Shoprite spazas serve eKasi

On the main road in Zonkizizwe township in Katlehong on the East Rand stands an unmissable container spaza shop embellished in yellow and red. The structure has a big board erected on top of it, screeching “Usave eKasi”.

The eKasi stores are part of a decision by Shoprite, which had a turnover last year of R290-billion, to dramatically improve its presence in locations typically catered for by spaza stores. “Everything found in this store is specifically arranged for what customers buy.” He stocks fewer nonfood items because customers do not demand them.

Shoprite says: “Usave is a hard discounter and offers a limited assortment of products, including its own Ubrand range which consists of 225 products across almost all categories, from toiletries and cleaning products to pasta, canned foods, fruit, sweets, chips and condiments.”

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