PICK ‘N PAY moves into black townships

Planet Retail 17 May 2007

According to reports in the South African press, Pick 'n Pay Stores is planning to move into black townships via a programme establishing franchise model supermarket & neighbourhood stores in communities such as Soweto, Attredgeville, Tembisa and Vosloorus. Frans van der Colf, general manager of the franchise division, said the programme would start in Soweto, where ordinary business people from the township would be selected to own and run the franchise. Van der Colf said the company had identified some sites for the family stores in Soweto. "We want to empower about 15 Soweto residents who own small businesses," he said. The retailer is also investigating sites in Attredgeville, Tembisa and Vosloorus.

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