ShopriteX, the innovation arm of the Shoprite Group, has launched Pixie, an AI-powered shopping assistant inside the Sixty60 app — starting with Xtra Savings Plus members. Pixie is a personalised recommendation engine that learns from a shopper’s purchase history, restocking patterns and preferences, and surfaces products it thinks they are likely to need. It comes…
Sixty60 has launched Pixie, a new AI shopping assistant. Shoprite Group has launched a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature on its Checkers Sixty60 app, aimed at simplifying online grocery shopping by predicting what customers need before they search for it. According to a statement, the feature, called Pixie, acts as a built-in shopping assistant that…
Shoprite Group’s rooftop solar systems are now enough to power nearly 12 300 households annually. Retail giant Shoprite Group has installed its 100th solar photovoltaic (PV) system, 10 years after launching its first solar project in 2015. The company says its rooftop solar systems generate enough clean electricity to power nearly 12 300 households annually….
The Shoprite Group has entered into a strategic partnership with PayJustNow, a subsidiary of Weaver Fintech, to introduce Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) payment options across its extensive retail ecosystem. This initiative covers a broad range of brands, including Shoprite, Checkers, Usave, and specialized stores like Petshop Science and Uniq clothing, while also extending to…
Shoprite Group has signed a partnership with Weaver Fintech (formerly Homechoice International) subsidiary PayJustNow to bring buy now, pay later (BNPL) payment options to customers for a wide range of items, including groceries. According to the retail giant, BNPL is available for selected brands, including Shoprite, Checkers, Checkers Hyper, Usave, Checkers Outdoor, Uniq clothing by…
Shoprite Group has developed and deployed a centralised digital recruitment platform that is already changing how South Africa’s largest private employer sources employees. Built in partnership with local technology SME, OTB Group, and supported through Shoprite’s enterprise and supplier development arm, Next Capital, the system matches job applicants to vacancies in stores closest to their…
Although Shoprite Group stole a march on many of South Africa’s retailers in on-demand online grocery delivery during the Covid-19 lockdowns, Pick n Pay has a clear plan to make up lost ground and compete aggressively for market share. Enrico Ferigolli, who co-founded the liquor delivery app Bottles – which was later acquired by Pick…
