{"id":24342,"date":"2020-08-03T11:31:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-03T10:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thefreezonechannel.com\/?p=24342"},"modified":"2020-08-03T11:31:00","modified_gmt":"2020-08-03T10:31:00","slug":"shoprite-moves-to-leave-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefreezonechannel.com\/old\/shoprite-moves-to-leave-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"Shoprite moves to leave Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>By Tanko Momoh&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Africa\u2019s biggest retail supermarket, Shoprite, has released a report&nbsp;&nbsp;\u201cOperational and Voluntary Trading Update (52 Weeks Ended June 28, 2020), indicating it is pulling out of Nigeria.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The supermarket is leaving Nigeria after 15 years of operation in eight out of the 36 states, including Abuja.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>In the statement on August 3, 2020 it said:\u00a0\u00a0\u201cFollowing approaches from various potential investors and in line with our re-evaluation of the Group\u2019s operating model in Nigeria, the Board has decided to initiate a formal process to consider the potential sale of all, or a majority stake, in Retail Supermarkets Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of Shoprite International Limited.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs such, Retail Supermarkets Nigeria Limited may be classified as discontinued operation when Shoprite reports its results for the year. 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