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OK Bazaars is one of the oldest retail shops in South Africa, established in 1927 by partners Michael Miller and Sam Cohen still in existence today.[1] The first shop opened in corner President and Eloff streets in Johannesburg and over the years the brand grew to have more than 100 shops around South Africa.
Company type | Public |
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JSE: SHP | |
Industry | Retail |
Founded | 1927 |
Headquarters | Johannesburg, South Africa |
Key people | Michael Miller and Sam Cohen |
Website | Homepage |
OK Bazaars and Garlick's were the two, two-story department stores anchoring the original shopping levels of the Carlton Centre, at the time the tallest building in Africa.[2]
OK Bazaars was financially strained, and in 1997, was acquired by the Shoprite group.[3]
References
edit- ^ "I'll Break OK Bazaars - The Heritage Portal". www.theheritageportal.co.za.
- ^ "Carlton Centre (brochure)" (PDF). 1970. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ sahoboss (16 March 2011). "The first OK Bazaars opens on the corner of Eloff and President Street in Johannesburg". sahistory.org.za.