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FreshStop Oaklands ranked among the Top 12 Best Foodvenience Stores in the World

Retailers

FreshStop Oaklands ranked among the Top 12 Best Foodvenience Stores in the World

22 Oct 2025

Rand Merchant Bank (private banking category) is the Ask Africa Orange Index 2025 overall winner

CRM, CX, UX

SA consumer is rebalancing under money-related stress

15 Oct 2025

Brave Group has appointed (l to r) Collin Makhubela – executive creative director, Bibi Bonnecwe – executive creative director and Mosa Ntwampe - head of strategy (Images supplied. Image composite by Lesley Svenson © Bizcommunity)

Advertising

Brave Group adds to leadership with ECD and strategy head appointments

29 Aug 2025

Food, convenience and loyalty redefine South Africa's fuel stops

Retailers

Food, convenience and loyalty redefine South Africa's fuel stops

16 Jul 2025

Spaza Shop Awareness Campaign benefits business owners

Informal Retailing

Spaza Shop Awareness Campaign benefits business owners

24 Jun 2025

Frigair 2025: Hervac a major focus area for retail sector

Technology

Frigair 2025: Hervac a major focus area for retail sector

Issued by Frigair Expo 21 May 2025

Source: Supplied.Cornel Roodt, development manager of Renishaw Coastal Precinct; Gareth Hampson, owner of Hampsons, and Barto van der Merwe, managing director of Renishaw Coastal Precinct, at the site of the future petrol filling station and convenience centre which will be easily accessible from both the R102 and N2.

Property

Renishaw Coastal Precinct's development to transform Scottburgh's business landscape

2 Dec 2024

Engen opens its 365th Café 365 in East London

Retailers

Engen opens its 365th Café 365 in East London

5 Sep 2024

Discovery takes first 2 places on Ask Afrika Orange Index winners podium

CRM, CX, UX

Discovery takes first 2 places on Ask Afrika Orange Index winners podium

Issued by Ask Afrika 29 Aug 2024

Unemployed youth should consider ‘behind-the-scenes’ retail jobs

Retail

Unemployed youth should consider ‘behind-the-scenes’ retail jobs

1 Jul 2024

Astron Energy continues 15-year journey with FreshStop

FMCG

Astron Energy continues 15-year journey with FreshStop

13 May 2024

Image supplied. Gil Sperling, co-founder and CEO of data-driven adtech company, Flow, in his keynote speech at PPW in Bangkok, Thailand

Digital

Marketers say goodbye to cookies, hello to first-party data

19 Apr 2024

Pret A Manger is coming to SA

Retailers

Pret A Manger is coming to SA

6 Feb 2024

Source: Supplied. The service station on the N12 in Potchefstroom in the North West is up for auction.

Industrial & Logistics Property

South African investors eye petrol-station real estate amid fuel-consumption surge

23 Oct 2023

Ask Afrika Orange Index 2023 survey reveals that CX becoming crucial for business success

Research

Ask Afrika Orange Index 2023 survey reveals that CX becoming crucial for business success

Issued by Ask Afrika 10 Oct 2023

Source: Supplied

Research

Convenience retail: A golden opportunity close to home

12 May 2023

Image supplied: David Higgs, Gary Kyriacou, Irene Kyriacou, and Dino Constantinou

Food & Wine

Marble to open new restaurant in Cape Town

29 Nov 2022

First Circle K store opens in SA in partnership with Puma Energy

Retailers

First Circle K store opens in SA in partnership with Puma Energy

25 Nov 2022

Source: Circle K

Retailers

Global convenience retail franchise Circle K coming to SA

27 Sep 2022

Supplied. The average dwell time at forecourts is 15 minutes, yet they remain an underutilised market

OOH

Forecourts: the perfect DOOH marketing opportunity

20 Jul 2022

Plotting the way forward in fuel and forecourt retailing

Exhibitions & Events

Plotting the way forward in fuel and forecourt retailing

3 Jun 2022

FMCG

Krispy Kreme doughnuts now available at select FreshStop stores countrywide

6 Apr 2022

Image supplied: Chantal Stanfield

Music

#MusicExchange: Powerhouse Chantal Stanfield releases new single

Martin Myers 1 Mar 2022

Customer. Customer. Customer. The mantra for 2022 success

CRM, CX, UX

Customer. Customer. Customer. The mantra for 2022 success

Wynand Smit 17 Jan 2022

Engen to prioritise digital payment solutions

Fuel & Energy

Engen to prioritise digital payment solutions

17 Nov 2021

E-commerce

Engen launches e-commerce app in Namibia

28 Sep 2021

Radisson Individuals signs first property in Africa

Hospitality

Radisson Individuals signs first property in Africa

5 Mar 2021

Magazines ABC Q4 2020: Categories continue to haemorrhage

Magazines

Magazines ABC Q4 2020: Categories continue to haemorrhage

Danette Breitenbach 11 Feb 2021

Magazines ABC Q3 2020: No good news in magazine categories

Magazines

Magazines ABC Q3 2020: No good news in magazine categories

Danette Breitenbach 11 Nov 2020

Magazines ABC Q2 2020: Magazines non-submission reflects Covid-19 impact

Magazines

Magazines ABC Q2 2020: Magazines non-submission reflects Covid-19 impact

Danette Breitenbach 13 Aug 2020

Refueling Belfast's economy: Entrepreneurial team makes its mark on the map

Funding

Refueling Belfast's economy: Entrepreneurial team makes its mark on the map

Issued by Edge Growth 3 Jun 2020

The fuel station of the future

Fuel & Energy

The fuel station of the future

26 May 2020

FreshStop expands reach with Mr D Food partnership

Retailers

FreshStop expands reach with Mr D Food partnership

29 Apr 2020

Why convenience shopping matters more during lockdown

Digital

Why convenience shopping matters more during lockdown

Issued by Tractor Outdoor 20 Apr 2020

Magazines ABC Q4 2019: A subdued quarter for magazines

Magazines

Magazines ABC Q4 2019: A subdued quarter for magazines

Danette Breitenbach 13 Feb 2020

8th Franchise Leadership Summit set for Johannesburg in March

Franchising

8th Franchise Leadership Summit set for Johannesburg in March

28 Jan 2020

Magazines ABC Q3 2019: Improved or static decline for magazine sector

Magazines

Magazines ABC Q3 2019: Improved or static decline for magazine sector

Danette Breitenbach 8 Nov 2019

How 'hipsturbia' is transforming the very fabric of traditional suburban life

Residential Property

How 'hipsturbia' is transforming the very fabric of traditional suburban life

23 Oct 2019

Convenience retail and the fuel station

Research

Convenience retail and the fuel station

15 Aug 2019

Magazines ABC Q2 2019: Magazine declines shift to double figures

Magazines

Magazines ABC Q2 2019: Magazine declines shift to double figures

Danette Breitenbach 13 Aug 2019

FreshStop rolls out cashback rewards programme

Retailers

FreshStop rolls out cashback rewards programme

31 Jul 2019

FreshStop celebrates a decade of forecourt retail

Retailers

FreshStop celebrates a decade of forecourt retail

4 Jun 2019

Magazines ABC Q1 2019: No surprises as decline continues

Magazines

Magazines ABC Q1 2019: No surprises as decline continues

Danette Breitenbach 10 May 2019

Magazines ABC Q4 2018: Magazine freefall continues

Magazines

Magazines ABC Q4 2018: Magazine freefall continues

Danette Breitenbach 14 Feb 2019

#BizTrends2019: 5 trends shaping the fresh produce sector

Trends

#BizTrends2019: 5 trends shaping the fresh produce sector

Lindie Stroebel 21 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: 4 key trends that will continue to shape convenience retail in 2019

Trends

#BizTrends2019: 4 key trends that will continue to shape convenience retail in 2019

Joe Boyle 8 Jan 2019

When AI meets your shopping experience it knows what you buy - and what you ought to buy

Technology

When AI meets your shopping experience it knows what you buy - and what you ought to buy

Michael Milford and Gary Mortimer 29 Oct 2018

Nielsen Smartstore: Keeping up with shoppers today and tomorrow

Research

Nielsen Smartstore: Keeping up with shoppers today and tomorrow

Danette Breitenbach 29 Aug 2018