Online sales in Woolworth’s Food division jumped 46.6% year on year, but that's still below Checkers Sixty60's performance.
Woolworth’s Food division jumped 46.6% year on year in the 26 weeks to 26 December 2023, propelled by increased coverage of the retailer’s Woolies Dash on-demand delivery venture.The on-demand grocery shopping market in South Africa has ballooned in recent years, led by Shoprite Holdings’ market-leading Checkers Sixty60 app, which took off during the Covid-19 pandemic when consumers were encouraged to stay at home.
At a group level, Woolworths reported a 7.5% fall in half-year earnings as consumers pulled back on discretionary spending and South Africa’s energy and logistics crisis persisted.
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