Dis-Chem’s loyalty programme brought shoppers back, and the bill for keeping them landed on shareholders

Business BagelChristian Maidman · 3 November 2026 at 03:30

Better Rewards is winning Dis-Chem more trade, but the stores, staff and software behind it grew faster than income, and its chief executive says the rival forcing the pace is Shoprite.
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