"We are delighted to be able to meet our customers' growing expectations and needs by opening a new store in a great location and we are optimistic about our future in Ghana," said Paula Disberry, Woolworths Group Director, Retail Operations. Ghana remains a compelling growth opportunity for Woolworths. The economy has shown successive year-on-year economic growth, coupled with rising household incomes, increasing urbanisation and a significant emerging middle class."
"Woolworths is investing in staff development programmes with an emphasis on growing retail skills," added Disberry.
Woolworths currently has 63 stores in 11 African countries outside of South Africa including Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho, Swaziland, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Mozambique and Mauritius. Woolworths will continue to invest in new stores as well as extensions and modernisations on the continent.
