Jewish-owned Supermarket chain to fire 10% of staff: 3,500 workers!

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[Raymond Ackerman who started Pick ‘n Pay is a Jew. As I’ve mentioned before Hitler banned chains of stores. I would agree with that because I’ve watched how “big business” ALWAYS destroys the little private businesses. ALWAYS! The big ones survive and everyone else goes into the toilet. Talk about unfair competition!

Don’t be fooled by the junk South African term: “Retrench”. It means they’re being fired. 2017 is a very bad year for South Africa. This is one of many big businesses taking a beating. But don’t worry! THE RICH ALWAYS LOOK OUT FOR THEMSELVES FIRST! So they fire everyone else while they continue to live well! That’s “capitalism” for you! Jan]

The Head Office of Pick ‘n Pay

Pick n Pay has cut 10% of its staff, eliminating approximately 3,500 jobs, the South African grocer said on Monday, as the country grapples with its first recession in eight years.

Most of South Africa’s retailers have flagged lower or stagnant profits as consumer confidence and business sentiment plumb multi-year lows amid political turmoil.

Pick n Pay, which employs around 35,000 people, said the cost of the retrenchments will weigh on its profits in the six months to end-August.

“The voluntary severance programme is one of several steps we have taken to make our business more competitive in what is a tough trading environment. For reasons of timing, it will have a material impact on our result,” Chief Executive Richard Brasher said.

Pick n Pay expects its headline earnings per share for the half-year to fall by more than 20%, the company said.

But payroll savings from the second half of the year will neutralise the effect of the retrenchment costs on its full-year results, Pick n Pay said.

“In subsequent years, the reduction in employee numbers will have a significant positive impact on the operating costs of the group, creating additional headroom to reduce prices and improve value for customers,” it said.

Pick n Pay, founded 50 years ago, also has operations in Botswana, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, and Namibia.

Jobs were cut at head office, in the company’s regional structure, store operations and in its supply chain, it said.

“These roles and functions were no longer required due to improvements in organisation, planning and technology,” Pick n Pay said.

The company has invested heavily in new distribution centres since 2010 to compete with rivals Shoprite and Woolworths, who have both grown rapidly over the past decade.

Shares in Pick n Pay were up 2.9% at 63.38 rand by 0921 GMT, compared with a 0.7% rise in the JSE’s All-share index.

• This article has been amended from the previous version to correct the headline and first paragraph, reflecting that the job cuts have already taken place.

– Reuters

Source: https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/business/2017-07-31-pick-n-pay-to-cut-3500-jobs/



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