South African Retailer Exit Zimbabwe, Citing Economic Crisis
Nov 26, 2019 ·
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South African retailer Pepkor Holdings has announced that it will exit Zimbabwe after an economic crisis in the country hurt its performance, Reuters reports. The news agency quotes a Pepkor...
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South African retailer Pepkor Holdings has announced that it will exit Zimbabwe after an economic crisis in the country hurt its performance, Reuters reports. The news agency quotes a Pepkor statement as saying: "The decision to exit Zimbabwe was based on the continued adverse macroeconomic conditions affecting trading and the weakening currency." ZimLive.com reports that Pepkor operates retail shops under the Pep brand in South Africa. In Zimbabwe, the company was operating as Power Sales, after buying one of the country's most recognizable retail brands.
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