About our Company » Information Technology

Shoprite’s IT Department has earned a reputation as a technological innovator in the retail sector by following a “best of breed” approach to provide for rapid business expansion and develop the ability to adapt to fast changing market conditions.

The function of the information technology department is to provide the most efficient electronic infrastructure for the Group’s fastgrowing and ever-changing business. Its work therefore touches on every aspect of the value chain, from the contents and scheduling of advertising to the design of store check-outs.

To achieve its objectives and keep the Group in the forefront of technological advances, existing business processes and needs are analysed on an ongoing basis, alternative methodologies investigated and new systems adapted and introduced to satisfy the needs of the Group also in terms of future growth.