This promotional competition is organised by Foschini Retail Group (Pty) Ltd, trading as American Swiss and Markham (registration number 1988/007302/07) (“TFG”).
In these rules, “Promoter” means a person who directly or indirectly promotes, sponsors, organises or conducts the promotional competition, or for whose benefit the promotional competition is promoted, sponsored, organised or conducted, which includes TFG.
No director, member, partner, employee, agent of, or consultant to the Promoter or any other person who directly or indirectly controls or is controlled by the Promoter, their advertising agencies, or their spouses, life partners, parents, children, brothers, sisters, business partners or associates, may enter this promotional competition. This also applies to a person who is a supplier of goods or services in connection with this promotional competition.
All participants must be at least 18 years old at the time of entering the competition and must reside in South Africa.
The Promoter reserves the right to vary, postpone, suspend or cancel the competition, any aspect of the competition and anything related thereto, without notice at any time and for any reason whatsoever that the Promoter deems is reasonable at the time. Should the Promoter, law or any authority cancel this promotional competition, no notice of cancellation shall be required. In such event, all participants and winners waive any rights and acknowledge that they shall have no claim of any nature whatsoever against the Promoter, its directors, agents or employees as a result of the cancellation.
Entry into the competition is automatic:
for all TFG Rewards customers who swipe their TFG Rewards cards in any American Swiss store or Markham store in South Africa when making a purchase at an American Swiss store or Markham store in South Africa of R1 000.00 (one thousand rand) or more; and
for all TFG Rewards customers who make a purchase from either American Swiss of R1 000.00 (one thousand rand) or more OR from Markham of R1 000.00 (one thousand rand) or more on TFG’s website at www.bash.com. Purchases which combine goods from both American Swiss and Markham in one transaction will only constitute a competition entry for that part of the transaction purchase price that can be allocated at R1 000.00 (one thousand rand) increments to either American Swiss or Markham.
To illustrate this – if a total purchase is made up of a purchase from Markham of R500.00 (five hundred rand) and a purchase from American Swiss of R2 500.00 (two thousand five hundred rand), the participant will qualify for two entries into the competition under the American Swiss brand only. There will be no entry into the competition under the Markham brand.
Purchase of TFG gift cards, electronic devices and wearable technology, such as fitness trackers and smart watches, airtime, data and TFG Money account payments (“Excluded Purchase”) will not qualify as a purchase for purposes of entry into the competition.
Participants may win a prize, but there is no guarantee that they will win a prize.
To automatically qualify for a competition entry, participants must:
8.1 be a TFG Rewards customer;
8.2 shop in any American Swiss store or Markham store in South Africa or online from American Swiss or Markham at www.bash.com and make a purchase which is not an Excluded Purchase from either American Swiss or Markham of R1 000.00 (one thousand rand) or more. A qualifying purchase from American Swiss will constitute an entry for the Markham prize as per 9.1 below, and a qualifying purchase from Markham will constitute an entry for the American Swiss prize as per 9.2 below;
8.3 swipe their TFG Rewards card when making their purchase (for American Swiss and Markham in-store purchases) as per 8.2 above; and
8.4 not have returned the purchase (or any item forming part of the purchase) before 10 October 2026.
There will be 2 (two) winners in total – one winner who has made an American Swiss purchase as per 8.2 above and one winner who has made a Markham purchase as per 8.2 above, and the prizes will be as follows:
9.1 The winner who made an American Swiss purchase as per 8.2 above will receive a prize consisting of Markham items (excluding electronic devices and wearable technology, such as fitness trackers and smart watches) to the combined value of R10 000.00 (ten thousand rand). The winner may choose the items from any Markham store. Availability of items from which the winner may choose the prize items is subject to available Markham store stock and is at the Promoter’s sole discretion.
9.2 The winner who made a Markham purchase as per 8.2 above will receive a prize consisting of American Swiss items (excluding electronic devices and wearable technology, such as fitness trackers and smart watches) to the combined value of R10 000.00 (ten thousand rand). The winner may choose the items from any American Swiss store. Availability of items from which the winner may choose the prize items is subject to available American Swiss store stock and is at the Promoter’s sole discretion.
If the same participant qualifies for a competition entry in respect of both an American Swiss purchase and a Markham purchase as per 8 above, said participant will be eligible to win both prizes, subject to these rules.
Subject to clause 6 above in respect of purchases which combine goods from both American Swiss and Markham in one transaction, multiple entries are allowed for the prize. Each R1 000.00 (one thousand rand) spent at either American Swiss or Markham = 1 (one) entry to the competition. If a total purchase value at either American Swiss or Markham respectively is more than R1 000.00 (one thousand rand), 1 (one) entry per R1 000.00 (one thousand rand) spent will be allowed in respect of that purchase, regardless of how many items make up the purchase. For example, a total purchase of R2 000.00 (two thousand rand) from American Swiss will equal two automatic competition entries for the prize set out at 9.1 above. An Excluded Purchase will not form part of the R1 000.00 (one thousand rand) calculation.
The Promoter reserves the right to remove any posts on social media that it deems spam; offensive; political; not in line with the community guidelines of the relevant social media channel; not in line with the Promoter’s values or an infringement of a third party’s intellectual property.
The Promoter and its sponsors do not accept any responsibility for any entries or prizes that are lost, damaged, unusable or delayed.
The winners will not be entitled to payment, credit or otherwise in the event that they do receive or utilise the prize to the fullest extent possible. Any item or value unused will be deemed waived by the winners.
Prizes are not transferable and may not be deferred or exchanged for cash, credit or otherwise.
If any taxes, levies, duties or any charges whatsoever are levied on a prize by any competent authority, the winner will be liable for these and the prize value will not be increased to compensate for such charges.
To the extent that a licence (e.g. driver’s licence), proof of identification or permission (e.g. by a parent/guardian) is required in order to accept or use a prize, the winner must produce such licence, identification and/or permission for inspection by the Promoter prior to receiving the prize. If a winner does not or is unable to do so, the prize will be forfeited, and another winner will be drawn under the same terms and conditions.
This competition will start on 20 August 2026 and end on 10 October 2026 (both days included). No late entries will be accepted.
The winners will be randomly selected by the Promoter’s TFG Rewards system after the closing date and the selection will be overseen by an independent accountant/auditor/attorney.
The winners will be notified via direct message on social media, or, if the winner does not have a social media profile, via email or telephone after the closing date to arrange selection and delivery of the prizes. If the Promoter is not able to contact a winner, or the winner does not provide the Promoter with relevant and correct information timeously, the prize will be forfeited, and a new winner will be re-drawn. The decision of the Promoter as to the winners is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
Winners will be announced on the Promoter’s social media platforms after the closing date and the announcement may include the winners’ name(s), profile, photos, voice clips, sound effects and/or caricatures (personal information). The winner agrees that he/she will not be entitled to any payment, compensation or royalties for such announcement and holds harmless, releases and discharges the Promoter and the social media platforms from any claims, demands and/or causes of action the winner or any person/entity acting on their behalf may have by reason of the announcement.
By entering this competition and as condition to receive the prizes, Participants:
Consent to the processing of their personal information by the Promoter(s) and its service providers, but only insofar that it is necessary to give effect to the competition, for example to view the entries, select and announce the winners and deliver the prizes. Winners will be given the opportunity to consent to further processing of their personal information.
Waive their moral rights and grant the Promoter exclusive, unlimited, perpetual and free of charge copyright and usage (in any territory where the Promoter trades), in all media forms of all material, text and intellectual property created and/or published/posted by the participants in the submission of their competition entry. The Promoter will be entitled to use and edit the intellectual property in any manner and in its sole discretion, for an indefinite period of time and in any territory where it trades. Participants will not during or after the closing date of the competition dispute or question the copyright and usage by the Promoter.
Waive any right to demand royalties, usage fees or any other form of compensation or payment for the use of intellectual property in the participant’s entry; and
Should they be selected as a winner, agree to sign an acknowledgment of receipt form in exchange for the prize.
By accepting a prize or by entering this competition, participants hereby indemnify the Promoter and the relevant social media channels against any damage or losses of any nature whatsoever that the participants may suffer arising from this competition and the prizes, including consequential damages and economic loss.
The winners may be requested to endorse, promote and advertise any of the goods and services of the Promoter and will not unreasonably withhold their consent.
Participants will be deemed to have accepted these Competition Rules by entering the competition. Failure to comply with these rules, or the terms of acceptance of a prize will be deemed to be a rejection of the prize and the winners will then be disqualified from receiving the prize.
This competition is not organised, sponsored, endorsed or promoted by any social media channel.
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