taking its pet food and supplies brand, Petshop Science, online as traditional bricks-and-mortar retailers in South Africa increasingly focus on omnichannel sales.
In a statement on Wednesday, Shoprite said the “pet economy” is growing strongly in South Africa – evidenced by the fact that it opened 22 physical Petshop Science stores around the country in the past 12 months. It said the pet sector in South Africa is worth more than R7-billion/year.