Excluding the negative effects of the temporary closure of liquor stores in SA due to lockdown restrictions, total sales of merchandise rose 8.2%
Africa’s biggest grocery retailer, Shoprite, reported double-digital growth in sales in the six months to end-January, on Thursday, despite the fallout from the civil unrest that affected 231 of its stores, mostly in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng.
Total sales of merchandise rose 10% to R91.1bn year on year, Shoprite said in an operational update...A subscription helps you enjoy the best of our business content every day along with benefits such as articles from our international business news partners; ProfileData financial data; and digital access to the Sunday Times and Sunday Times Daily.
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