Investors have cheered Massmart’s full-year results, pushing the shares up 8.8% by at the close on Thursday. The owner of Game, Builders Warehouse and Makro said it was pleased that it could still turn a profit despite weak consumer confidence. For the full year, net profit grew 13.6%. But that figure does include an extra week of trading. Without the extra week, net profit ticked up 1.4%. Massmart CEO guy Hayward spoke to Business Day TV about the company’s full-year results. OR LISTEN TO THE AUDIO: Listen to all latest podcasts here.

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