{"id":850514,"date":"2026-02-17T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=850514"},"modified":"2026-02-17T12:01:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T10:01:51","slug":"the-ultra-luxury-retailer-taking-over-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/business\/850514\/the-ultra-luxury-retailer-taking-over-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"The ultra-luxury retailer taking over South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Pantry is expanding rapidly, with the Marble Hospitality Group opening more of the ultra-luxury stores across the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The third Pantry store opened in Bassonia, south of Johannesburg, adding to the existing permanent stores in Rosebank, Johannesburg, and Hazelwood, Pretoria, which opened in October last year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new store is the most spacious yet and is found in the newly opened Omni Square Shopping Centre. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The store serves the same coffee and The Pantry’s signature dishes and pastries. It has a large restaurant space and its own sushi bar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new store also separates the grocery section from the grab-and-go and eating area, which allows for easier movement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“With a broader selection of retail items, it brings together The Pantry experience you know and love \u2014 fancy, but easy,” it said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Pantry stores are not limited to the three existing stores; there is also a pop-up store at the Mall of Africa, a delivery service, and a specialised store found in Standard Bank’s Rosebank office. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A new Pantry store will also open when the Olympus Development in Sandton opens, which will also feature a Marble restaurant and the group’s first foray into the hotel space.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

BusinessTech has regularly visited The Pantry stores in Johannesburg and Pretoria, which offer excellent, convenient food. Personal favourites include the margherita pizza and focaccia bread. <\/p>\n\n\n

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The Pantry in Hazelwood, Pretoria<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

The Pantry stores were launched in 2016 by celebrity chef David Higgs and businessman Gary Kyriacou, the co-founders of the Marble Hospitality Group. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They have opened several fine-dining restaurants across the country, including Marble, Saint, and Zioux. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The partners then expanded into the forecourt space, opening a location next to the Sasol station on Jan Smuts, Rosebank. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The idea for The Pantry began during the Covid-19 pandemic, when the partners sought a way to restructure their business, as restaurants were among the hardest-hit industries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They then decided to bring their luxury hospitality expertise into the grocery sector, launching the “fancy but easy” concept of The Pantry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first Rosebank location opened in 2022, directly under a Marble restaurant, and became a popular destination for everyday shopping and hanging out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the Rosebank location is attached to a petrol station, the Pretoria and Bassonia locations are independent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This means that the Pretoria and South Johannesburg locations have expanded their offerings to include fresh groceries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unlike the Rosebank location, the Bassonia and Hazelwood locations are not 24\/7, but do offer more parking spots – a regular issue for the Rosebank location during weekends. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Pantry in Rosebank, Johannesburg<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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The Pantry in Rosebank, Johannesburg<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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The Pantry in Rosebank, Johannesburg<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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The Pantry in Hazelwood, Pretoria<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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The Pantry in Hazelwood, Pretoria<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n