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South Africa

Capital: Cape Town | Area: 1.221.000 km² | 
Population (2024): 63.202 mio | GDP (2024): € 369.56 bn

Mr. DIY sets up in South Africa
DIY InternationalBlazing new trails
Mr. DIY sets up in South Africa

The Malaysian retail chain is preparing its market entry on the African continent. Mr. DIY chief operations officer Leo Gan certainly felt "inspired by the vibrant energy and limitless possibilities" after a visit to …

Distribution24. April 2025
Cashbuild turnover down 4 per cent year-on-year in second half of 2022
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…

Distribution2. March 2023
Cashbuild quadruples e-commerce turnover
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…

Distribution3. November 2022
Cashbuild's 2021/2022 sales remain below the record of the previous year
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 …

Distribution1. September 2022
Cashbuild ends 2020/21 with a plus of 25 per cent
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…

Distribution8. September 2021
Cashbuild revenues grow by 21 per cent
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 …

Distribution3. March 2021
Coronavirus effect in South Africa too
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…

Distribution5. November 2020
"We are quite unique"
DIY InternationalAfrica
"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 …

Distribution9. June 2020
Retail diversity in the South
DIY InternationalAfrica
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 …

Distribution9. June 2020
South Africa shuts everything apart from supermarkets and pharmacies
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, …

Distribution31. March 2020
Third and fourth Leroy Merlin outlets to appear soon in South Africa
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 …

News19. November 2019
Leroy Merlin opens first store in South Africa
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…

News18. October 2018
Leroy Merlin working on entry into South African market
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 …

News2. September 2016
Cashbuild is concentrating its expansion purely in the domestic market South Africa
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 …

News9. November 2015
More colour for South Africa
More colour for South Africa

The paint market saw growth of eleven per cent in the second half of 2010

News4. February 2011
Plus in South Africa
Plus in South Africa

The DIY division of Massmart increased its sales by almost 14 per cent

News15. September 2010
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