Power cuts hit South Africa's Mr Price half-year profit

MR Price Group Limited specializes in distributing clothes and household products. Net sales break down by family of products as follows: - apparel and accessories (69.8%): women's clothing, maternity clothing, sportswear and equipments, shoes, lingerie, etc.; - household products (23.3%): furniture, household linens, bathroom items, bedding items, etc.; The remaining sales (6.9%) are primarily from financial and télécommunications services. At the end of March 2022, products are marketed through a network of 1,729 stores located in Africa, including 1,721 company-owned. South Africa accounts for 93.8% of net sales.