In this episode, we look past the mining giants and tech startups to uncover the true South African business success story of the last decade: Checkers Sixty60. We take listeners back to the retail stagnation of the late 2010s—a time when online grocery shopping was dismissed by experts as a "logistical nightmare" and a quick way to lose money.
Join us as we explore how the ShopriteX innovation team defied the "Big Four" status quo to solve the impossible math of sixty-minute delivery. We dive into the strategy that turned a tentative pilot into a multi-billion rand cultural phenomenon, rewiring how an entire nation values their time and convenience.
