Top South African retailer closing stores across South Africa

Game, a major South African discount retailer owned by Massmart, is closing many of its stores amidst prolonged structural decline, with the store count falling from 150 at its peak in 2019 to 96 currently. Massmart has considered further closures and strategies like converting stores to Walmart or Makro formats, although these plans have stalled.

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