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13/09/2023

The Competition Commission says that South African consumers are paying higher prices for certain foods, even though inflation and producer costs have come down significantly. Meanwhile, retailers continue to grow their profits.

This is one of the key findings in the commission’s latest Essential Food Pricing Monitoring (EFPM) Report.

The Competition Commission says retailers in South Africa are very quick to hike food prices amid high inflation, but are slow to cut prices when inflation drops.

15/07/2023

Of the eight most popular grocery retailers in South Africa, Makro offers the cheapest basket of essential items for a third consecutive month as of 29 June 2023.

This is according to The Outlier’s monthly grocery basket comparison, which collected the prices of 12 staple foods and products near the end of each month from eight major retailers – Shoprite, Checkers, Pick n Pay, Spar, Food Lover’s Market, Woolworths, Boxer, and Makro.

The Outlier’s latest price comparison of eight popular retailers in South Africa reveals the cheapest basket of groceries in June 2023.

12/07/2023

Of the eight most popular grocery retailers in South Africa, Makro offers the cheapest basket of essential items for the second consecutive month as of May 2023.

A recent comparison reveals the prices of nine essential items at South Africa’s most popular grocery retailers for May 2023.

06/07/2023

Of the eight most popular grocery retailers in South Africa, Makro offers the cheapest basket of essential items for a third consecutive month as of 29 June 2023.

The Outlier’s latest price comparison of eight popular retailers in South Africa reveals the cheapest basket of groceries in June 2023.

29/06/2023

The country’s youth have ditched popular retailers such as Shoprite for wholesalers like Boxer, but the number of Woolworths’ young consumers continues to grow year on year.

Research has found that the shopping baskets of average young people in SA are the cheapest compared with other age groups, and they have turned away from popular retailers to wholesalers and bulk purchasing.

Shopping baskets of young people are cheapest relative to other age groups, research shows

26/04/2023

Over the past year, overarching factors such as geopolitical unrest, a weaker rand, and persistent and escalating load shedding have elevated food price inflation in South Africa – resulting in most consumers spending almost 50% more on groceries since 2019.

A recent report highlights how much more South Africans are paying for groceries compared to 2019.

24/04/2023

With South Africans’ finances hampered by high inflation, many will be turning to house brand (white label) goods to help spread their budget.

BusinessTech looks at which retailer has the cheapest basket of house brands in South Africa.

21/04/2023

South Africa’s prominent grocery retailers, including Checkers, Pick n Pay, and Woolworths, offer online shopping with fast delivery. However, a MyBroadband analysis has revealed that Zulzi beats them on pricing.

MyBroadband compared pricing for same-day delivery grocery apps, including Checkers Sixty60, Pick n Pay asap!, Woolies Dash, and Zulzi.

04/04/2023

The Competition Commission says that South African consumers have been subjected to unjustified price increases for sunflower oil, white and brown bread over the last two years – and may have also been subjected to “opportunistic price increases” for maize meal over the same period.

The Competition Commission says consumers have been subjected to “unjustified price increases” for staple foods in South Africa.

03/03/2022

The cost of the average household food basket increased by R354.52 from R4,001.17 in February 2021 to R4,355.70 in February 2022.

The latest Household Affordability Index by the Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice & Dignity group (PMBEJD) shows that South Africans are paying substantially more for groceries.

22/01/2022

Well Done Game Stores 👌Now if only the rest of the Retailers could follow...

Every day will be pensioner day at Game, with 10% off baskets up to R3,000.

23/12/2021

Food prices are set to spike this year following developments in the year including spiralling fuel costs, the looting and mayhem in July, Eskom blackouts, emergence of the omicron virus as well as substantially higher insurance costs.