date:Aug 20, 2014
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Shoprite shares fell as much as 7.6 per cent, the biggest intraday slide since March 2012, and traded 7 per cent lower at 143.29 rand as of 10:06 a.m. in Johannesburg. The stock has fallen 13 percent this year, compared with a 6.6 per cent decline on the FTSE/JSE Africa Food Drug Retailers Index.
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South African retailers are struggling as high unemployment and rising inflation forces shoppers to cut down on major purchases. Retail sales were unchanged in June, with inf