Oasis

Running a grocery store in Richards Bay means contending with the coastal climate — humidity that affects fresh produce shelf life, the salt air that corrodes packaging, and a customer base that includes shift workers at the port and refineries with irregular shopping hours. Oasis operates within these local conditions, managing stock rotation in a hot, humid environment and keeping staples accessible when working schedules don't align with typical trading hours. The logistics of getting fresh goods to the shelves in a port town require reliable supply chains and storage that can handle KwaZulu-Natal's summer weather. It's practical retail, shaped by the geography and rhythm of where Richards Bay's people work.