Christmas shopping rush as prices stabilise
Zimbabweans are busy shopping for Christmas, taking advantage of bonuses and the stable prices of the last couple of months. But they are also being prudent by taking advantage of… Read more »
Category: Retail
Vendors pile pressure on retailers
THE Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers (CZR) says its members are feeling the pressure from unfair competition brought by informal traders and unregistered dealers who have flooded the streets in urban… Read more »
Subsidised roller meal now available
Major supermarkets across the country now have the subsidised 10kg roller meal packets selling for anything between $38 and $50. Harare had already started selling the subsidised roller meal, while… Read more »
Shops must not shun coins
It appears the prejudice against coins is continuing unabated, especially in the capital, Harare. The formal sector is now reading from the same script as their informal counterparts. There is… Read more »
Traders Accept Coins To Dump Them At OK Supermarkets
Some small-scale traders in Harare are now rejecting bond coins due to runaway inflation which has caused counting them a laborious exercise. A bus conductor who spoke to a Harare… Read more »
Choppies sells ailing SA operations
BOTSWANA grocery retailer, Choppies Enterprises, will sell its loss-making South African operations for only a rand to escape existing liabilities and inject 100 million rand ($6.8 million) into the business…. Read more »
Subsidised roller meal hits supermarket shelves
Subsidised roller meal has started finding its way onto supermarket shelves, while millers have implored retailers holding onto old stock to approach their suppliers to be credited for the difference…. Read more »
Retailers pin hopes on Diasporans
AS Zimbabweans in the Diaspora trickle back home for the Christmas and New Year holidays, the retail sector hopes this would translate into growth in sales volumes. According to the… Read more »
Broadway SPAR gets facelift
FOMERLY Broadway SPAR Express, the new look outlet which is now called Broadway SPAR 12th Avenue, has completed a major faceliftwhich encompassed rebranding to become a one-stop-shop for all its… Read more »
Edgars opens new stores, despite dip in sales volumes
Edgars says it is opening new stores despite falling consumer spending that resulted in a 23% drop in volumes in the months to September. Unit sales at Edgars stores were… Read more »