Mr. Price

Mr Price Group Limited, is a publicly traded retail company based in South Africa.[1] Founded in 1985, Mr Price opened in 1987 after the owners bought a controlling interest in John Orrs Holdings, whose trading divisions at the time were The Hub and Miladys. Their primary trading divisions are as follows:

  1. Mr Price (primarily apparel)
  2. Mr Price Sport – Formed in 2006.[2]
  3. Mr Price Home
  4. Miladys – Acquired in 1987
  5. Sheet Street – Acquired in 1996
  6. Mr Price Money – Started 2007.[3]
  7. Mr Price Cellular – Started 2015.[4]
  8. Power Fashion – Acquired in 2020.[5]
  9. YuppieChef – Acquired in 2021.[6]

Mr Price
(JSE: MRP)
IndustryRetail
Founded1985
FounderLaurie J. Chiappini and Stewart B. Cohen
HeadquartersDurban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Area served
South Africa, Selected Emerging Markets and Globally
ProductsClothing, furniture, sporting goods, kitchenware
Number of employees
19,707
Websitehttps://www.mrpricegroup.com

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Corporate Social Investment

Mr Price Foundation

Mr Price Foundation is a Non-Profit Benefit Organization. The organization empowers young South Africans through its education and skills development programmers through Mr Price Foundation Schools and Jump Start.

References
  1. "MRPJ.J - MR Price Group Ltd Profile | Reuters".
  2. "Mr-Price-How-it-all-began" (PDF).
  3. "Mr Price About us".
  4. "Mr Price About us".
  5. "Mr Price buys value fashion retailer with 170 stores". Business Tech.
  6. "Mr Price purchase of Yuppiechef gains approval". Business Tech.
  7. "Mr. Price Owler". Owler. Retrieved 8 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. "MRP Fashion - About Us". Mr Price Apparel Kenya. Retrieved 8 July 2021.


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