store discount.

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Brand News | Sep 8, 2023
Checkers – driving patriotic spirit and giving away R8 million this Rugby World Cup

Checkers is going all in to ensure South African consumers have the ultimate Rugby World Cup experience on local soil – just light the fire and Checkers will do the rest!

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CSI - Act For Change | Aug 31, 2023
Viral ‘Albany Girl’ Photographer’s Latest Series Illuminates a Heartfelt Mission

Lungisani Mjaji, celebrated for his portrait of the three-year-old “Albany Girl,” has come full circle with his latest photo series, shedding light on a reality faced by countless South African learners on their daily trek to school. 

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