The Shoprite Group of Companies

The Shoprite Group of Companies, publicly owned and headquartered in South Africa, operates in the retail sector, with approximately 39,980 employees. The company is Africa's largest retailer, recognized for its supermarket brands Shoprite, Checkers, and Usave, and holds a significant market position across the continent based on market capitalisation, sales, profit, and customer base. Its core business focuses on food retailing, complemented by value-added retail services across various industries, including technology, financial services, pharmaceuticals, furniture, telecommunications, and ticketing. Leveraging data science and artificial intelligence, the Group develops multi-channel platforms designed to provide customers with frictionless and personalized shopping experiences. The Group is also committed to sustainability initiatives aimed at reducing environmental impact, improving communities, and developing small suppliers, with a stated purpose to uplift lives daily by pioneering access to affordable goods and services, creating economic opportunity, and protecting the planet.