South African supermarket chain opens second store in a year in Tete, Mozambique

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South African supermarket chain opens second store in a year in Tete, Mozambique

8:13 CAT | 29 Jul 2016

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The South African supermarket chain Shoprite on Wednesday opened a store in Mpadue, in the western Mozambican city of Tete.

This was the second Shoprite supermarket opened in the city in less than a year. In December, it opened its first store in the neighbourhood of Matundo.

Witnessing the opening ceremony, the governor of Tete province, Paulo Auade, said that the fact that Shoprite had opened a second store in such a short time was of great encouragement to businesses, and was proof that the best time to invest can be at a time of economic crisis.

He stressed the need to diversify sources of revenue as the global economic crisis has led to a marked decline in the price of the province’s main commodity, coal. In addition, he appealed to farmers to increase essential food production to ensure food security and to replace imports with exports.

According to Auade, the expansion of Shoprite is commendable and will contribute to the creation of jobs for young people. It will also increase the revenue collected by the provincial administration.

He welcomed the fact that consumers will have more choice and argued that this will positively influence the quality and prices of essential food produce in the local market.

However, the provincial governor also stressed his desire to see local agricultural produce on the supermarket shelves to further stimulate links between farmers and business.

At the ceremony, Auade announced that Shoprite is building a new shopping centre near the border with Malawi at Calomue, in Angonia district. According to Shoprite’s Danilo Pinheiro, this store will open in August next year.

Source: AIM