Massmart was feeling the pressure from constant litigation from its competitors which are seeking to block the company’s move in growing its retail food business. In the latest case in the Durban High Court, Judge Peter Olsen granted an interim interdict to prevent Massmart from converting its Game store into their food retailer Cambridge at Senzangakhona Shopping Centre in Ulundi, KwaZulu-Natal. The order was granted after The Spar Group approached the court to complain that it had an exclusivity lease agreement which bars other retailers who compete with Spar including bakeries, butchers, supermarkets, green grocers, wholesalers’ cash & carries, and liquor stores. Dirk van Vlaanderen comments on Massmart’s move into fresh food.
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