Massmart Holdings Ltd was ranked top of JSE retail sector in FM/Empowerdex Top Empowerment Companies Survey 2011. (http://bit.ly/tz55SH)

This week’s theme: Walmart and Massmart

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• Seven Walmart has 2.1 million full time employees; this is seven times...
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