SHOPRITE HOLDINGS
SHOPRITE HOLDINGS
Retail Kings Continue to Refine the Art PRODUCTION: William Denstone
The Shoprite Group of Companies is Africa’s largest food retailer, a R145 billion turnover business with a staff complement exceeding 147,000. Shoprite promises to serve local communities with the lowest prices around, a commitment which sees 35 million people shop in its footprint of more than 2800 outlets every day.
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Since 1979 the Shoprite Group has dedicated itself to serving African households by offering food and household items at prices which make them accessible to all. The stunning multiplication of outlets, from an initial eight to 2843 today, is testament to this dedication as well as Shoprite’s unwavering commitment to its 35 million customers. Shoprite’s products and services range from the basic, to more high-end, food and furniture, and also encompass pharmaceuticals and financial services. The Group sets out to satisfy customers’ needs in a world-class, all-encompassing shopping experience. More than 147,000 staff work to serve customers
across all income levels through various distinctive retail brands, to help this Group of wholly owned subsidiaries remain the largest fast-moving consumer goods retail operation in Africa. PART OF THE FAMILY The Shoprite Group is the largest private sector employer in South Africa, and a leading employer on the African continent as a whole. It sees its hundreds of thousands of employees as integral to the success it has enjoyed to date, and focuses on attracting, developing and retaining a loyal and committed workforce which is in turn dedicated to the Group’s culture and organisational objectives. A strong belief in the pillars of
teamwork, career development, promoting from within and job security have laid the foundations of a great place to work. “Shoprite has been very supportive to me,” says one loyal team member. “They regularly call to check on my wellbeing.” “Who could say no to gaining experience at South Africa’s biggest retailer?,” poses another, rhetorically. The opening of Shoprite’s new store in the Alberton North Shopping Centre in Gauteng created nearly 100 new opportunities for people to get on board a team where the incentives, skills and safe environment are available to allow them to perform and flourish. The store’s total staff complement is 110, which includes 102 youth and 80
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// EVERYONE IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT EVERY SINGLE CUSTOMER LEAVES OUR STORE FEELING HAPPY // female workers. A similar outcome was also generated at Shoprite’s Kwa Thema Junction and Johannesburg CBD locations, where 94 and 18 posts were created respectively. Not only does Shoprite want to inspire job creation wherever it can, it also wishes to ensure that its stores are equipped with the latest in technology to facilitate the work
and lives of staff and customers alike. Customers were thrilled with the re-opening of a bigger and better Checkers Mimosa in Bloemfontein, following a major refurbishment after the store was destroyed by a devastating fire almost a year ago. The new, state-of-the-art Checkers Mimosa Mall promises greater convenience and an improved customer experience, including wider aisles and the introduction of new in-store services such as coffee and sushi bars. Customers can also save time by making use of the extensive range of services available at the Money Market counter, including payment of municipal or service accounts and buying national lottery, bus, airline or Computicket event tickets.
“With the re-opening of Checkers Mimosa Mall, 36 new jobs were created,” Stefan Gouws, Divisional Manager, Northern Cape and Free State said. “Branch Manager Wouter Heckroodt and his dedicated team of 154 employees are committed to ensuring that every single customer leaves this store feeling happy.” TACKLING THE PLASTIC PROBLEM Shoprite is also doing its bit to tackle one of the biggest planetary scourges at the moment - plastic waste. The UN Environment Programme estimates that eight million tons of plastic are dumped into the ocean every year, the shocking equivalent of emptying a garbage truck full of plastic every minute. This is having a devastating impact on birds and marine life and compromising the delicate ocean ecosystem.
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// CHANGING CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR BY REWARDING CUSTOMERS FOR REUSING BAGS IS A CRITICAL PART OF THE RETAILER’S EFFORTS TO REDUCE PLASTIC WASTE // Supermarkets in particular have come under increased pressure to curb their use of plastic as shocking images of littered oceans and beaches become more and more commonplace. The Shoprite Group, the only national retailer with a verified 100% recycled shopping bag in all its supermarkets, has announced that it will now reward customers for using their newly introduced ‘planet’ bags in both Shoprite and Checkers stores. Shoprite has garnered a deserved reputation for its green efforts; to date
the Group has recycled 3225 tons of plastic and 26,859 tons of cardboard and white paper. Shoprite has also succeeded in diverting 103 tons of plastic waste from landfill since February 2017 by using food-safe post-consumer waste. SA’s largest supermarket chain announced that it will pay customers for reusing its newly introduced recyclable bags, as it joins domestic rivals in efforts to tackle plastic pollution: every time a customer reuses its new 100%-recycled and recyclable plastic bag, which retails
for R3, at Shoprite and Checkers stores, they will receive a 50c on their grocery purchase. With an estimated two million bags thrown away every minute globally, and with just 5% of people re-using their shopping bags, the Shoprite Group is committed to cleaning up the planet while shaping new consumer behaviour and saving customers money. “Changing consumer behaviour by rewarding customers for reusing bags is a critical part of the retailer’s efforts to reduce plastic waste,” Shoprite said, of the latest in its long line of efforts to secure a cleaner, greener tomorrow.
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