WOOLWORTHS REIGNS SUPREME
03 November 2009
Woolworths Food was the overall winner in the 2009 Ask Afrika Orange Index service excellence awards. READ MORE
WOOLWORTHS CHANGES THE WAY IT FARMS FRESH PRODUCE
03 November 2009
Always at the forefront of innovation, Woolworths has, together with its suppliers, pioneered a new method of farming fresh produce. READ MORE
NEW INNOVATION IN REFRIGERATION
01 November 2009
Woolworths is the first South African retailer to reduce its ecological footprint by piloting a refrigeration system driven by a natural gas READ MORE
WOOLWORTHS AND ENGEN OFFER CONVENIENT RECYCLING FACILITIES AT ENGEN SERVICE STATIONS
20 October 2009
Woolworths and Engen have installed recycling facilities for paper, cardboard, glass and plastic at selected Engen service stations in the Western Cape as part of their commitment to reducing landfill waste and protecting the environment. READ MORE
SWIPE TO SUPPORT THE NSRI
NATIONAL WATER SAFETY MONTH: NOVEMBER 2009
01 October 2009
Winter is finally losing its grip and we’re starting to feel the sun’s hot rays again. That could also signify a new sun hat, bikini or board shorts. While out buying your new summer apparel spare a thought for the volunteers who run the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) who are on standby day and night throughout the year. READ MORE
WOOLWORTHS MAKES IT EASY TO LOOK
FABULOUS THIS SUMMER
01 August 2009
Woolworths is making shopping for your summer wardrobe easier than ever thanks to their new list of absolute essentials for summer, which they’re calling ‘the fabulist’. What’s more, Woolworths shows you how to mix and match these ‘fab fashion favourites’ to help you make the most out of your wardrobe. READ MORE
EMPOWERED ENTREPRENEUR DRIVES WOOLWORTHS ONLINE DELIVERIES
30 July 2009
Woolworths employs an innovative business model to deliver orders placed on its shopping portal (www.woolworths.co.za. READ MORE
FOOD DEMOCRACY GETS A BOOST FROM WOOLWORTHS WITH THE REMOVAL OF ASPARTAME FROM WOOLWORTHS-BRAND FOODS
01 June 2009
Food democracy, the growing trend whereby consumers are flexing their muscles and influencing decisions made by big food retailers and producers, is finding a foothold in South Africa. READ MORE
SUSTAINABLE FOOD GARDENING IN SA - EDUCATORS CAN LEAD THE WAY
19 May 2009
The Woolworths Trust EduPlant programme is calling on South African educators to become drivers of food security in their communities by entering the 2009 Woolworths Trust EduPlant competition, a national permaculture-gardening competition that recognises and rewards schools using sustainable permaculture techniques to produce good food for the benefit of children and the wider school community. READ MORE
THE LIGHTS SHINE ON RURAL KZN SCHOOL
08 May 2009
More than a thousand learners from Silethukukhanya Secondary School, in the Umkhanyakude District near St Lucia in northern KwaZulu-Natal, sang their school song in celebration of the official opening of the rural school’s new soccer pitch and lights, on Friday 8 May. READ MORE
PARENTS GIVEN FOOD FIXES FOR FIT KIDS
07 May 2009
Issues such as the rise of obesity in children and the negative physical affects of our 21st century lifestyles on children’s well-being are regularly making international headlines. There is an increasing insistence that providing good nutrition and enabling active lifestyles for children are essential responsibilities in the realm of parenting. READ MORE
WOOLWORTHS ‘MAKING THE DIFFERENCE’ PROGRAMME PRESENTS PARENT TALKS FOR MYSCHOOL PARENTS
07 May 2009
Issues such as the rise of obesity in children and the negative physical affects of our 21st century lifestyles on children’s well-being are regularly making international headlines. READ MORE
PARENTS GIVEN FOOD FIXES FOR FIT KIDS
07 May 2009
Issues such as the rise of obesity in children and the negative physical affects of our 21st century lifestyles on children’s well-being are regularly making international headlines. READ MORE
WOOLWORTHS ‘MAKING THE DIFFERENCE’ PROGRAMME PRESENTS PARENT TALKS FOR MYSCHOOL PARENTS
07 May 2009
Issues such as the rise of obesity in children and the negative physical affects of our 21st century lifestyles on children’s well-being are regularly making international headlines. READ MORE
WOOLWORTHS KICKS OFF ‘ZWAKALA - BRING IT ON!’
DESIGN COMPETITION
01 May 2009
“Design influences daily life in more ways than one might imagine. Not only does it develop and introduce new products that make life easier or more entertaining; it can also communicate social and awareness campaigns, help structure communities and improve a nation’s quality of life,” so says Pieter Twine, Woolworths General Manager: Making the Difference educational programmes. READ MORE
PARENTS OFFERED OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN MORE ON HOW FOOD CAN AFFECT CHILDREN’S BEHAVIOUR
01 May 2009
Issues such as the rise of obesity in children and the negative physical affects of our 21st century lifestyles on children’s well-being are regularly making international headlines. READ MORE
WOOLWORTHS INTRODUCES CLOTHES THAT HELP YOU LOSE CENTIMETRES INSTANTLY
01 May 2009
Any woman who’s ever looked at herself in the mirror and wished she could look slimmer instantly is about to have her wish granted. Always at the forefront of innovation, Woolworths is now introducing a range of clothing and lingerie designed to take centimetres off those all-important areas of midriff, tummy, hips, bum and thighs – instantly. READ MORE
KZN EDUCATORS ATTEND FREE WOOLWORTHS TRUST EDUPLANT WORKSHOPS
01 May 2009
The Woolworths Trust EduPlant programme is calling on South African educators to become drivers of food security in their communities by entering the 2009 Woolworths Trust EduPlant competition, a national permaculture-gardening competition that recognises and rewards schools using sustainable permaculture techniques to produce good food for the benefit of children and the wider school community. READ MORE
WOOLWORTHS SHORTLISTED ONCE AGAIN FOR INTERNATIONAL RESPONSIBLE RETAILER OF THE YEAR AWARD.
20 April 2009
Last year Woolworths was honoured to be named International Responsible Retailer of the Year at the World Retail Congress. READ MORE
MILNERTON PRIMARY HAS A MOO-VING EXPERIENCE!
02 April 2009
Western Cape/Cape Town: Recently Grade Four learners from Milnerton Primary, who are participating in Woolworths’ ‘Making The Difference Educational Programme Targeting Grade Four Learners’, visited the Fair Cape Dairy as part of the experiential component of the programme. READ MORE
FREE GIFTS AND SPECIAL OFFERS GALORE
AT WOOLWORTHS BEAUTY FESTIVAL
22 APRIL – 10 MAY 2009
01 April 2009
Winter can take its toll on skin, but with Woolworths annual Winter Beauty Festival, making sure you’re prepared has never been easier or more rewarding. Taking place from 22 April to 10 May, the Woolworths Winter Beauty Festival promises to delight customers with up-to-the-minute colours, delicious fragrances, free skin consultations and makeovers, plus a wide array of gifts-with-purchase and fabulous special offers. READ MORE
EVERYONE’S FAVOURITE STORE OPENS AT EVERYONE’S FAVOURITE MEETING PLACE
26 March 2009
The quality, style and value that South Africa loves have arrived at Melrose Arch, Sandton, with the opening of Woolworths at Melrose Piazza on Thursday 26 March. READ MORE
THE OPENING OF WOOLWORTHS WEST COAST MALL BRINGS QUALITY, FRESHNESS, AND A HELPING HAND TO THE COMMUNITY
26 March 2009
Quality, style and value are now more convenient than ever for residents and holidaymakers along the West Coast with the opening of a new Woolworths store at West Coast Mall, the new regional centre in Vredenburg which will cater to the whole West Coast node. READ MORE
WOOLWORTHS CELEBRATES EARTH HOUR BY HELPING SOUTH AFRICANS SAFELY DISPOSE OF ENERGY SAVING LIGHT BULBS
25 March 2009
Woolworths, as part of its pledge to support Earth Hour, is asking customers to safely dispose of used energy saving light bulbs in the specially designed bins in 41 of its national stores. READ MORE
WOOLWORTHS, THE FIRST RETAILER TO SIGN WATER NEUTRAL PACT WITH WWF
18 March 2009
Woolworths is the first retailer to join the World Wide Fund for Nature’s (WWF) Water Neutral Scheme. The scheme, launched late last year in association with the government’s Working for Water programme seeks to encourage corporates to become ‘water neutr READ MORE
THE OPENING OF WOOLWORTHS NOORDHEUWEL BRINGS QUALITY, FRESHNESS, AND A HELPING HAND TO THE COMMUNITY
12 March 2009
Quality, style and convenience are now closer to home for the residents of Noordheuwel with the opening of a new Woolworths food market on the corner of Robert Broom and Lud Hersch Street. READ MORE
EVERYONE’S FAVOURITE STORE OPENS AT EVERYONE’S FAVOURITE MEETING PLACE
02 March 2009
The quality, style and value that South Africa loves have arrived at Melrose Arch, Sandton, with the opening of Woolworths at Melrose Piazza on Thursday 26 March. READ MORE
PALMCROFT PRIMARY GRADE FOURS LEARN WHAT IT
TAKES TO BE ‘A CUT ABOVE THE REST’
02 March 2009
KwaZulu-Natal/Durban, Cato Ridge: Recently Grade Four learners from Palmcroft Primary, who are participating in Woolworths’ ‘Making The Difference Educational Programme Targeting Grade Four Learners’, visited Blue Chip Trading as part of the experiential component of the programme. READ MORE
ERASMIA PRIMARY SCHOOL LEARNERS DISCOVER
WHAT’S IN STORE
01 March 2009
Recently Grade Four learners from Erasmia Primary School School, who are participating in the Woolworths ‘Making The Difference Educational Programme Targeting Grade Four Learners’, visited the Menlyn Woolworths Store. This visit formed part of the experiential component of the programme. READ MORE
KIDICOL CAMPUS LEARNERS DISCOVER WHAT’S IN STORE
01 March 2009
Recently Grade Four learners from Kidicol Campus, who are participating in the Woolworths ‘Making The Difference Educational Programme Targeting Grade Four Learners’, visited the Sammy Marks Woolworths Store. This visit formed part of the experiential component of the programme. READ MORE
EMMERENTIA LOUBSER OF WOOLWORTHS IS WORKING WONDERS IN HER COMMUNITY
01 March 2009
After a long day at work, most of us are happy to take it easy. Not so for Emmerentia Loubser, who works as a food Department Manager at the Jacaranda Woolworths store. READ MORE
WOOLWORTHS BEGINS LABELLING ITS SEAFOOD IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS SUSTAINABLE FISHING JOURNEY
01 March 2009
Having signed the landmark WWF Sustainable Seafood Initiative¡¦s Retail Charter in 2008, Woolworths is now set to become the first major SA retailer to label its fish in accordance with SASSI¡¦s ¡¥green, orange, red¡¦ system. READ MORE
LIEZEL KAYSTER OF WOOLWORTHS IS WORKING WONDERS IN HER COMMUNITY
01 March 2009
After a long day at work, most of us are happy to take it easy. Not so for Liezel Kayster, who works as an interactive controller at the Knysna Woolworths store. READ MORE
ERASMIA PRIMARY SCHOOL LEARNERS DISCOVER
WHAT’S IN STORE
01 March 2009
Pretoria: Recently Grade Four learners from Erasmia Primary School School, who are participating in the Woolworths ‘Making The Difference Educational Programme Targeting Grade Four Learners’, visited the Menlyn Woolworths Store. This visit formed part of the experiential component of the programme. READ MORE
KIDICOL CAMPUS LEARNERS DISCOVER WHAT’S IN STORE
01 March 2009
Pretoria: Recently Grade Four learners from Kidicol Campus, who are participating in the Woolworths ‘Making The Difference Educational Programme Targeting Grade Four Learners’, visited the Sammy Marks Woolworths Store. This visit formed part of the experiential component of the programme. READ MORE
WOOLWORTHS BEGINS LABELLING ITS SEAFOOD IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS SUSTAINABLE FISHING JOURNEY
01 March 2009
Having signed the landmark WWF Sustainable Seafood Initiative’s Retail Charter in 2008, Woolworths is now set to become the first major SA retailer to label its fish in accordance with SASSI’s ‘green, orange, red’ system. READ MORE
WOOLWORTHS GEARING UP FOR 2010 WITH ITS WINTER 2009 MARKETING CAMPAIGN
19 February 2009
With about 15 months to go until the start of the 2010 soccer world cup, Woolworths has designed a marketing campaign for Winter 2009 aimed at reminding South Africans of all the reasons there are to believe in ourselves and to remember what we can accomplish when we put our minds to it. READ MORE
WOOLWORTHS REDUCES THE PRICES OF 245 FOOD LINES.
09 February 2009
Woolworths has reduced the prices of 245 food lines in line with its ongoing commitment to drive better value for customers. The price of some food items have been cut by as much as 29%. This means lower prices and improved quality. READ MORE
WOOLWORTHS OFFERS ENHANCED VALUE
09 February 2009
Woolworths has reduced the prices of 245 food lines in line with its ongoing commitment to drive better value for customers. The price of some food items have been cut by as much as 29%. This means lower prices and improved quality. READ MORE
WOOLWORTHS WILL LAUNCH ‘EVERYDAY LUXURY’ CLOTHING BRAND FOR THE CLASSIC CUSTOMER
06 February 2009
Woolworths customers can look forward to Trenery, an exclusive range of timeless clothing that will be available in selected stores from August this year. Designed by iconic Australian retailer Country Road, the range aims to redefine premium fashion. READ MORE
WOOLWORTHS TO LAUNCH ‘EVERYDAY LUXURY’ CLOTHING BRAND.
06 February 2009
Woolworths customers can look forward to Trenery, an exclusive range of timeless clothing that will be available in selected stores from August this year. READ MORE
ISHAN NATALIE - 2009 SA BARISTA CHAMPIONSHIPS WINNER
01 February 2009
Ishan Natalie’s passion for coffee started back in 2000 when he innocently asked to be trained as a barista at the newly launched Woolworths Café at Gateway Mall, KwaZulu-Natal. READ MORE
WOOLWORTHS EMBRACES THE FUTURE OF I.T.
13 January 2009
Woolworths is implementing a range of measures to minimise the impact that its information technology (IT) products and equipment have on the environment. Initiatives range from recycling e-waste such as computers, to using energy efficient equipment. READ MORE
WOOLWORTHS BEGINS LABELLING ITS SEAFOOD IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS SUSTAINABLE FISHING JOURNEY
03 January 2009
Having signed the landmark WWF Sustainable Seafood Initiative¡¦s Retail Charter in 2008, Woolworths is now set to become the first major SA retailer to label its fish in accordance with SASSI¡¦s ¡¥green, orange, red¡¦ system. READ MORE
WOOLWORTHS TO OFFER A WORLD OF CHOICE
FOR MOTHER’S DAY
03 January 2009
Sunday 10 May is Mother’s Day, and this year finding the perfect Mother’s Day gift for moms, grans and mothers-to-be is as easy as popping into your nearest Woolworths store. From beautiful floral bouquets and pretty jewellery to delicious treats and bath time indulgences, you’ll find a world of affordable, quality gifts to choose from at Woolworths. READ MORE
WOOLWORTHS IS USING ENERGY MORE EFFICIENTLY THAN THE COMPANY DID IN 2004
02 January 2009
Woolworths relative electricity usage now stands at 268.9 kwh/m2/day for 2008. This is a 10% decrease from relative electricity usage in 2004 – our benchmark year. READ MORE
ISHAN NATALIE - 2009 SA BARISTA CHAMPIONSHIPS WINNER
01 January 2009
Ishan Natalie’s passion for coffee started back in 2000 when he innocently asked to be trained as a barista at the newly launched Woolworths Café at Gateway Mall, KwaZulu-Natal. This experience fuelled his dream of becoming a professional barista and cemented his passion for brewing that perfect cuppa java coffee. That same drive and determination recently won him first place at the South African Barista Championships (held in January) and a chance to represent South Africa at the World Barista Championships in Atlanta, USA in April. READ MORE