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Pick n Pay is one of South Africa’s largest and most recognized retail chains, offering groceries, household items, electronics, and more. Their online platform serves millions of users, and they approached us to help strengthen their organic search presence, drive in-store visits, and support online shopping conversions.

Objectives

Increase organic traffic across all major product categories
Rank for local and national intent-based search queries
Improve indexing and crawlability of the large-scale eCommerce platform
Optimize for mobile and voice search to cater to changing user behavior

The Challenge of Projects

Massive website with thousands of product pages and frequent updates
Duplicate content issues due to dynamic URLs and similar SKUs
Need to balance user experience with SEO best practices
Fierce competition from other retail giants and eCommerce platforms

What We Did

Conducted a full-scale SEO audit and implemented large-scale technical fixes
Developed a clean URL structure and fixed canonical issues to avoid duplicate content
Deployed category-specific keyword optimization on over 150 product collections
Created seasonal landing pages for high-volume events like Black Friday and Grocery Deals
Built internal linking between related categories, blogs, and FAQs for better site flow
Worked closely with their dev team to implement schema, performance fixes, and mobile-first improvements

Results

120% increase in organic sessions within 6 months
Significant boost in mobile traffic and conversions
Over 50 top-ranking keywords including “groceries online South Africa,” “weekly grocery specials,” and “Pick n Pay store near me”
Enhanced crawlability and indexing through proper sitemap and robots.txt management