The South African leading supermarket chain Shoprite is posing a threat to Takealot and Mr D.
This comes after Shoprite Holdings join forces with logistics company RTT Group to take the current Checkers Sixty60 delivery service to another level. The partnership for both companies it will be 50% join venture.
Shoprite Group CEO is confident that the new partnership with yield results and create job opportunities.
“We anticipate this transaction will add to the more than 4,000 jobs already created by Sixty60 as we continue to grow in the communities in which we operate,” said Shoprite Group chief executive Pieter Engelbrecht.
Mr Engelbrecht is also excited about working with RTT On-Demand, the logistics power house in South Africa.
“The benefits arising from formalising this relationship with RTT On-Demand should extend beyond our customers to also include our employees, suppliers and shareholders, and we are incredibly pleased to be moving forward with our e-commerce plans on this basis.”
The group’s digital tech arm, ShopriteX, created and spearheaded the Checkers Sixty60 innovation, quickly becoming one of the most popular grocery apps in South Africa with over two million downloads.
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