{"id":267461,"date":"2025-08-06T09:17:46","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T07:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/?p=267461"},"modified":"2025-08-06T09:17:49","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T07:17:49","slug":"bradlows-officially-opens-new-store-in-somerset-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/bradlows-officially-opens-new-store-in-somerset-west\/","title":{"rendered":"Bradlows officially opens new store in Somerset West"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"267462\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/bradlows-officially-opens-new-store-in-somerset-west\/img_9539_22404\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_9539_22404.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bradlows opens new store\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Bradlows opens new store&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Bradlows opens new store&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_9539_22404-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_9539_22404-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Bradlows celebrated its grand opening in Main Road, Somerset West last Wednesday (30 July), marking an exciting addition to the local retail landscape. Pictured at the grand opening are staff members (behind from left) Danie Olwagen (regional operations manager), Michelle Rodrigues (branch manager), Florah Leshope (salesperson), Lucille Martin (area manager) and Christo de Kock (salesperson). Front: Kadian Klein (sales agent) and Sivuyile Mbewu (sales agent). Photo: Yaseen Gaffar\" class=\"wp-image-267462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_9539_22404-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_9539_22404-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_9539_22404-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_9539_22404.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bradlows celebrated its grand opening in Main Road, Somerset West last Wednesday (30 July), marking an exciting addition to the local retail landscape. Pictured at the grand opening are staff members (behind from left) Danie Olwagen (regional operations manager), Michelle Rodrigues (branch manager), Florah Leshope (salesperson), Lucille Martin (area manager) and Christo de Kock (salesperson). Front: Kadian Klein (sales agent) and Sivuyile Mbewu (sales agent). Photo: Yaseen Gaffar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"267491\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/bradlows-officially-opens-new-store-in-somerset-west\/img_9547_22377-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_9547_22377-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_9547_22377\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_9547_22377-1-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_9547_22377-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-267491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_9547_22377-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_9547_22377-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_9547_22377-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_9547_22377-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The ribbon is cut, and the doors are open! The first customer to enter the store, Nathi Jiya (centre), was given the honours of cutting the ribbon to mark the official opening of Bradlows Somerset West.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"267492\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/bradlows-officially-opens-new-store-in-somerset-west\/img_9542_22411-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_9542_22411-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_9542_22411\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_9542_22411-1-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_9542_22411-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-267492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_9542_22411-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_9542_22411-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_9542_22411-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_9542_22411-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bradlows Somerset West branch manager, Michelle Rodrigues, shows of the winning prize in a competition whereby  \nevery credit deal gets an entry to a lucky draw to win a Restonic Magnolia Queen size base set worth R7999. 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