SOUTH AFRICA: Pick 'n' Pay "confident" despite Wal-Mart challenge
By: Katy Askew | 2 June 2011
South African retailer Pick 'n' Pay has insisted that it is well positioned to expand its sales in the market despite the entry of Wal-Mart Stores into the market.
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South African retailer Pick 'n' Pay has insisted that it is well positioned to expand its sales in the market despite the entry of Wal-Mart Stores into the market.
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