South African grocery retailer Pick n Pay is expanding its technology infrastructure by rolling out an AI-driven store operations platform from Canadian software firm OrderGrid to more than 720 supermarkets. The decision follows a successful pilot program that reduced average in-store picking times for online grocery orders by approximately 30%. Read: Amazon unveils new Alexa…
Pick n Pay is rolling out an AI-based store operations platform from Canadian company OrderGrid to more than 720 stores, after a pilot cut the average time it took staff to pick online orders by about 30%. The platform, which will support the retailer’s asap! online grocery service, covers real-time inventory management, demand forecasting, order…
Pick n Pay is rolling out an AI-powered store operations platform across more than 720 stores. (Image: Supplied) Retailer Pick n Pay is rolling out an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered store operations platform across more than 720 stores, as it seeks to improve online order fulfilment and support growth in its grocery delivery business. The retailer…
Ryanair is considering a temporary wage freeze for staff to pay for a sharp rise in its fuel costs which have surged following the US-Israel war with Iran. The carrier said it expects fuel prices to remain high “well into 2027” unless there is a “swift resolution” to the conflict. Ryanair said its fuel bill…
Pick n Pay has launched a paid tier of its Smart Shopper loyalty programme at R99/month, the same price Shoprite charges for Xtra Savings Plus, the paid tier of its Checkers and Shoprite loyalty programme. Smart Shopper Pro, announced on Thursday, gives members unlimited free deliveries on asap! orders over R350, triple points on fresh…
Pick n Pay reported a 35.4% surge in online sales during the six months through August 2026, matching rival Checkers Sixty60’s recent growth pace. The retailer’s online momentum proved a key bright spot in an otherwise muted operational period, though the company withheld specific rand figures for its digital division. Read: Apple iPhone Duo launches…
SARS urges non-provisional taxpayers with outstanding returns to file. (Image: Unicus Tax Specialists SA) The South African Revenue Service (SARS) says it had auto-assessed more than 6.9 million returns by 30 September, a 20% increase compared to the previous year. This, as the revenue authority readies to close filing season for non-provisional taxpayers today. Provisional…
South Africans could one day use the digital ID home affairs is building to “seed” a payment credential under the Reserve Bank’s PEMKey programme, sparing them a separate onboarding process, according to DIDx founder Lohan Spies. PEMKey, one of the programmes under the Reserve Bank’s Payments Ecosystem Modernisation (PEM) programme, is establishing what the central…
Meta was ordered to pay $25 billion in penalties by a New Mexico court on Wednesday as part of a data privacy case that stemmed from the company’s Cambridge Analytica scandal from over a decade ago. The penalty, revealed in a court filing, comes after a jury in a Santa Fe courthouse found in September…
Published On 20 Oct 202620 Oct 2026 Gambian authorities have announced that funds from the sale of the country’s former president’s mansion in the United States would be used to pay reparations to victims of his rule. The Gambia Reparations Commission confirmed Tuesday that it received just more than $2.5m from the sale of a…
