Shoprite launches new division aimed at small businesses in South Africa.

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The Shoprite Group has launched Shoprite Next Capital – a new business division dedicated to capacitating and growing commercially-viable small businesses. This forms part of the group’s continued efforts to give small suppliers access to its consumer market.

As drivers of growth, job creation and innovation, SMMEs are crucial to the recovery of the South African economy, and Shoprite Next Capital is the formalisation of the key role the Group plays in the success of SMMEs by giving them access to its consumer market, said Maude Modise, general manager for enterprise and supplier development at the group.
23 Jun 2022 6AM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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