Massmart
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Mitch Slape wants to make Massmart more like Walmart
Having taken stock of the business since his appointment as CEO in September 2019, former Walmart executive Mitch Slape has unveiled his plan to right listing South African retailer Massmart (in which Walmart holds a majority stake). He is planning to streamline the business by reducing it from four to two operational units, shift the
4th February 2020
Categories: SagaRetail News - Retail - Supermarkets - Massmart
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As new CEO takes the helm, Massmart’s sees modest growth in international sales
During the first six months of 2019, total sales at South Africa-based Massmart’s international stores rose by 6.4% (in constant currency terms), compared with the year-earlier period, to ZAR3.9 billion (USD264 million). Same-store sales rose by 2.4%. Total international sales increased by 11.8% in ZAR terms. International stores accounted for 8.9% of Massmart’s total sales
16th September 2019
Categories: SagaRetail News - Retail & Shopping Malls - South Africa
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Walmart veteran to take the helm at Massmart
Less than a month after the resignation of Guy Hayward as Massmart CEO was announced, his replacement has been revealed. Walmart (which holds a majority stake in the South African retailer) is to parachute in one of its own – Mitchell Slape. 51-year-old Slape has worked at Walmart for 25 years in various roles across
28th May 2019
Categories: SagaRetail News - Retail & Shopping Malls - South Africa
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Massmart reorients growth efforts towards East Africa and Zambia
South African retailer Massmart, in which Walmart holds a majority stake, intends to open 47 new stores by 2021, with about a third of this space to be located outside of its domestic market. According to CEO Guy Hayward, “Zambia and East Africa are interesting to us because they’re not totally dependent on mineral resources
7th March 2019
Categories: SagaRetail News - Kenya - Zambia
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Adeo parks a tank on Massmart’s lawn
French Home Improvement giant Adeo opened its first Leroy Merlin store in Africa during late September. The 17,000m² Leroy Merlin store is located on the outskirts of Johannesburg, just a few hundred metres from a Massmart Builder’s Express. Two more Leroy Merlin outlets are currently under construction in South Africa, with a fourth planned for
29th October 2018
Categories: SagaRetail News - Retail & Shopping Malls - South Africa