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Massmart (Game / Makro) company profile
Massmart operates as one of South Africa's largest general merchandise and wholesale retailers, owning the Game, Makro, Builder's Warehouse and Cambridge Food chains. Its stores sell a wide mix of electronics, hardware, liquor, groceries and household goods to ordinary consumers as well as trade customers who buy in bulk.
35,000+Team
1990Founded
NationwideSouth Africa
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What Massmart (Game / Makro) company profile research shows
Massmart operates as one of South Africa's largest general merchandise and wholesale retailers, owning the Game, Makro, Builder's Warehouse and Cambridge Food chains. Its stores sell a wide mix of electronics, hardware, liquor, groceries and household goods to ordinary consumers as well as trade customers who buy in bulk.
Locations
Nationwide, Johannesburg (Head Office), Cape Town
Company size
35,000+
Role areas
Sales Consultant, Cashier, Stock Controller
Typical pay
R4,500–R50,000/month
Head office
Nationwide
Founded
1990
What the work may be like
Massmart's large-format stores — Game, Makro, Builder's Warehouse — have a distinct big-box retail feel: high ceilings, significant footfall, and diverse product ranges that require genuine product knowledge. Being part of Walmart introduces international retail best practices, including structured management development and systematic training.
The technical product categories (electronics at Game, trade at Builder's) give retail roles more depth than typical FMCG supermarket work.
Hiring and application process
To apply for roles at Massmart's Game and Makro stores, candidates should submit applications via the company's careers portal or major South African job platforms, clearly stating their Matric qualification. The screening process starts with CV review, followed by online assessments on customer service and basic numeracy, then interviews with store managers that value product knowledge for electronics and hardware positions, before reference and background checks.
The full timeline from application to offer typically takes three to five weeks. Applicants should research Massmart's merchandise mix in advance to demonstrate relevant retail knowledge during interviews.
Who may be a good fit
- Candidates across all provinces with Matric looking for a major retail employer with accessible entry-level roles and on-the-job training and above-average salaries
- Walmart-owned — international retail standards and management development practices
- Technical product categories (electronics, hardware, liquor) build specialist knowledge
- Above-average retail salaries particularly for specialist product roles
What candidates should verify
- • Large-format stores can feel impersonal — individual customer interactions less frequent
- • Massmart has undergone store closures and restructuring — job security perception lower than pure grocery retail
- • Confirm salary, shift, location and campaign details in the live vacancy.
- • Use the employer's official application channel and never pay to apply.
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Massmart operates as one of South Africa's largest general merchandise and wholesale retailers, owning the Game, Makro, Builder's Warehouse and Cambridge Food chains. Its stores sell a wide mix of electronics, hardware, liquor, groceries and household goods to ordinary consumers as well as trade customers who buy in bulk.
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