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Shoprite Holdings Limited (Shoprite Holdings) is an investment holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, constitutes a fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) retail operation on the African continent. The Company has four segments: Supermarkets RSA, Supermarkets Non-RSA, Furniture and Other operating segments. The Company's primary business is food retailing to consumers of all income levels, and there are outlets from Cape Town to Mumbai and on some Indian Ocean islands. The Company's various chains operate a total of 1166 corporate stores in 16 countries, all integrated electronicall... Read More
Shoprite Holdings Limited (Shoprite Holdings) is an investment holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, constitutes a fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) retail operation on the African continent. The Company has four segments: Supermarkets RSA, Supermarkets Non-RSA, Furniture and Other operating segments. The Company's primary business is food retailing to consumers of all income levels, and there are outlets from Cape Town to Mumbai and on some Indian Ocean islands. The Company's various chains operate a total of 1166 corporate stores in 16 countries, all integrated electronically into a central data base and replenishment system. Trading through Shoprite, Shop rite Hyper, Checkers, Checkers Hyper and Usave store formats, its supermarket divisions offer grocery, perishable, fruit and vegetables, meat, delicatessen and non-food products to a LSM customer base in South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Swaziland and Mauritius. Read Less
Shoprite Holdings Company Stats
As of May 2019
- Industry
- Food Retail
- Founded
- 1936
- Country/Territory
- South Africa
- Chief Executive Officer
- J Whitey Basson
- Employees
- 147,478
Forbes Lists
#1881
Global 2000 (2019)Dropped off in 2020
#961 - SALES
#1987 - PROFITS
#1799 - MARKET VALUE
Related People & Companies
Christoffel Wiese
Employed by Company
South Africa
Located in South Africa
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