Woolworths Is In Trouble As The Competition Closes In
With competition closing in from all sides, maintaining its market share is going to be anything but easy.
Friday Morning Spice
EU and SA announce R94bn investment package, Earthquake hits Italy overnight, Cheslin Kolbe wins SA Rugby Men’s Player of the Year award, American Airlines plane catches fire, Putin says ‘yes’ to ceasefire –with impossible terms, and The world’s greatest places of 2025, according to TIME.
‘Apocalyptic Scenes’: Woolworths Explains Why There’s No Meat, No Veg On Some Shelves
Meat eaters were disappointed this past week as they arrived to find barren shelves where their prized cuts should have been.
Monday Morning Spice
Maha Kumbh Mela: World’s largest religious gathering with 400 million expected, Woolworths’ next big move, Sewage effluent forces fishing ban at Blue Lagoon, and Crime Intelligence bosses splurge R22.7 million for luxury hotel.
Woolworths And Takealot Took The Lion’s Share Of Black Friday Spending
Woolies and Takealot smiled all the way to the bank on Black Friday.
Updated – Woolworths Launches Probe Into Fake Pilchards Scandal + Lucky Star Clears Name
Woolworths is diving into the murky waters of the counterfeit canned pilchards, launching its own investigation after the scandal hit headlines while Oceana Group Limited also released a statement to clear up this situation.
Woolworths Scandal? Expired Lucky Star Canned Fish Relabelled At Gauteng Factory
Seven workers arrested at a factory packaging and altering dates on expired Lucky Star canned fish to be sent off in Woolies boxes.
Shoprite CEO Gets A R20 Million Raise While Woolies CEO Gets A R57 Million Cut
It’s unlikely that the Woolies CEO will be applying for an SASSA grant anytime soon, but it does point to Shoprite’s growing market share in the vacuum that Pick n Pay seems to be leaving.
Woolies Dash To Success – Woolworths Is Opening Dark Stores To Keep Up With Demand
Woolworths’ has introduced its first dark store to support its on-demand delivery service located in Cape Town’s CBD.
Wednesday Morning Spice
Whistleblower claims that Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner is flawed, Jacob Zuma to contest elections, Champions League gets alleged terror threats, Using Minecraft to teach coding and robotics, and Scrabble makes historic change to game.
Tuesday Morning Spice
Blade Nzimande vows to sue Outa for spreading ‘nefarious’ lies, Sex tapes taken of Prince Andrew, Bill Clinton and Sir Richard Branson by Epstein, How SA intends to show Israel can be suspected of genocide in Gaza, New Michael Schumacher details, World’s most expensive private jets, and the Pope calls for ban on surrogacy.
Holy Moly, Woolworths’ Execs Earned Eye-Watering Amounts In 2023
Let’s play a not-so-fun game: try and guess what Woolies’ CEO Roy Bagattini’s 2023 pay amounted to.
Tuesday Morning Spice
Fans celebrate ‘new’ AI Beatles music, Ex-Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson dies, Woolworths klaps back at Pride merch backlash, and South Africans getting into the #Vanlife.
Thursday Morning Spice
Hollywood writers go on strike, Bulls get first ever woman’s team, SA has official new language and new currency, and Kyiv denies Putin assassination attempt.
Woolies Klaps Back, But Have They Read This Report?
When you throw shade, make sure you still have two feet to stand on.
Out Of All Six Major SA Retailers, Woolies Is Not Actually The One Ripping Us Off
When it comes to the bare basics and essentials, data journalists compared the in-store prices of the same basket of goods across six major local retailers.
Checkers And Pick N Pay Are Wiping The Floor With Woolies
With purse strings tightening across a wide budget range, Wooloworths’ above-market growth in its food business has run its race.
Woolies’ R100 Rotisserie Chicken Gets Punished On Social Media
The product description starts with “Go for convenience” which is basically Woolies-speak for “you’re paying over the odds”, to be fair.
Fancy That: Some Things Are Actually Cheaper At Woolworths
Somehow, the high-end Woolies actually has some decent prices, offering some of the cheapest options, some even with significant savings.
Shoprite Is Eating Woolworths’ Lunch
The battle for supermarket supremacy is cut-throat. Drop your guard for a second and competitors are waiting to pounce.
Python Filmed In Woolworths Australia Herb And Spice Section [Video]
A three-metre diamond python was spotted at a Woolworths in Sydney a few days back. Thankfully, the closest shopper also happened to be a volunteer snake catcher.
Update On The ‘Mercedes Woolies Looter’ Story
Mbuso Moloi, perhaps best known as the ‘Mercedes Woolies looter’, was caught out in a web of lies after footage showed him leaving a Durban outlet.
The ‘Mercedes Woolies Looter’ Has Been Caught Out In A Web Of Lies [Video]
The man filmed exiting a Durban Woolies as it was looted and hopping into a Mercedes-Benz has flatly denied any wrongdoing. Twitter sleuths never rest, though.
Checkers Sixty60 Is Taking Serious Strain
Checkers was very quick out of the gate, gaining an advantage over the likes of Woolworths and Woolies Dash, but the retailer is now struggling to keep up with demand.
Checkers One, Woolies Nil
In the battle for grocery delivery supremacy, Woolies has some serious ground to make up.
Exactly How Much More Things Cost At Woolies
When comparing a basket of staple goods purchased from South Africa’s largest retailers, Woolies emerges as the most expensive.
Review Of Quench, CartRun And Checkers Sixty60 Shopping Apps
If you can’t be bothered to head to the shops to buy your groceries, there’s an app for that. Actually, there are a few.
That Woolies Grocery Delivery Service Is Off To A Bumpy Start
Woolworths’ latest trading update shows online sales growth of 158%, but reviews for the ‘Dash’ app are a mixed bag.
Comparing Popular SA Grocery Delivery Services (Including Woolies Dash And Checkers Sixty60)
Shopping for groceries online is the way of the future, especially during these times, but first, you have to settle on the right app.
BusinessTech Compares Price Of Groceries At Woolies, Pick N Pay, Spar, And Checkers
The price wars are underway at Pick n Pay, Woolworths, Checkers, and Spar. BusinessTech has run a comparison, so let’s see which one gives you more bang for your buck.