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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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Import restrictions threaten supermarket supply chains in Southern Africa
According to The African Development Bank’s annual African Economic Outlook, which was published last month, such South African retail chains as Shoprite risk becoming victims of their own success in Southern Africa. This is because governments in the region have begun to perceive them as a threat to local economic development and are moving to
25th February 2019
Categories: SagaRetail News - Retail & Shopping Malls - Zambia - Zimbabwe - South Africa
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Zambian agribusiness beefs up its retail presence
Zambeef Products is rapidly expanding its supermarket footprint in its native Zambia under the Macro banner, bringing modern retail to provincial towns like Wusakile in Copperbelt Province and opening a smaller store in Lusaka. During September 2018, Zambeef opened its first City Market Macro outlet in the capital. According to the company, this concept “is
16th November 2018
Categories: SagaRetail News - Retail & Shopping Malls - Zambia
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Massmart to open six new Builders Warehouse outlets
South Africa-based Massmart has unveiled plans to open six new Builders Warehouse stores over the next two years.These stores will located in Kenya, Mozambique, Swaziland and Zambia.
5th September 2018
Categories: SagaRetail News - Retail & Shopping Malls - Construction & Real Estate - Kenya - Mozambique - Zambia