Shoprite to open 50 new stores by December

CAPE TOWN –  Shoprite Group announced that during the second half of April 2019, it created 409 new jobs with the opening of 16 new stores across five provinces in South Africa.

According to the company, the Group’s total number of employees is more than 147,200 and it further stated that it will grow as it is set to open 50 new stores by December 2019.

The group also added that it increased its customer base by 2.4 percent during the 2018 financial year. 

Here is a list of 16 new stores that will be opening by 30 April:

• Shoprite (Pretoria, Johannesburg and Soweto in Gauteng)
• Checkers (Edenvale, Gauteng)
• Usave (Jeffreys Bay in the Eastern Cape; Mamaila, Manapsane and Tubatse in Limpopo; Cedarville, Maluti and Ndwedwe in KwaZulu-Natal; and Soweto in Gauteng)
• Shoprite LiquorShop (Pretoria in Gauteng; Clanwilliam in the Western Cape and Estcourt in KwaZulu-Natal). 
• Checkers LiquorShop (Edenvale, Gauteng)
 
Written by: Staff reporter.
 
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