Shoprite and Checkers BLACK FRIDAY 2022 | Expect 50% Discount on Groceries and appliances at Shoprite and Checkers.
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Press Statement
Below is a Shoprite press statement about Shoprite and Checkers Black Friday 2022.
It’s all systems go for Black Friday: The Shoprite Group gears up for shopping event of the year
Customers can rest assured, there will be no crashing trolleys, apps or e-commerce platforms this
Black Friday at the Shoprite Group. The world’s biggest shopping event is around the corner and the
Group has all systems ready for action ahead of this retail extravaganza.
The Group continues to explore innovations that are reimagining the future of retail and improving
the customer experience. Using powerful software and machine learning, Africa’s largest retailer is
further improving its supply chain, deliveries and store layouts. These new technologies together
with existing IT systems and processes will give customers a more personalised and frictionless Black
Friday shopping experience.
Hightech preparation for in-store shoppers
“With hundreds of thousands of kilometres of network cable, over 500 000 pieces of equipment and
30 000 till lanes in our stores, we are always proactive about keeping it all in working order all the
time, not just during Black Friday,” explains Richard Page, Head of IT Commercial and Service
Operations.
The retailer has been championing innovations for over four decades and regularly optimise
processes to ensure that its IT systems can handle the surge in shopper numbers during big
campaigns.
Bracing for online shopping
The business has several digital channels, including browsing sites for Shoprite and Checkers,
eCommerce websites for LiquorShop and Petshop Science, and the Checkers Sixty60 app. Black
Friday leaflets will be published on the Shoprite and Checkers sites so that customers can plan their
shopping.
“There’s a lot of focus around system stability and being able to scale the system in line with
customer demand. We are ready, our systems are ready and we do not anticipate any issues,”
explains Debbie Cunningham, Head of Digital Technologies at the Group.
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This deal is valid for only 16 November, Black Friday Deals to be published when they become available.
Keeping the lights on
The retailer has installed alternative power solutions to ensure that all stores are operating fully
during loadshedding. All Shoprite and Checkers supermarkets have diesel generators. In some
locations, the generators are used together with solar power to help cut down on diesel use. Stores
also have UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) equipment to keep tills going during power outages.
“We do regular planned maintenance on all our generators. We also do load tests, when there’s no
loadshedding, to ensure they are in working order. Maintenance on solar systems is done three to
four times per year to ensure we get the maximum amount of electricity from our solar PV
installations,” says Sanjeev Raghubir, Group Sustainability Manager.
What can customers expect at Shoprite and Checkers BLACK FRIDAY 2022
Checkers was the first retailer to launch Black Friday in South Africa in 2014 and will continue to
build on the legacy it started eight years ago by offering deep discounts of up to 50% this Black
Friday.
End of Shoprite Black Friday Press Statement
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