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Pick n Pay Online Grocery Delivery Grows 37.6%

Unverified — auto-generated summary, not yet reviewedE-commerce & LogisticsSouth AfricaJul 6, 2026

Pick n Pay has reported 37.6 percent growth in its online grocery delivery business, providing quantified evidence of accelerating e-commerce adoption in South Africa's retail sector. The figure coincides with the retailer's recent deployment of its Gemini-powered AI shopping assistant Penny.

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Pick n Pay grows its online grocery delivery business by 37.6% · mybroadband.co.za · T2

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Jul 6, 2026This story
Pick n Pay Online Sales Surge 38%
New trading data reveals Pick n Pay's online grocery delivery arm grew 37.6%, providing quantified commercial validation alongside the earlier Penny AI assistant launch.
Jul 4, 2026
Pick n Pay Deploys Gemini AI Assistant
Additional reporting on the Penny AI assistant frames the product in the context of broader South African retail AI adoption trends.
Jul 3, 2026
Pick n Pay Deploys Gemini AI Shopping Agent
Pick n Pay has launched Penny, a Google Gemini-powered AI shopping companion embedded in its Asap! app that responds to any language and accepts voice and photo commands. The deployment represents one of the most concrete large-scale retail AI integrations in Africa to date, combining multilingual capability with South Africa's informal language diversity.