Choppies buys eight stores in South Africa
Tuesday, November 07, 2017
This follows the approval of the acquisition last week by the Competition Commission of South Africa, which resulted in the retailer’s number of stores rising to 82 in that country.
Arizona Wholesales and Butcheries operate in Nongoma, Eshowe, Jozini, Pangola, Mtubatuba, Hlabisa, Melmoth and Ulundi. According to Choppies chief executive officer Ramachandran Ottapathu, Arizona Wholesales and Butcheries’ footprint in Kwazulu-Natal complements their existing presence in the area adding that it will contribute to South African operations reaching profitability over the medium term.
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