Why Walmart wants to buy out and delist Massmart
‘We were probably the retailer most challenged in the civil unrest last year,’ says CEO Mitchell Slape as he heads into his last six months with the company.
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‘We were probably the retailer most challenged in the civil unrest last year,’ says CEO Mitchell Slape as he heads into his last six months with the company.
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Walmart is preparing for increased competition amid press reports that Amazon.com Inc. is planning to expand into Africa’s most-industrialized nation.
American retail giant, Walmart, which is already the majority 53% shareholder in Massmart, has proposed a R6.4-billion cash, buy-out offer for the shares it does not already hold in the SA-based retailer, a likely prequel to a major restructuring of the stressed group.
Walmart buying the remaining shares of Massmart would give the struggling retailer financial and operational support to help turn it around, the group said