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Pick n Pay’s asap! app is adding Penny, a Gemini-powered assistant that builds your basket by conversation.

Conversation versus replenishment: Enrico Ferigolli on Penny, Gemini and how Pick n Pay is taking on Sixty60.

Takealot is not treating Amazon’s arrival in South Africa as a threat to be survived so much as a contest just getting under way.

Even after stronger revenue and margins at Takealot, the Naspers board declined to reverse a R5.9-billion impairment.

Vodacom is deepening its relationship with Amazon as both chase a bigger share of household spending.

Shoprite couldn’t have planned the Covid-19 pandemic, but what it did to capitalise on it is the real story.

Retailer The Foschini Group’s e-commerce arm grew nearly 50% even as full-year headline earnings fell a third.

With Still Good, shoppers reserve surplus stock at Pick n Pay, Spar or Food Lovers and collect before closing.

Amazon’s Prime membership has gone live locally at R59/month, bundling free delivery, video and cloud gaming.

Priced at R59/month or R399/year, Prime now undercuts Amazon’s standalone Prime Video, signalling a fight for market share.