

Massmart is an African retail and wholesale group with widely recognised and differentiated formats, represented in over 300 stores in 8 sub-Saharan countries. We have leading market shares in the general merchandise, liquor, home improvement and wholesale food markets. Our key foundations of high volume, low cost, responsible business and operational excellence enable our price leadership.
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Halfway Day to Bring Mid-Year Business Boost to Traders and Community-Based Entrepreneurs
Halfway Day to Bring Mid-Year Business Boost to Traders and Community-Based Entrepreneurs

Massmart Announces Operations Leadership Appointments
Massmart has announced new operations leaders for its Makro, Game and Cash & Carry trading brands.

Halfway Day 2025 to Bring Black Friday Like Price Cuts to Under Pressure Shoppers
Makro, Game and Builders are gearing up to offer customers deep price cuts in their annual Halfway Day promotion, which aims to provide consumers with a measure of mid-year financial relief.
Jun. 19, 2025

World Environment Day: Massmart water conservation efforts save over 35 million litres of water
As we observe World Environment Day, Massmart is celebrating the water and cost savings that have been unlocked through its water conservation efforts.

Makro rollsback prices on 100 basic food items to assist hard pressed consumers
Data released by the Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity (PMBEJD) in its April 2025 Household Affordability Index showed that the price of a basic food basket in SA increased by almost R100 month-on-month.

Our Purpose
Saving our customers money so they can live better.
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Responsible Business
Our aim is to build the strongest and healthiest diversified retail group with the best long-term prospects on the continent of Africa. We believe that being socially and environmentally responsible is fundamental to achieving this and creating long-term stakeholder value.
Our People
We couldn’t serve our customers without the continued support of our greatest asset: our associates. We’re proud to support them by offering jobs at all levels – and investing in them through training and skills development so that all jobs lead to careers.
Suppliers
Our suppliers help us deliver our purpose to save customers money so they can live better. We work with these companies, along with NGOs and government leaders, to ensure that everything we sell is produced responsibly.