'Where will slay Mamas be taking pictures now?' Nigerians react to Shoprite's departure

August 3, 2020 1:31 PM

Nigerians are blaming the Buhari-led administration for Shoprite's exit, while asking for the quality of bread not to be tampered with.

A Shoprite retail outlet, the company is selling off supermarkets across Nigeria

Nigerians have been reacting to news that Shoprite Holdings Limited is closing its supermarkets across the country.

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The South Africa-based retailer says it is selling off majority stake in its supermarkets in Nigeria after “approaches from various potential investors, and in line with our re-evaluation of the group’s operating model.”

Shoprite adds that it is exiting certain countries if that would help reverse regional sales declines.

The retailer has been battling currency-induced inflation surges in several other African countries.

Nigerians have been having a say on social media platform, Twitter, and Shoprite has been trending for most of Monday, August 3, 2020.

Here are a couple of reactions that have caught the eye and typically, there's been enough blame to go around...

Jude Egbas Jude Egbas is a Senior Editor at Pulse. He believes that leadership is Nigeria's biggest problem. He has lived his entire life stringing words together to form powerful images. It's all he ever wants to do.

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