Edcon
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Edcon Limited was a retail company based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Its subsidiaries included Edgars, a department store with 203[2] branches.[3][4] In 2020, the Competition Tribunal approved the sale of the Edgars division to Retailability (pty) Ltd,[5] and Jet to The Foschini Group.
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Company type | Public |
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ZSE: EDGR | |
Industry | Retail |
Founded | 6 September 1929; 94 years ago (6 September 1929) |
Founder | Sydney Press |
Headquarters | Johannesburg, CBD Bree street, , |
Products | Clothing, footwear, accessories, sporting goods |
Services | clothing retail, homeware retail, stationery retail |
Revenue | R28.7 billion |
Number of employees | 44,000[1] |
Parent | Bain Capital |
Subsidiaries | Edgars Consolidated Department Stores |
Website | edcon.co.za |
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