Shoprite Holdings Limited

Shoprite Holdings Limited is Africa's largest supermarket retailer and one of the largest retail companies in the world, headquartered in Brackenfell, Cape Town, and listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange under the ticker SHP. It was established in 1979 when PEP Stores acquired a small eight-store grocery chain from the Geller and Rogut families, and by 2026 operated 3,710 stores across 8 African countries and employed more than 174,400 people, the largest private-sector employer in South Africa; the group generated R274.8 billion in revenue in 2026 under CEO P.C. Engelbrecht and Chairperson Wendy Lucas-Bull. Its portfolio includes the Checkers and USave chains, pharmacies, furniture retail, and financial services divisions. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/