Massmart A carnival atmosphere
Whither Massmart, eh? The question on everybody’s lips. Since the Walmart deal, the Men in Black have struggled a bit, as Africa, with currencies shaky and commodities down, has failed to deliver immediately on the promise, and as ill economic winds buffet the local consumer. Their 2015 results were not all that, you may recall. But they’ve stuck to their guns in key areas, and this should make for steady improvement in the medium to long term. One of these areas is sustainability, as embodied by the new Makro, the first to make use of renewable energy, in Carnival Mall, Jozi, where solar panels will produce 1 million kWhs of electricity every year, only a little of which will be consumed by the LED bulbs which make up 100% of the store floor lighting. Daylight will be harvested, and refrigeration will be provided by high-performance CO2 plants.
Comment: Nice work there, Massmart, which will go some way to ensuring a sustainable future, either way you look at it.