OBC Chicken & Meat welcomes the retail market inquiry
OBC Chicken & Meat was one of the companies that made their submission to the Competition Commission on the power wielded by the major national supermarket chains over enforcing exclusive provisions in their lease agreements against challenger retailers and speciality stores. It welcomes the preliminary findings and will be submitting its comments to the Commission. Tony Da FonsecaTony da Fonseca is the managing director of the OBC Group, an award-winning network of franchised retail butcheries. Under his astute leadership, and despite the depressed economy, the Group has recorded exponential growth over the past few years. It expects to operate 70 …
Sorbet Group posts great results and launches aesthetics concept, Sorbet SK-N
In the current economic climate of belt-tightening and price wars, the Sorbet salon group saw sales jump 19% in the past year, reaching R100 million for the first time with trading profit rocketing by 74%. They also announced the anticipated opening of the new Sorbet SK-N. The hum about town over the past six months was on a new Sorbet Group concept, set to grace South African skin. The rumours were true as loyal Sorbet guests grew excited by the day in anticipation of a first in beauty aesthetics for Sorbet – Sorbet SK-N! FASA Franchise Association South AfricaTo protect, …
Food ordering apps tops the list in mobile apps
We all do it quite automatically. We download an app for this and for that. It has become central to our lives. It all started with those gaming apps that keep us glued to our mobiles but has moved on to include store and shopping apps and more recently food apps that give us access at our fingertips. There is no question that the purpose of apps is changing – instead of being a means of entertainment or a means to waste time playing games, they’re playing an active role in the consumer’s daily journey to purchase. FASA Franchise Association …
4th Industrial Revolution – Franchising adapts to a changing world
The buzz word in global circles is ‘adaptability.’ With technology forging ahead at an unprecedented rate and talk of a 4th Revolution takes hold, adaptability has became the mantra as we end the decade and face the 2020’s. It’s a known fact that when the world economy undergoes changes – either positive or negative – franchising is the first to act on those changes. As the one business sector with its ear close to the ground when it comes to picking up shifting consumer trends, it is also the one best suited, through its franchise systems, to effectively make the …
Chicken Xpress – The people’s champion opens in Springs
Walk through the popular Springs Mall food court on any given day and you will be attracted to the bright red and orange Chicken Xpress outlet and the queues of people waiting for their taste of a truly South African brand whose values are firmly based around the local community. There you will spot dynamic husband and wife team Perri and Lea making sure that every customer gets the 5-star Chicken Xpress treatment. These enthusiastic franchisees opened their first store in KwaThema in 2018, and their 2nd store in the bustling Springs Mall has proved a great success. “Since we …
Signarama sees strong growth in Q1
Franchising, in these tough times, calls for both the franchisor and its franchisees to work together to weather the economic storm. FASA member Signarama shows how a combination of new marketing initiatives from their side and franchisees willing to invest in growing their businesses can pay dividends. Positive news emerging from the Signarama franchise is that the group has increased turnover by 10,5% in Q1 in 2019. The encouraging start to the year is as a result of several new marketing initiatives being implemented, as well as several franchisees investing in new equipment which has allowed them to increase their …
International Expansion for the OBC Brand
The OBC Group which operates over 50 stores in South Africa opened its first store on foreign soil in the Nhlangano district of the Kingdom of Eswatini. Small wonder, then, that well before 07:00 AM on the day of the grand opening on the 15th March, a throng of shoppers had formed outside the store. Besides wanting to get their hands on some of the exciting opening specials on offer, the OBC’s brand had an established following in Eswatini even before its arrival in the country as many of the locals had visited South Africa or had even lived here …
Pick n Pay gives small businesses a boost
Following media reports of small businesses being strong-armed by large retailers, Pick n Pay’s Enterprise & Small Development Programme is to be lauded as it is partnering with more than 100 small businesses and invested approximately R170 million into supporting entrepreneurs and small businesses through mentorship and business development. Speaking at the Meet the Maker launch, Suzanne Ackerman-Berman, director of transformation, re-affirmed the Ackerman family’s long tradition in empowering entrepreneurs by integrating their products onto its shelves. Pick n Pay’s new initiative will showcase and promote products from small suppliers over a three-month period in eight stores across the country: …
Signarama welcomes new franchisees
The Signarama Franchise recently celebrated the graduation of several new franchisees who received comprehensive training as part of their induction into the franchise group. FASA Franchise Association South AfricaTo protect, lobby, promote and develop ethical franchising across all sectors in South Africa with specific focus on transformation. www.fasa.co.za …
A Salute to the Success of Franchising
As we celebrate FASA’s 40th Anniversary this year, it is appropriate to reflect on the phenomenal success of franchising as a business model since its inception – both in its country of origin, the USA and to those who helped build franchising into the powerful force that it is today in South Africa. Over the coming weeks we will run a decade-by-decade overview of the success of franchising in South Africa in the FASA newsflashes to whet your appetite on this incredible business system. FASA Franchise Association South AfricaTo protect, lobby, promote and develop ethical franchising across all sectors in …
MULTISERV – A Pioneer in the Personal Services Sector
With a pedigree going back to 1969, Multiserv is one of South Africa’s earliest businesses in the personal services sector with their Shoe Repair, Key Cutting, shoe/leather care products, Self-hire carpet cleaning and apparel services, having originally launched under the store name of Cuthbert’s – a well-known chain of shoe stores at the time. Owned by Amrel, Multiserv, between 1981 and until 1996, had over 300 outlets, with most OK Bazaars stores having Multiserv inside as a service counter – a result of OK Bazaars being part of SAB. When OK Bazaars was purchased from SAB by Shoprite/Checkers in 1985, …
Franchising must stay ahead of the game
Electioneering in 2019 is sure to take up much focus and energy and while I understand that elections come around every 4 years, I wish we could do without them purely based on the fact that if we had to channel all the election energy and marketing spend into promoting small business we would have a very different economy. So I think for the first few months of next year, business owners and consumers’ attention may be elsewhere! While many articles in the press deal with AI and robotics and how these developments may impact on business in the future, …
On Tap helping to change the world we live in
The On Tap Group considers charity work to be of utmost importance in our country, which plays directly into our mission statement of “providing a work environment which is based on growth, career development, and team spirit”. As a national franchise company, contributions towards charity are generally made from a store level in their respective areas, and towards causes they feel close to their hearts. Whilst these independent contributions do make a difference, they do not always create the big enough impact that is needed. By streamlining these contributions in 2018, On Tap ensured that the overall impact was greatly …
Corner Bakery grows year-on-year!
Corner Bakery is probably most well known in the Engen Quickshops in forecourts across Southern Africa – as the most convenient and delicious place for a premium pie, healthy snacks and an invigorating cup of Equatorial Coffee. The brand has seen a steady year-on-year growth creating a landscape where South Africa’s largest bakery franchise group has decided to broaden its footprint to include stand-alone franchise stores as well. Franchises are owner operated and one owner can create a network of individual stores, with ease. FASA Franchise Association South AfricaTo protect, lobby, promote and develop ethical franchising across all sectors in …
How popular are fast food outlets in shopping centres?
A survey by Broll Property Intel’s Retail Snapshot for Quarter 3:2018 showed that whilst the year-on-year growth of South Africa’s food and beverage industry slowed to 0.1% as at July 2018, with restaurants and coffee shops experiencing a year-on-year decline of 1.6%, takeaway and fast food outlets experienced the highest year-on-year growth of 2.8%. FASA Franchise Association South AfricaTo protect, lobby, promote and develop ethical franchising across all sectors in South Africa with specific focus on transformation. www.fasa.co.za …
Did you get bargains from the Black Friday Bonanza?
Black Friday a huge shopping day in the United States for many years but just in its infancy in South Africa, the Black Friday retail phenomenon has had mixed reviews. Promoted on the back of a tight economy, with consumers still having to factor in the increase in VAT to 15%, petrol hikes and the hiking of the repo rate by 25-basis points to 6.75 percent the day before, the event didn’t put a dampener on the enthusiasm of shoppers to find those fantastic bargains ahead of the festive season. Retailers also pulled out all the stops to attract shoppers, …
Shopping malls address parking fees
Are we finally going to be able to shop at the big malls without being charged exorbitant parking fees? Well, one of the property groups has confirmed that it will scrap parking fees at some shopping centres next year. Redefine Properties, which owns Centurion Mall, Maponya Mall, Southcoast Mall, Benmore Centre, Blue Route Mall, Riverside Mall, Kenilworth Centre and Wonderboom Junction, in a report by Business Insider, will scrap parking fees at some shopping centres and have a capped parking fee of R5 everywhere else. FASA Franchise Association South AfricaTo protect, lobby, promote and develop ethical franchising across all sectors …
PICK N PAY tops the list as the most influential brand in South Africa
At the launch of Ipsos South Africa’s inaugural survey measuring the influence that brands have on South Africans, Pick n Pay topped the field in the Top 10 Most Influential Brands in South Africa. The winning top ten are all rooted in South Africa, retain and uphold the traditional uses and values of the brand yet continue to move forward to address what their customers need with line extensions and upgrades when needed. FASA Franchise Association South AfricaTo protect, lobby, promote and develop ethical franchising across all sectors in South Africa with specific focus on transformation. www.fasa.co.za …
Global recognition for Signarama Southern Africa
At the Signarama World Expo which recently took place in Cancun, Mexico. Signarama Southern Africa franchisor, represented by Kurt Tyack, received the award for the Master Partner of the Year as the top performing Signarama country network in the World (outside of the US and Australian markets). The award is the culmination of a great deal of hard work, and was accepted with a great deal of pride by Kurt Tyack in Cancun. “This award is testament not only to the work put in by everyone at the Signarama support office in South Africa to develop and grow the brand, …
McDonald’s to invest R3Bn in SA over the next 5 years
McDonald’s South Africa has committed to invest R3 billion into the country over the next five years, the company announced at the South African Investment Conference held in Johannesburg recently. With the planned openings of over 120 restaurants in the next 5 years, McDonald’s SA says this capital expenditure will positively impact the construction and manufacturing sector across the country. “Through this expansion, 7,000 new jobs will be created and we plan to recruit matriculated youth across the country to be employed within our restaurants,” says McDonald’s SA CEO Greg Solomon. As part of its training and development efforts, the …
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