Shoprite discontinued its 16-year-old operations in Nigeria last June after struggling with supply chain disruptions and repatriation of funds caused by an acute dollar shortage in Africa’s largest economy.
Africa's biggest grocer Shoprite posted slightly faster first-half profit growth on Tuesday, as debt-laden consumers took advantage of lower fuel prices and a price war between supermarket chains.
Shoprite, which focuses on staple products for low-income and working-class consumers, said diluted
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