Shoprite (South Africa)
- This article is about the South African food retailer. For other companies with the same or similar name, see ShopRite (disambiguation).
| File:Shoprite South Africa logo.jpg | |
| Public (JSE: SHP) | |
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Headquarters | Brackenfell, Cape Town, South Africa |
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Key people
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J.W. Basson, CEO C.G. Goosen, Deputy MD |
| Revenue |  R113.7 Billion (FY 2015)[1] |
| R6,3 Billion (FY 2015)[1] |
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Number of employees
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132,942 [1] |
| Website | www.shopriteholdings.co.za |
The Shoprite Group of Companies (JSE: SHP), is Africa's largest food retailer, it operates 1751 corporate and 360 franchise outlets in 15 countries across Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands. The Company's headquarters are situated in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Shoprite Holdings Ltd is a public company listed on the JSE Limited, with secondary listings on both the Namibian and Zambian Stock Exchanges.[2]
Contents
History
The Shoprite Group of companies started from South Africa small town beginnings in 1979 with the purchase of a chain of 8 supermarkets in Cape Town for 1 million Rand. The next 30 years were marked by various acquisitions and innovative expansion strategies that brought it to the R72 billion business that Shoprite is today.
In 1990 Shoprite opened in Namibia. Within four years of listing on the JSE, Shoprite increased its outlets four-fold by acquiring Grand Bazaars, and the next year, in 1991, it grew almost six-fold with the acquisition of the national Checkers chain of supermarkets. Overnight Shoprite trebled in size to 241 outlets with a staff of 22, 600.
In 1995 the Group was able to open its first store in Central Africa, Shoprite Lusaka in Zambia.That same year the company acquired distributor Sentra, allowing the company to expand into franchising.[2]
In 1997 struggling OK Bazaars was acquired by the company from South African Breweries for one rand,[3] adding 157 supermarkets and 146 Furniture stores to the company.[2] In 2000 the Group opened its first supermarkets in Zimbabwe and Uganda. Two years later the company acquired the Madagascar stores of French chain Champion. The same year the company bought three Tanzanian supermarkets from Score Supermarket and opened it first Hypermarket outside of South Africa in Mauritius.
2005 saw the Group acquiring both Foodworld, with 13 stores, and South African ticket seller, Computicket, as well as opening the first Shoprite Liquor Shop. The company also opened its first Nigerian store in the Victoria Island area of Lagos.[2][4]
In 2008 the Shoprite Group was added to the JSE Top-40 Index of blue-chips.
In March 2011 the Shoprite Group has entered into an agreement with Metcash Trading Africa (Pty) Ltd to acquire the franchise division of Metcash is to be sold to Shoprite Checkers. The Metcash franchise division includes franchise arrangements with franchisees operating retail stores under registered trademark names such as Friendly, Seven Eleven and Price Club Discount Supermarket.
The Markinor Top Brands Survey 2011 found the Shoprite brand to be the No 1 Supermarket for the 5th year running, while in the Top Retail Brands Section of the same survey Shoprite claimed first place in all five grocery categories. The Markinor Survey furthermore identified Shorite as the 6th overall favorite brand, with a 3rd most valued brand in terms of community upliftment in South Africa.[2]
Brands
Its primary business is food retailing to consumers of all income levels, with the goal to provide all communities in Africa with food & household items in a first-world shopping environment, at the Group's lowest possible prices. At the same time the Group, inextricably linked to Africa, contributes to the nurturing of stable economies and the social upliftment of its people
Shoprite Holdings Ltd comprises the following entities: the Shoprite Checkers supermarket group, which consists of 541 Shoprite supermarkets; 197 Checkers supermarkets; 33 Checkers Hypers; 333 Usave stores; 374 OK Furniture outlets; 33 OK Power Express stores; 12 OK Furniture Dreams stores; 52 House & Home stores; 176 Hungry Lion fast food outlets; 156 MediRite pharmacies and 293 LiquorShops. Its ticketing business, Computicket, operates 1258 counters in Group stores and 40 free-standing outlets. Through its OK Franchise Division, the Group procures and distributes stock to 49 OK MiniMark convenience stores; 18 OK Foods supermarkets; 86 OK Grocer stores; 28 Megasave wholesale stores; 33 OK Value stores; 26 Enjoy stores; 64 Sentra stores and buying partners, as well as 47 Friendly supermarkets; 3 Friendly Liquor stores; 1 OK Express and 1 OK Liquor store.
The company has almost 2000 corporate outlets under various names. They consist of:[5]
| Name | Stores | Countries |
|---|---|---|
| Shoprite | 541 | Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Swaziland, Uganda, Zambia |
| Checkers | 197 | Botswana, Namibia, South Africa |
| Checkers Hyper | 33 | South Africa |
| Usave | 333 | Angola, Botswana, Ghana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia |
| OK Furniture | 374 | Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia |
| OK Express | 33 | Lesotho, South Africa, Swaziland, Botswana |
| House & Home | 52 | Botswana, Namibia, South Africa |
| Hungry Lion (Fast Food) | 176 | Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia |
| Shoprite Liquor | 172 | Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa |
| Checkers Liquor | 121 | Namibia, South Africa |
| Shoprite MediRite | 64 | Angola, South Africa, Swaziland |
| Checkers MediRite | 92 | South Africa |
The company also owns franchising brands though its OK Franchise Division under the names OK Foods, OK Grocer, OK Minimark, OK Value, Megasave, Sentra, Enjoy, Friendly Stores and Friendly Liquor, totaling 360 stores in Namibia and South Africa.[5]
References
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