Five more Choppies supermarkets coming up

In the next few months, Choppies intends to open more supermarkets in Serowe, Tonota, Francistown, Tsabong and Tutume. Ishmael said that each store will gobble about P6 million in equipment purchases only. He explained that it would be a fallacy to assume that the Choppies Group is more interested in generating profit than meeting the ever-changing market needs hence its programme to open up more outlets in the country in the next few months.

He said that the Choppies in Pitsane has created 65 employment opportunities for Batswana and about P12 million has been spent on equipment and fittings. "I feel pleased when I see that services are brought closer to the people, especially remote areas," he said. He disclosed that the Choppies Group will be opening a new supermarket in Phokeng, South Africa. Ramachandran Ottappath, the Choppies Group chief executive officer said that they have spent about P7 million to set up the building from which Choppies was operating from in Pitsane.