We will come back stronger, Massmart CEO tells staff
Mitchell Slape says he is heartened by the team spirit and owner Walmart’s commitment to the company
15 July 2021 - 14:52
UPDATED 16 July 2021 - 15:31
The world’s largest grocer, Walmart, is still backing its struggling SA subsidiary Massmart, owner of Makro and Game, after more than 30 of its stores were looted and a distribution centre near Durban was burnt down, CEO Mitchell Slape said in a letter to staff.
In response to the riots and destruction of shops in KwaZulu-Natal and parts of Gauteng, Slape has sent a letter to the company’s 45,000 employees every evening since Monday...
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