Author of 'Whitey: The Rise and Rule of the Shoprite King'. Get it on @Amazon at https://xitter.cf/t.co/3P4HVLsQCT
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The story of "Africa's Walmart".
Available on @amazon @AmazonKindle
#shoprite #business #retail #BooksWorthReading
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Some mistakes in the book.
Whitey Basson did not work for Anton Rupert at PEP Stores (page 7). He joined Renier van Rooyen, the founder of PEP.
Whitey Basson is from Porterville, not Wellington (page 44).
Also, page 44, in what is described as the "most important moment in Afrikaans retail history: Christo Wiese buying Shoprite, then an eight-store Cape grocer, in 1979.
Although still a director, Wiese only "rejoined" the company a year later.
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Looking forward to reading this and then sharing some thoughts.
After all, I do know a bit about this company... :)
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