Choppies expands footprint in South Africa
Wednesday, September 13, 2017
Choppies currently has about 70 stores in South Africa, where the company has been making losses due to the slump in mining towns.
In a statement, Choppies said it has entered into negotiations with a third party in Africa’s economic powerhouse for acquisitions of a limited number of retail outlets.
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