Wal-Mart to pay $2.3 bn for control of Massmart
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Tying up with Wal-Mart will help discount retailer Massmart speed up its expansion in sub-Saharan Africa and its plan to increase its food retailing business, the South African firm's chief executive said yesterday.
The deal will also likely pit Wal-Mart, which has long battled with organised labour in the United States, against South Africa's powerful trade unions, some of which have threatened to strike against the U.S. firm.
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