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• Massmart Divide and conquer

  Big news from Massmart at the shareholder’s hoedown last Thursday, where Mitch Slape announced that the business is to be reorganised from the existing four divisions into two more coherent business units: Wholesale and Retail, with Makro, Jumbo, Rhi... More »

  • Business Report 31/01/20

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• Massmart In closing…

  Analysts – ourselves included – are rightly concerned about the impact of the coming closure of all 23 DionWired, and 11 Masscash stores on Massmart’s workforce – 1,440 jobs are likely to be lost. There is another group that could be affected though ... More »

  • Tatler Reporter 20/01/19

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• Massmart Hard calls

  Seems like some difficult decisions are being made over at Massmart, where as many as 34 DionWired and Masscash stores face closure, at the possible cost to the business of 1,440 jobs. This as part of a store optimisation project, which has revealed ... More »

  • techcentral.co.za 13/01/20

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• Makro The brilliant in its simplicity department

  Bowing to the inevitable replacement of all other communications systems in the world by WhatsApp, Makro have announced that punters will now be able to experience instant customer care and service by connecting with them directly on the ubiquitous a... More »

  • Tatler Reporter 08/12/19

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• Massmart A new sheriff in town

  “So how’s the new feller shaping up?” you enquire. Pretty good so far, would be the measured response. New Massmart CEO Mitch Slape certainly gets about, anyway, conducting unannounced weekly store walkabouts and parking-lot town halls with head offi... More »

  • Business Times 01/12/19

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