# Checkers announced it is opening new high-end stores catering for specific communities, including the largest halaal Checkers in South Africa. Shoprite, which owns Checkers, Shoprite, Usave, and Sixty60, is South Africa’s largest retailer by market capitalisation, sales, profit, employee count, and customer base. It operates more than three-thousand-400 stores across eight countries in Southern Africa. Last year, the group added 281 stores, including 184 supermarkets. Shoprite CEO Pieter Engelbrecht says they have a particular focus on extending their reach in underserved South African communities.
Top SA retailer roll out more stores