By Newsbreak Executive Producer Salma Patel - A new, bigger, fully Halaal certified supermarket has been launched in Durban. The store, at Saxony Westwood Mall, is unique in that it features the first AI robot called "Noori" that helps shoppers locate items to purchase. It also features a large food court with prepared meals - a deli, bakery, butchery and the first sweetmeat counter. The store explores the virtually untapped billion-dollar Halaal industry bringing it into the formal commercial retail sector. Riaz Cotwal, the Divisional Manager for Checkers in KZN, says that this second fully Halaal certified store is much bigger than the pilot project in the city...

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