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Coffee and roaster chain Starbucks will open eight new stores in four weeks in Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Johannesburg and Pretoria as part of a major investment drive in South Africa.
The group said that store opening hours begin on November 19 and will run through mid-December, with stores opening at the following locations:
- Walk through the canals
- Cavendish Square
- Stellenbosch
- Tyger Valley Mall
- The V&A Waterfront
- Camps Bay
- Castle Gate Shopping Center (Pretoria)
- Rosebank
Adrian Maizey, owner and CEO of Rand Capital Coffee, Starbucks custodian in South Africa, said the investment will create significant job opportunities in the new stores and new businesses for the contractors and subcontractors who are installing and equipping the eight. shops.
By the end of 2020, Starbucks said it will have employed an additional 69 full-time employees and promoted to 21, bringing the total complement of permanent employees to 300.
“Considering all the economic realities, in real terms, the challenges and opportunities of running a business remain of the same nature: build sustainable relationships with our customers and partners, do it in an economically viable way.
“Our business models must always be built on solid foundations to withstand economic downturns, and at the same time, they must be flexible enough to identify and embrace change when necessary,” Maizey said.
Maizey said that Rand Capital Coffee is a proudly South African company, from its owners and employees, to the suppliers and owners who are part of the extended value chain. “We are committed to South Africa and we intend to be there for the long term.” he said.
South Africa has 16 Starbucks stores, predominantly in Gauteng, with one located in Durban.
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