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| Company type | Public company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Clothing |
| Headquarters |
,
South Africa
|
Number of locations | 777 |
Area served | Africa |
Key people | Michael Mark (CEO) Hilton Saven (Chairman)[1] |
| Revenue |  R18.2 billion (2016)[1] |
| R4.1 billion (2016)[1] | |
| R2.8 billion (2016)[1] | |
| Total assets | R17 billion (2016)[1] |
| Total equity | R8.6 billion (2016)[1] |
Number of employees | 11,698[1] |
| Subsidiaries | Office Holdings |
Truworths is a Cape Town-based, South African clothing retailer, with 728 stores in South Africa, and 49 elsewhere in Africa.[2]
Founded as The Alliance Trading Company in 1917, Truworths sells clothing under a number of different brands, including Truworths Man, UZZI, and LTD,[3] employs over 11,000 people, and generates over R18 billion in annual revenue.[1]
In December 2015, Truworths acquired the UK shoe chain Office Holdings for £256 million.[4]
