Roses are red and now 75% locally sourced by Checkers for Valentine’s Day

Checkers Valentine’s Day

This Valentine’s Day, 75% of the roses for sale in Checkers supermarkets are sourced locally from farms in Mpumalanga and Free State. Due to the budding growth of Flower Co. – a department within Freshmark, the Shoprite Group’s procurement and distribution arm for fresh fruit, vegetables and flowers – the retailer is now procuring roses from farms in Delmas and Bothaville, where … Read more

Checkers advertises in London and Sydney newspapers – despite having no stores there

Checkers UK and Australia

Checkers ran two advertisements in The London Evening Standard and The Sydney Herald today highlighting its value offering. ALSO READ: R7 billion saved in six months with Shoprite & Checkers Xtra Savings “We want to remind the many South Africans living in both the United Kingdom and Australia, that our country is a great place … Read more

R7 billion saved in six months with Shoprite & Checkers Xtra Savings

Shoprite & Checkers Xtra Savings

More than 25 million South African consumers saved a combined R7 billion on their grocery bills during the past six months (July to December 2022) through the Xtra Savings programme at Shoprite and Checkers supermarkets. ALSO READ: It’s back to school: R1 million up for grabs from Shoprite It has contributed to fending off soaring … Read more

How these plush toys helped to sustain families and single mothers from the Cape Flats

Shoprite and Checkers Cape Flats

The plush toys available in Shoprite and Checkers stores this festive season will bring joy to the little ones that receive them as gifts, and has done the same for the Cape Flats families who helped to make them. ALSO READ: Shoprite and Checkers helps create 30 more jobs with new toys from recycled material … Read more

Shoprite and Checkers helps create 30 more jobs with new toys from recycled material

ZeusToys

Proudly South African business, Hope Sonic, has created 30 new permanent jobs by expanding its Zeus toy range in Shoprite and Checkers supermarkets, just in time for the festive season. The small enterprise supplies Shoprite and Checkers with a range of toys made from recycled materials, including a digger, dump truck and various ride-on bikes. … Read more

Checkers scoops several prestigious design awards

Checkers Food Award

Checkers was crowned the overall winner of the 2022 Retail Design & Development Awards (RDDA) after it won several major awards at the event. ALSO READ: Shoprite and Checkers ready for a Black Friday bonanza with mega deals on offer Organised by the South African Council of Shopping Centres (SASC), the RDDA’s identify and award South African shopping … Read more

Checkers Sixty60’s bumper early Black Friday deals include 40% off air fryers

Checkers Sixty60 Black Friday

Checkers Sixty60 customers are in for a bumper early Black Friday between 17 and 20 November, with 40% off a 4.3L air fryer and plenty more discounts. ALSO READ: Checkers Sixty60 now available in all SA provinces The early Black Friday deals will be available exclusively on the Sixty60 app, and only for Xtra Savings members. Customers can easily link … Read more

Magnificent Umhlanga mall sports new standalone Checkers Outdoor store

Outdoor_store_checkers_Oceans_Mall

The Shoprite Group opened six new stores at the Oceans Mall in Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal this week. The mall is home to a brand-new Checkers supermarket, as well as several of the new concept stores launched by the Group over the past 18 months, namely Little Me, MediRite Plus, PetShop Science, LiquorShop and a specialist Outdoor store. It is the third standalone Outdoor and is stocked … Read more

Checkers rolls out new trolleys made from hundreds of recycled milk bottles

Checkers is rolling our new shopping trolley baskets made from % recycled plastic.

Checkers is rolling out new shopping trolley baskets made from 100% recycled plastic – mostly old milk bottles – thereby diverting more than 40 tons of recyclable material from landfill. The retailer’s trolleys have contained at least 35% recycled content since 2018. Now it is the first major South African retailer to have trolley baskets … Read more

Black Friday comes early to Checkers with exclusive Xtra Savings sales promotion

Black Friday Checkers Xtra Savings

Checkers Xtra Savings customers can look forward to Black Friday-like deals with discounts of up to 50% during the second annual Xtra Xtra Weekend, a sales promotion exclusively for Xtra Savings members. Running from Friday 14 – Sunday 16 October 2022, Xtra Xtra Weekend is Checkers’ biggest sales event of the year with deep discounts … Read more