Full Service Retail Brand And Execution Business | PnS Group (2024)

We are a full-service retail and brand execution business that exists to deliver maximum in-store impact for our clients at the shelf. Impact that drives brand choice and growth. This is driven by us playing a key role in ensuring optimum brand availability, visibility and promotional activity in-store.

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Our services include focussed field teams across retail channels who are results driven and engage with store owners, managers, floor staff and shoppers to execute brand strategies and gain competitive advantage.

Innovation sell-in, shelf replenishment, promotional execution and brand activation are supported by custom technology and software applications that enable insight and smarter future planning.

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Our purpose is to have meaningful Impact on society and be a catalyst for positive change. This begins with in-store impact for our clients, which enables us to fulfil our greater purpose of developing our people’s potential. We want to contribute to building a more hopeful future for all.

Full Service Retail Brand And Execution Business | PnS Group (3)Vision

To be the most respected retail execution business at delivering the best brand impact and value for our clients and customers in-store.

Full Service Retail Brand And Execution Business | PnS Group (4)Mission

To consistently deliver operational excellence by flawlessly executing to our client’s requirements – and beyond

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Values

Integrity First > We will do what we say we will do. We will always do the right thing rather than the easiest or most expedient thing. We value honesty, accuracy and character.

Disciplined Delivery > We work hard and are results driven. We also work smartly and seek to continuously improve our effectiveness at delivering impact in-store. We aim for executional excellence that exceeds 100%.

A Passionate Team Culture > Productive, constant collaboration. We are passionate about the brands we represent, and are proud of being associated with their stature in the market. Our livelihoods and success are integral to theirs.

Power of Partnerships > Co-creating our mutual success. Success is not independent. It is interdependent. We believe in the power of partnership and mutual success. We will actively build and strengthen our partnerships, which will help us to leapfrog hurdles and to gain ground.

Growth & Evolution > Expansive, continuous progress We’re grateful for the advantage of experience but committed to remaining relevant and future fit. We will pursue accelerated growth by growing our people, our client’s brands and our business by learning and adapting every day, so we’re better than yesterday.

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Social Impact

Being able to make a greater impact on our country is at the centre of our value system and we believe the way to do this is through the development of the potential in people. Our education system is in crisis and as a nation we score consistently poorly across the board in international benchmarking exercises. We believe we have to begin here, from the foundations up, and want to participate in creating a different and distinctive future.

PnS and our staff support a number of organisations:

Tshwane Place of Safety
Abandoned, abused, traumatised, orphaned, sick and HIV+ babies and toddlers are given excellent spiritual, emotional, and physical care in a relaxed home environment.
PnS contributes toward medical care, baby toiletries and feeding.

Door of Hope
This organisation cares for abandoned and abused orphans while seeking adoptive families, or alternatively provide a permanent home.
PnS staff donate clothes and blankets.

Thand'usana
Thand’usana Babies Safe Home in the Eastern Cape is a safe haven for abandoned, abused and neglected babies.

Sunflower Fund
The Sunflower Fund is a non-profit organisation that fights blood diseases like Leukaemia through the recruitment of stem cell donors

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The Potato Foundation
THE POTATO FOUNDATION’s focus is on neglected children. PnS contributes bi-monthly towards groceries for around 200 underprivileged families a year.

Girls & Boys Town
An organisation that runs successful programmes to therapeutically build and strengthen vulnerable youth placed with them, through the Children’s Courts.
PnS sponsors school fees for students.

Restore the Trust (Breath of Life)
The heart behind the Trust is restoration of those in need, developing innovative responses to social problems which treat the people of our city with dignity and respect.

Ingane Yami
A permanent, loving home with carefully selected foster moms for orphaned and vulnerable children.

Permanent home for children with pre-school and school.

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Environmental Impact

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We’re determined to build the best business in our industry by developing and evolving sustainable ways of working that ensure success in our performance, progress for our people and the lightest impact on our planet. It begins with every individual and a culture of self-examination. We will not solve the world’s problems, but we will each be personal participants in driving the change we can within our sphere of influence. Every person must own the difference they make, every day.

PnS is committed to a journey to limit and reduce the impact on the environment by pursuing digitisation across the business, reducing the energy we consume and re-using or recycling what we can. This includes paper, printing and board, energy, water and waste management. Our POS specialists have an exciting pioneering project recycling and upcycling POS material, as an example.

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The Leadership Team

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Glenn Brauns

Chief Executive Officer

Glenn comes with a wealth of FMCG experience, having worked within three of the top multinational companies over the past 21 years. He has held a number of senior sales, customer, marketing, trade marketing and strategy positions across a multitude of categories, ranging from food to personal care. Glenn has also been exposed to the workings and dealings of best in class retailers such as Wal-Mart and Carrefour.

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“The fast pace of change dictates we adapt and evolve, which is what we’re determined to do in order to continue to offer our clients the reassurance that they’ve partnered with a business that truly walks their talk.”

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Zunaid Ismail

Business Development Director

Zunaid began his career at the coal-face of retail running a group of SPAR stores. He went on to Senior Regional Manager with Smollan, overseeing a group of convenience stores before joining Kimberly-Clark. He joined PnS in July 2008, first as Information Management System Head and then later Director, to provide leadership for developing and implementing information technology initiatives.

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“We’re determined to deliver operational excellence for every one of our clients and to be there to play an enabling role in their growth today and tomorrow.”

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Michelle Chandler

Chief People Officer

Michelle has 25 years of experience in human capital management spanning the financial services and retail sectors. Her career trajectory led her to cultivate extensive expertise in human capital strategy and practice. Over her career, Michelle has also served in retail operations and generalist commercial roles; but her true calling lies with people; empowering individuals and unlocking potential. She is passionate in the pursuit of understanding how individuals and organisations interact and develop, and the complex systems which they leverage to deliver value and innovate.

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“My true calling lies with people; empowering individuals and unlocking potential.”

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Willie Pretorius

Chief Financial Officer

Willie has had broad experience across construction, FMCG and manufacturing sectors. He has worked with blue chip companies like Murray and Roberts and the multi-national S&P500 company McCormick, listed on the New York Stock Exchange, in all aspects of financial accounting, procurement and audit. This has enabled Willie to intricately understand the full supply chain.

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“Keeping our finger on the pulse has never been of more critical importance. We need to be cost vigilant while ensuring we empower our teams with the knowledge and tools to deliver the results our clients expect and deserve.”

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Debbie Simms

Chief Marketing Officer

Debbie has spent over 25 years in consumer marketing, beginning her career at Unilever. She ran Compass Communications for 14 years, a Marketing Promotions and Brand Activation business she founded. After the Smollan group acquired this business, she continued to run it for 4 years before joining leading business incubator Raizcorp and working as a Marketing Guide to an array of entrepreneurs. She joined the PnS in June 2015.

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“Marketing is everything we do from our client’s point of view. Whilst we build value and improve our clients experience of our business, we’re excited to be enhancing and extending our services to simultaneously build our clients brands, which is the reason we exist.”

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Clemen Mashonga

Commercial Director, Dedicated divisions

Clemen brings over two decades of retail services expertise, commencing his journey as a Merchandiser before ascending through roles in Sales, Area Management, and eventually transitioning to Regional and National Client Account Management. Throughout his career, Clemen has prioritized ongoing education, viewing it as indispensable to his personal and team's development. Progressing to a General Manager role and subsequently to Commercial Director, Clemen now spearheads our dedicated structures, offering a distinctive perspective on client needs and evolution. His commitment to remaining future-ready underscores his focus and dedication as a talented executive in our organization.

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“Throughout my career, I have prioritized ongoing education, viewing it as indispensable to my personal and team’s development.”

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Ruan Lombard

Chief Information Officer

Ruan and his team manage the hardware, software development and various ICT systems that link our back office, offices and field operations as well as our call centre with client’s systems. Ruan’s depth of system knowledge and breadth of experience will be key in ensuring PnS is future-ready with the technology and system integration capability that will underpin this.

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“Digitisation is at the centre of enabling the Impact that defines PnS’s purpose. Technology enables the optimal deployment of our resources and ensures we’re attending to the most important opportunities to advance our clients businesses in-store.”

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Theresa Nel

Commercial Director: PnS In-Store Division

Theresa has spent her career in FMCG retail services. She joined the PnS Group in 2001 as a Franchise specialist and has worked through various roles across the client portfolio including Sales, National Accounts and then as a Commercial General Manager. She is passionate about people and ensuring that her teams are empowered and supported to deliver.

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“Our clients are at the core of our business and we consider them first in every single decision we make. It’s my role to align our services and internal stakeholders around our clients evolving needs and building their trust through consistent delivery”

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Morne Small

Commercial Director: Agility In-Store Division

Morne was appointed Commercial Director of a newly-formed Agility In-Store Division of the business in 2019, responsible for delivering to a shared basket of clients across a variety of categories from frozen and perishables to ambient grocery, personal care, beverages and stationery. Morne is a disciplined individual, committed to building client partnerships that build trust and deliver value.

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“In a competitive, often adversarial retail environment that’s changing shape rapidly it’s critical that our client relationships are characterised by partnership. We need to work closely with them to unlock efficiency and opportunity for their brands and businesses.”

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Geographic Impact

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Delivering Impact

Since 1976...

1976

Mervyn Haywood starts PACK N STACK (PTY) LTD as a small regional business in the North West

1980's

A reputation for reliability sees the business rapidly expand clients and territories.

1990's

Continued expansion with clients demanding a national service. Regional agency alliances take shape.

2000

A national business is formed under the PACK N STACK (PTY) LTD banner

2005

25% ownership of the business is transferred into a Staff Trust. A significant milestone that shapes a unique and enduring culture of commitment and pride.

2013

The CA&S Group purchases a majority shareholding in PACK N STACK (PTY) LTD

2010 - 2015

Category diversity grows from food, groceries, personal care and snacking to include general merchandise, OTC medication and beverages.

2017

PACK N STACK (PTY) LTD (now PnS Group) enters the hardware channel, establishes a dedicated division for a leading global food businesses and commences its first pilot project for a retailer

2019

PnS acquires a large competitor business, significantly enhancing scale and capacity.

2019 - 2020

PnS expands its service offering into Shopper Marketing, Brand Activation, Retail Advisory and specialist POS management services.

1990's

Continued expansion with clients demanding a national service. Regional agency alliances take shape.

2000

A national business is formed under the PACK N STACK (PTY) LTD banner

2013

The CA&S Group purchases a majority shareholding in PACK N STACK (PTY) LTD

2017

PACK N STACK (PTY) LTD (now PnS Group) enters the hardware channel, establishes a dedicated division for a leading global food businesses and commences its first pilot project for a retailer

2019 - 2020

PnS expands its service offering into Shopper Marketing, Brand Activation, Retail Advisory and specialist POS management services.

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1976

Mervyn Haywood starts PACK N STACK (PTY) LTD as a small regional business in the North West

1980's

A reputation for reliability sees the business rapidly expand clients and territories.

2005

25% ownership of the business is transferred into a Staff Trust. A significant milestone that shapes a unique and enduring culture of commitment and pride.

2010 - 2015

Category diversity grows from food, groceries, personal care and snacking to include general merchandise, OTC medication and beverages.

2019

PnS acquires a large competitor business, significantly enhancing scale and capacity.

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Partnerships

Valued Clients

Our business revolves around our client needs, which have shaped how the business has evolved and resulted in some founding client partnerships of over forty years. PnS has a powerful and vastly diverse client base most of whom are multi-nationals whose brands lead or are second in their categories. Separate syndicated divisions handle segregated groups of clients and dedicated divisions focus on one brand owners product basket. Partnership is a core business value and we strive to earn this standing with our clients, based on our collective commitment to delivery and ensuring we’re continuously adding value.

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