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Shoprite (South Africa): It knew what things were worth

Asili Africa
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In 1979 a clothing retailer bought an eight-store Cape Town chain for about a million rand. Shoprite then took over Checkers, and bought OK Bazaars for one rand while the seller guaranteed 540 million rand. A company that knew what things were worth: a Steinhoff near-miss built out of votes, a map of about fifteen countries cut back to seven neighbours, and a home market it now leads.

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