{"id":471114,"date":"2021-02-25T13:01:25","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T11:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=471114"},"modified":"2021-02-25T13:01:25","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T11:01:25","slug":"a-look-at-checkers-luxury-flagship-store-which-includes-its-own-chocolatier-and-a-food-truck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/business\/471114\/a-look-at-checkers-luxury-flagship-store-which-includes-its-own-chocolatier-and-a-food-truck\/","title":{"rendered":"A look at Checkers&#8217; luxury flagship store &#8211; which includes its own chocolatier and a food truck"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Checkers Hyper has launched a newly revamped supermarket in the Cape Town suburb of Brackenfell, which has now become one of the group\u2019s flagship branches.<\/p>\n<p>The Shoprite group said that the state-of-the-art store\u00a0promises a world-class shopping experience with a strong emphasis on fresh food and convenience.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Customers will immediately notice an improved store layout, which makes it easier to find the foods that are suited to their lifestyle and dietary requirements.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The new store has wider aisles and seamless floors that allow trolleys to move with limited noise, making for a tranquil supermarket shopping experience.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Shoprite said that the primary attraction of this new supermarket are the numerous in-store departments offering a variety of specialist products, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A bakery stocking freshly-made artisanal breads, delicious pastries, luxury cakes, and handmade pies by popular brands\u00a0Schoon\u00a0and Houw Hoek Pies;<\/li>\n<li>A deli featuring a wide range of delicacies including the new and\u00a0exclusive charcuterie range made by Farmer Angus;<\/li>\n<li>Stone-baked pizzas cooked in the in-house open-flame pizza oven, as well as a selection of meats and veggies expertly prepared on an imported rodizio grill;<\/li>\n<li>A sit-down sushi bar;<\/li>\n<li>An on-site food truck serving prego rolls, hamburgers, and boerewors rolls made with Checkers\u2019 famous\u00a0Championship Boerewors;<\/li>\n<li>A dedicated health and wellness section;<\/li>\n<li>An in-store\u00a0Kauai\u00a0serving its popular salads, wraps and smoothies;<\/li>\n<li>A chocolatier bar with locally-made, hand-crafted artisanal chocolates created by\u00a0My Sugar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Checkers-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-471126 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Checkers-3-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Checkers-3-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Checkers-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Checkers-3-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Checkers-3-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Checkers-3-1200x799.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Checkers-3.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Checkers-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-471118 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Checkers-2-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Checkers-2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Checkers-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Checkers-2-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Checkers-2-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Checkers-2-1200x799.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Checkers-2.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Shoprite said that the store also has a temperature-controlled wine section with wines from over 100 leading estates &#8211; more international wines than any other supermarket in South Africa &#8211; along with French champagne and the widest range of Italian Prosecco.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The room is equipped with innovative digital screens that customers can use to search for wines according to various factors, like price points, and cheese and food pairing recommendations,&#8221; it said.<\/p>\n<p>The group said it was targeting a &#8216;one-stop shop&#8217; for customers with an in-store MediRite pharmacy, a dedicated outdoor section, TechX where customers can find the best tech deals, a party shop with helium bar, a water filling station, and even a standalone pet department.<\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Checkers-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-471120 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Checkers-1-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Checkers-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Checkers-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Checkers-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Checkers-1-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Checkers-1-2048x1363.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Checkers-1-1200x799.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In spite of a difficult 12 months for many businesses in South Africa, Checkers has remained committed to securing its employees\u2019 jobs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In launching this one-of-a-kind shopping experience, the new store in Brackenfell has also created 48 new jobs, bringing the total staff complement at the store to 274,&#8221; it said.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/business\/470910\/woolworths-boosted-by-soaring-online-food-sales\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Woolworths boosted by soaring online food sales<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Checkers Hyper has launched a newly revamped supermarket in the Cape Town suburb of Brackenfell, which has now become one of the group\u2019s flagship branches.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":332091,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9872],"tags":[5223,26,7520],"class_list":["post-471114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-checkers","tag-headline","tag-shoprite"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=471114"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471114\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":471134,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471114\/revisions\/471134"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/332091"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=471114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=471114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=471114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}