Much more than simply a story of sneakers, says MD Cedrick Diphoko, the Bathu ethos, “is about owning your destiny, staying true to who you are, persevering, following your dreams and doing something you are passionate about.” Through a world-class...
By investing heavily in sustainability initiatives, Woolworths is separating itself from the rest of the retail industry. It has ambitious aims that go beyond itself, and that is when truly great things start to gain traction. After all, there is...
More than 100 years ago, Gus Ackerman’s vision of making quality products affordable to everyone resulted in the opening of his first store in Wynberg, Cape Town. Today, that vision remains at the heart of every one of the more than 6000 Ackermans...
The Collies Group has overhauled the building blocks behind its growth, searching for a new period of sustainable expansion. Importantly, the culture in the business remains robust, and this is where MD Roland Hansen draws strength. He tells...
Growing significantly in the past three years, Quickmart holds the vision of becoming the number one grocery retailer in Kenya. Recent successes include new stores opening with great feedback, and Deputy CEO Jacques Dome is optimistic about the...
Enterprise Africa catches up with leading refrigeration and equipment supplier, Concord Retails Solutions to see how the innovative business has managed to maintain momentum of 2022 in a tough industry. Sale and Marketing Executive, Scott Messenger...
K-Way Manufacturers is providing South Africans with clothing that stands up to the elements, allowing people to keep hiking, running, climbing, and camping, whatever mother nature brings. Made in Cape Town, and sold through Cape Union Mart, the...
Understanding and building communities like few others, Jumbo drives value for customers…
One of south Africa’s most historic and favourite retailers, Woolworths is deepening its connection with consumers by placing sustainability at the heart of everything it does…
By providing unrivalled quality, service, and price, Gaydons Motor Spares is building on its reputation…
Sean and Saretha Sandham have created a leading import and distribution business for the industrial products sector. Coming out of a challenging set of circumstances, this enterprise has boomed, seeing fantastic growth while others have scaled...
Supplying quality building materials and supremely serving communities has been Build it’s purpose for more than 35 years. Born of humble beginnings, the Group has enjoyed an explosion of growth in this time to now preside over 404 stores across...
At its heart, explains CEO Dominique Haese, Nova Properties is a specialist management company that itself owns a packed portfolio of residential, commercial, and mixed-use property, and fulfils a particular and specialised rental collection and...
Since the opening of its first stores in 1979, Shoprite Holdings has maintained the same bold vision for the future, which has enabled it to become the dominant food retailer today in South Africa and further afield, into nine other African...
Just a few months ago, leading South African footwear manufacturer, Bata South Africa –well-known for creating much-loved products for consumers around Africa as part of the international Bata Group – was consolidating and searching for...
Family comes first, and always will: this is the central doctrine shared by South Africa’s value retailer, and that which originally inspired founder Gus Ackerman to cut the ribbon on his historic first store in Wynberg; immediately, he succeeded...
Last year, a leading South African manufacturer, creating much-loved products for consumers around Africa, was consolidating and searching for opportunities post-pandemic. Michael Wyatt, MD at Bata South Africa – the famous maker of robust school...
In May 2019, Concord Refrigeration (a division of Southey Holdings) was busy working with some of the country’s leading retailers, providing refrigerated display cabinets as well as heated display cabinets. After the pandemic, rioting, and further...