Massmart is a South-African based retailer and wholesaler and is wholly owned by international retailer, Walmart. Massmart is headed by CEO Jonathan Molapo, who was appointed to the position with effect from January 2023. The Group is structured i...
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A slow news week, frankly, and we haven’t heard much from Massmart lately, so here goes. Makro is going large for Braai Day this Friday, with Jan Braai, head of the National Braai Day initiative, taking up the tongs at the Makro Cape Gate store and 2... More »
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The persistence of Walmart in its partnership with Massmart has been a source of ongoing interest to analysts, following a slow start and a rocky couple of years thereafter. Walmart has after all been known to exit geographies where it has not enjoye... More »
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Massmart was an early adopter of the omnichannel approach to retailing, at least on these shores, and has been assiduous in the investments and appointments necessary to make it happen. Witness, last month, the introduction of Walmart’s Global Integr... More »
HEAD OFFICE
Massmart House
16 Peltier Drive
Sunninghill Ext. 6
Sandton
Johannesburg
2157
TEL 011 517 000
EMAIL info@massmart.co.za
WEBSITE
www.massmart.co.za
www.makro.co.za
Massmart is a South-African based retailer and wholesaler and is wholly owned by international retailer, Walmart. Massmart is headed by CEO Jonathan Molapo, who was appointed to the position with effect from January 2023.
The Group is structured into two functional business units, Massmart Wholesale and Massmart Retail. Massmart Wholesale comprises of Makro, Jumbo and Shield.
Massmart was officially delisted from the JSE in November 2022, after being fully bought out by Walmart. As a result, financial updates will no longer be issued from the business as per JSE requirements.