{"id":25971,"date":"2020-08-03T13:38:30","date_gmt":"2020-08-03T13:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=25971"},"modified":"2020-08-03T13:38:38","modified_gmt":"2020-08-03T13:38:38","slug":"shehu-sani-reacts-to-shoprites-closure-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=25971","title":{"rendered":"Shehu Sani reacts to ShopRite\u2019s closure plan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/shehu-sani.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Shehu Sani, former Kaduna Central Senator, has reacted as South African retail grocery store, Shoprite announced its plan to exit Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Sani, who tweeted through his official twitter account, Shoprite\u2019s exit from Nigeria would help local supermarkets in the country to grow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The former lawmaker wrote: \u201cIf\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/shoprite-to-exit-nigeria-after-15-years\/\">Shoprite<\/a>\u00a0wants to stay, they can stay; if they want to go, they can go; it will help local supermarkets to grow.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shoprite Holdings Limited, a South African company with hundreds of outlets in Nigeria, had said it may discontinue its operations in Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The company stated this in its \u201cOperational and Voluntary Trading Update\u201d released on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Shoprite, the decision was due to the effect of the COVID-19 outbreak.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shehu Sani, former Kaduna Central Senator, has reacted as South African retail grocery store, Shoprite announced its plan to exit Nigeria. 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