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Game South Africa

Discount retail chain acquired by Massmart in 1998 and retained as a trading format within the Walmart-owned group.

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Game is a discount retail format within Massmart. Massmart acquired 26 Game stores on 1 July 1998. [1][2]

History

The 2008 annual report describes Game as selling general merchandise and non-perishable groceries across South Africa and other African markets. [1]

Massmart’s current website lists appliances, electronics, lifestyle merchandise, groceries, liquor and services among Game’s categories. [2]

Frequently asked questions

When did Massmart acquire Game?

Massmart acquired 26 Game stores on 1 July 1998. [1]

Who owns Game South Africa?

Game is a Massmart trading format. Massmart is wholly owned within Walmart after the 2022 scheme. [2][3]

Key milestones

  1. Massmart acquired 26 Game stores. [1]

  2. Massmart continued to list Game as a current group format. [2]

Related articles

Related institutions

  • Massmart — South African retail and wholesale group built from Makro, listed in 2000 and fully acquired by Walmart through a 2022 scheme.
  • Makro South Africa — South African big-box warehouse format that supplied Massmart’s six-store founding base and remains one of the group’s trading brands.
  • Walmart — United States retail group that entered South Africa through a 51% Massmart acquisition in 2011 and completed full ownership in 2022.

Sources

  1. Massmart Holdings, Annual Report 2008, 2008-10-01. Original source. Accessed 2026-10-23. ↩
  2. Massmart, Company news and information. Original source. Accessed 2026-10-23. ↩
  3. Massmart and Walmart, Finalisation announcement for the scheme of arrangement, 2022-11-04. Original source. Accessed 2026-10-23. ↩