The shoe shop has issued notices on its stores, notifying customers of its exit from the local market with inventory wiped out by a close-down sale. Owned by retail giant Pepkor, shareholders revealed late last year that Shoe City had consistently dragged down the performance of its speciality division, which includes Tekkie Town and Refinery. One of the store managers of Shoe Town in Botswana confirmed to BusinessWeek that the business was pulling out of Botswana as part of a regional shutdown of stores in other countries.
As such, we are now one step away from the shame of being labelled amongst the world’s worst offenders. This is a national embarrassment that demands an immediate, united response from every corner of our society. Pointing fingers is useless, we must all hold up our hands and play our part in the dealing with this matter.To our government and the Botswana National Sports Commission (BNSC), the call is for the to adopt decisive leadership and…
