South Africa’s Shoprite Holdings Ltd posted $10.27 million gain from the sale of its assets in Uganda,  Madagascar and Nigeria as Africa’s largest fast-moving consumer goods retailer retreated from  markets it has considered under-performing on the continent. The retailer, which is listed on the  Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) and cross-listed on the Namibian and Zambian Stock exchanges,  revealed through its financial statements for the 53 weeks ended July 4 that its operations in  Uganda and Madagascar which it had classified as “assets held for sale” yielded a combined net  gain of $8.85 million, but declined to disclose the value for each transaction.French franchise Carrefour is set to take over the stores of Shoprite Checkers when the South  African giant completes its exit from the Uganda market. The Carrefour franchise in Uganda is operated by the United Arab Emirates based Majid Al Futtaim Group, which announced in a press  statement that it had agreed the lease transfer of Shoprite Checkers Uganda Limited’s store  locations    Identify  the corporate strategy that Shoprite is pursuing

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South Africa’s Shoprite Holdings Ltd posted $10.27 million gain from the sale of its assets in Uganda, 
Madagascar and Nigeria as Africa’s largest fast-moving consumer goods retailer retreated from 
markets it has considered under-performing on the continent. The retailer, which is listed on the 
Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) and cross-listed on the Namibian and Zambian Stock exchanges, 
revealed through its financial statements for the 53 weeks ended July 4 that its operations in 
Uganda and Madagascar which it had classified as “assets held for sale” yielded a combined net 
gain of $8.85 million, but declined to disclose the value for each transaction.French franchise Carrefour is set to take over the stores of Shoprite Checkers when the South 
African giant completes its exit from the Uganda market. The Carrefour franchise in Uganda is operated by the United Arab Emirates based Majid Al Futtaim Group, which announced in a press 
statement that it had agreed the lease transfer of Shoprite Checkers Uganda Limited’s store 
locations

 

 Identify  the corporate strategy that Shoprite is pursuing

 

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