Shoprite Holdings

The Shoprite Group of Companies, is Africa’s largest food retailer. It operates more than 2,934 outlets in 15 countries across Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands. The company’s headquarters are in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

Shoprite Holdings Ltd. engages in the operation retail stores. It operates through the following segments: Supermarkets RSA, Supermarkets Non-RSA, Furniture, and Other Operating segments. The Supermarkets RSA segment includes all retail operations under the Shoprite, Checkers, Checkers Hyper, Usave and Hungry Lion brands in South Africa and retailing products such as food, clothing, general merchandise, cosmetics and liquor. The Supermarkets Non-RSA consists of all retail operations under the Shoprite, Checkers, Checkers Hyper, Usave and Hungry Lion brands outside of South Africa and retailing products such as food, clothing, general merchandise, cosmetics and liquor. The Furniture segment invovles all retail operations under the OK Furniture, OK Power Express, House and Home brands trading in RSA and Non-RSA, and retailing products such as furniture, household appliances and home entertainment systems for cash or credit. The Other Operating segments engages in all other operations not included in the above segments, trading in RSA and Non-RSA, including franchise operations and retail and wholesale of pharmaceutical products. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Brackenfell, South Africa.