Agribusiness Senwes, which handles and stores 25% of SA's grain, is entering the retail arena with a chain of grocery stores in the neglected rural areas. 6 Oct 2008

USA: Wal-Mart will soon shut down the servers controlling reauthorisation of purchased digital rights management (DRM)-protected WMA music files, Ryan Halford, the company's computer buyer, indicated on a Wal-Mart blog. 2 Oct 2008

Psitek has added prepaid electricity vouchers to Kazang, its vending solution that takes electronic prepaid services to under-serviced areas in South Africa. The new service facilitates the electronic sale of recharge vouchers for prepaid electricity meters. 29 Sep 2008

After conducting extensive consumer research and an examination of big retailers around the world, South African-listed retailer Pick n Pay announced on Monday, 22 September 2008, that it is to launch a new store format. 22 Sep 2008

The majority of workers at Woolworths joined the first day of a five-day strike at the retailer, making it 'extremely successful', Saccawu said. 18 Sep 2008

It was business as usual at South African retailer Woolworths during the first day of the nationwide strike across all its operations. 17 Sep 2008

Furniture retailer JD Group has bought the shareholding of Unifer Holdings Limited in Blake & Associates Holdings and increased its holding from 27.5% to 55%, it said on Wednesday, 17 September. 17 Sep 2008