Capital: Cape Town | Area: 1.2 mio km² | Population (2021): 60.8 mio | GDP (2021): € 355.1 bn
South Africa
Cashbuild turnover down 4 per cent year-on-year in second half of 2022
South African home improvement retailer Cashbuild has reported sales of 5.649 bn South African Rand (ZAR, EUR 291 mio) in the second half of 2022 (ending 25 December 2022), down 4 per cent on the same period last year. …
Share of turnover remains very low
Cashbuild quadruples e-commerce turnover
South African home improvement chain Cashbuild has increased its e-commerce sales by 276 percent in the 2021/2022 financial year (ending 26…
Down 12 per cent
Cashbuild's 2021/2022 sales remain below the record of the previous year
South African home improvement group Cashbuild made a turnover of ZAR 11.145 bn (EUR 655 mio) in the …
South African group
Cashbuild ends 2020/21 with a plus of 25 per cent
The South African DIY store group Cashbuild has completed financial year 2020/2021 (ending 27 June 2021) with an increase in sales…
Second half of 2020
Cashbuild revenues grow by 21 per cent
South African home improvement retailer Cashbuild increased its revenues by 21 per cent to ZAR 6.695 bn (EUR 370 mio) in the second half of …
Cashbuild CEO Werner de Jager
Coronavirus effect in South Africa too
As in other countries, the coronavirus pandemic had a positive effect on DIY store sales following the lockdown, according to Werner de Jager…
Africa
"We are quite unique"
With a format adapted to the South African market, Cashbuild appeals not only to consumers but also primarily to small contractors, otherwise known here as …
Africa
Retail diversity in the South
South Africa has by far the most diverse home improvement retail industry on the African continent. But expansion efforts are also gradually taking …
Strict lockdown
South Africa shuts everything apart from supermarkets and pharmacies
In South Africa, a three-week complete lockdown has applied since Friday 27 March 2020. DIY stores are closed, …
2020
Third and fourth Leroy Merlin outlets to appear soon in South Africa
Leroy Merlin's third store in South Africa is expected to open in the first quarter of 2020, according to a …
Johannesburg
Leroy Merlin opens first store in South Africa
Leroy Merlin has opened its first DIY store in South Africa, in the north-east of Johannesburg. The indoor sales floor covers 8 600 m…
Groupe Adeo
Leroy Merlin working on entry into South African market
Leroy Merlin is preparing to enter the South African market. The French DIY store chain, part of Groupe Adeo, is currently …
Annual report
Cashbuild is concentrating its expansion purely in the domestic market South Africa
In the fiscal year 2014/2015 (end: 30 June) the trading group Cashbuild concentrated its branch …
More colour for South Africa
The paint market saw growth of eleven per cent in the second half of 2010
Plus in South Africa
The DIY division of Massmart increased its sales by almost 14 per cent