A division of Massmart Group
Massmart Wholesale, headed up by CEO Doug Jones, consists of Makro, Fruitspot, Wholesale Cash & Carry including the Trident, Jumbo Shield and Saverite trading brands. The Massmart Wholesale business unit was established through the operational restru...
DOUG JONES Divisional Chief Executive of Masswarehouse Read more
Last week Massmart cut the figurative ribbon on its massive new Joburg DC at Riversands, and with it lifted the figurative veil on its supply chain strategy. The 75,000m2 facility is the second of three new warehouses in Massmart’s centralised networ... More »
Massmart’s 100% acquisition of online delivery outlift WumDrop is complete, and this is apparently more than a mere formality. For starters, the integration of WumDrop into the business will enable Makro to speed up its delivery time from five days t... More »
There was a time when if you wanted a pair of Levi’s 501s you’d have to go down to Grey Street on a Friday after school and drive a hard bargain with the sharp-eyed sales assistant at Kalidas Extension and still pay twice what you would for the equiv... More »
Doing the quiet work of futureproofing Massmart during a not untroubled ambit in the Group’s history is its supply chain team, which in recent years has made great strides in consolidating the logistics, warehousing and stock control systems across t... More »
A very tough year for Massmart, as evinced by its latest set of results: sales -1.9% to R84.9bn for the year through December (including discontinued operations of Cambridge Food, Rhino and Massfresh), with trading profit an appalling -83.3% down to ... More »
HEAD OFFICE
Massmart House
16 Peltier Drive
Sunninghill Ext. 6
Sandton
Johannesburg
2157
TEL 011 517 000
FAX 011 517 0020
EMAIL info@massmart.co.za
WEBSITE
www.massmart.co.za
www.makro.co.za
Massmart Wholesale, headed up by CEO Doug Jones, consists of Makro, Fruitspot, Wholesale Cash & Carry including the Trident, Jumbo Shield and Saverite trading brands. The Massmart Wholesale business unit was established through the operational restructure from the previous operating divisions of Masswarehouse (Makro and the Fruitspot) and Masscash (Wholesale Cash & Carry and retail brands Cambridge and Rhino Cash & Carry).
Makro sells Food, Liquor and General Merchandise categories, catering for retail, commercial and wholesale customers. Cash & Carry sells Food, Liquor and General Merchandise categories and includes the brands CBW, Jumbo Cash & Carry, Sunshine, Trident, Eureka and Saverite. It caters for Commercial and Wholesale customers. Shield (a voluntary buying association) services wholesale and independent trader customers. The Fruitspot is a Wholesaler and distributor of fresh and cut fruit and vegetables in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape. Wumdrop provides crowd-sourced final mile delivery services to individuals and commercial customers.
For insight into Massmart Wholesale’s operational performance and strategic growth imperatives, contact Trade Intelligence on 031 303 2803 or info@tradeintelligence.co.za