Massmart: The Road to Recovery - Investor Presentation 30 January 2020
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PRESENTING TODAY Mitchell Slape Mohammed Abdool-Samad Andrew Stein Doug Jones Richard Inskip Chief Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer Managing Director – Wholesale Chief Group Chief Game and DionWired Executive Officer Operating Officer 2
AGENDA 1 Business Context, Challenges and Opportunities 2 Our Turnaround • Group operating model • Portfolio optimisation • Game reset: Back to Basics • Wholesale route to market • Supply Chain optimisation • Cost reset 3 Concluding Comments 3
MASSMART HAS STRUGGLED TO CREATE VALUE While the market has generally underperformed, Massmart has significantly lagged behind peers TOTAL RETURN TO SHAREHOLDERS 2017 – 2019 Market High1 2.43 5Y TRS p.a. -19.6% 3 Peer Median 1.12 Capital Gain: -21.3% Massmart 0.43 Dividend Yield: +1.7% 2.5 Rank 9/9 Market Low2 0.67 3Y TRS p.a. -25.2% 2 Capital Gain : -26.7% Dividend Yield: +1.5% 1.5 Rank 8/9 1Y TRS p.a. -54.5% 1 Capital Gain: -55.3% Dividend Yield: +0.8% 0.5 Rank 9/9 0 Jan-17 Jul-17 Jan-18 Jul-18 Jan-19 Jul-19 Jan-20 Note: Peer median does not include Massmart Source: Bloomberg; CapitalIQ; Analyst Reports 1 Clicks; 2 Truworths 5
INDUSTRY ANALYSTS REMAIN SKEPTICAL While industry analysts project improved revenue growth and EBIT margin for retailers, they remain skeptical of Massmart’s future performance MASSMART CONSENSUS ESTIMATES 2018-2021E REVENUE GROWTH 2018-2021E CHANGE IN EBIT MARGIN (PPS)2018-2021E 2021E Revenue (ZAR bn) EBIT Margin TFG 7.5% 4.8% 104.7 TFG 3.6% 13.7% 100.9 95.5 Spar 6.5% 90.9 Mr Price 3.3% 19.7% Shoprite 6.3% Pick 'n Pay 2.7% 3.7% 2018 2019E 2020E 2021E Clicks 6.1% Peer Median Clicks 1.7% Peer 8.0% EBIT Margin (pps) Pick 'n Pay 5.3% 5.3% Median Spar 0.2% 0.2% 2.9% (0.9pps) Massmart 4.8% Truworths (0.1%) 18.6% 2.3% Woolworths 4.2% 1.2% 1.3% Massmart (0.2%) 1.3% 1.0% Mr Price 2.8% Shoprite (0.6%) 4.2% Truworths (0.3%) 2018 2019E 2020E 2021E Woolworths (0.8%) 7.8% Note: All estimates are taken from Factset as at 21 January 2020 for the next 3 fiscal years 6
MASSMART SALES AND MARGIN EVOLUTION Massmart’s circumstances are challenging, but our historical performance indicates the potential to deliver significantly better results SALES GROWTH & EBIT MARGIN • Since 2013, Massmart’s sales growth has been Sales CAGR: 12.1% Sales CAGR: 7.1% under continued pressure Avg. EBIT Margin: 4.6% Avg. EBIT Margin: 2.9% 6 20 • Sales contracted for the first time in 2018 Sales Growth (RHS) 5 15 • EBIT margins have been EBIT Margin (LHS) depressed since 2008 4 10 • Despite the declining margin performance, 3 the business has the 5 portfolio to achieve 2 historic EBIT 4.6% performance 0 1 • To achieve this though, we require urgent and 0 -5 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 deliberate intervention 7
INITIAL OBSERVATIONS Our initial review of the business has identified both strategic and operational gaps in core elements across the value chain, which are impeding performance Good Structural underlying Blurred complexity and Siloed ways business with go-to-market immature of working high brand focus support recognition capabilities • Portfolio of very strong brands that • Customer segment, category • High duplication of support functions • History of limited collaboration are embraced by customers and format overlap – overlapping with low levels of standardisation – across the Group • High market shares in key categories customer value propositions no use of Centres of Excellence • Incentivisation geared towards • Substantial procurement scale across the brands • High overhead / SG&A costs – cost individual business performance • Unexploited value • Under-performing stores / growth exceeds revenue growth • Existing collaboration forums with Low store profitability levels • Supply Chain in state of transition varying levels of effectiveness FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS 19.2% 11.8% 0.5% 57 (H1 - 2019) Gross Margin OPEX Growth EBIT Margin Inventory days* at the low end of peer well above peers while peers have compared to 28 - 30 performance at 7% -7.7% achieved 2.5% - 7.7% days of local Food (19% - 24.9%) retail peers1 *Note: Competitor set included Woolworths, Pick n Pay and Shoprite. 1 Given the peer set of Food retailers and differential product mix, we will not be in a position to reach their performance, but provides a view of the potential 8
PILLARS OF OUR TURNAROUND Focus on key strategic questions about our business led to the building blocks of our turnaround Is the organisational structure appropriately set to optimise serving our 1 GROUP OPERATING MODEL customers while ensuring competitive market agility and efficiency? Is the store portfolio / corresponding customer value proposition optimised and relevant for each brand? 2 PORTFOLIO OPTIMISATION RESULTING IN How do we turnaround Game? THE KEY 3 GAME RESET BUILDING How do you leverage our existing assets to disrupt the Wholesale and BLOCKS OF OUR WHOLESALE ROUTE TO MARKET B2B market? 4 TURNAROUND Is the Supply Chain optimally positioned for long-term success? 5 SUPPLY CHAIN OPTIMISATION How do we fundamentally reset Massmart’s cost base? 6 COST RESET 10
DELIVERING THE TURNAROUND Through deliberate and urgent focus on key building blocks, we will enhance the profitability of Massmart SG&A AND MARGIN UPSIDE* SGA improvement Margin improvement (as % of sales) GROUP OPERATING MODEL 80 - 140bps PORTFOLIO OPTIMISATION 15 - 35bps Game reset & Wholesale route to market SUPPLY CHAIN OPTIMISATION 25 - 50bps COST RESET - COGS 25 - 50bps COST RESET – SG&A 80 - 175bps * Excludes revenue growth & Game reset contribution 11
Group Operating Model Is the organisational structure appropriately set to optimise serving our customers while ensuring competitive market agility and efficiency? Mitch Slape, Group CEO
INITIAL OBSERVATIONS The current operating model has led to blurred go-to-market focus, structural complexity, and siloed ways of working TODAY’S CHALLENGES Overlapping customer value propositions across the brands, CVP overlap impacting market share High duplication of support functions with low levels of Duplication standardisation – no use of shared services Impacting market share, our ability to leverage supplier Cost inefficiency High overhead / SG&A costs – cost growth exceeds revenue growth relationships and optimise associate effectiveness History of limited supplier leveraging and end-market focussed Limited collaboration collaboration across the Group Focus on individual Incentives and culture geared towards chain self-interest performance 13
THE OPPORTUNITY The opportunity is also in our business becoming more agile, efficient and customer-focused Improve Increase working capital customer efficiency focus Top down value potential Integrated Enhance Operating Drive functional 80–140bps Model Reduction in SGA as % of sales risk excellence management & cost efficiency Support business transformation 14
UNLOCKING VALUE Evolving our operating model TODAY TARGET FEDERATED MODEL CUSTOMER FACING INTEGRATED MODEL • Discrete capabilities • Non-customer facing MASSMART GROUP within each business MASSMART GROUP services through unit – limited synergies transaction hubs and and sharing of scale RETAIL WHOLESALE Centres of Excellence MASSDISCOUNTERS and skill MASSWAREHOUSE • Drive to harmonise MASSBUILD systems and build MASSCASH • Disparate systems and limited digital capability digital capabilities 15
MASSMART OPERATING MODEL OF THE FUTURE MASSMART GROUP BUSINESS PARTNERS Go-to-Market Intimacy Llewellyn Walters MASSMART MASSMART Doug Jones CEO Retail To provide local RETAIL WHOLESALE CEO Wholesale business decision support and insight stores Andrew Stein Andre Steyn Chris Lourens Deepa Sita TRANSACTION MD MD MD Chief Integration & Strategy Officer HUBS ••• For high volume GROUP FINANCIAL SERVICES activities ECOMMERCE AND DIGITAL • ••• Operating Leverage Richard Inskip GROUP INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ••• Group COO GROUP INTEGRATED SUPPLY CHAIN CENTRES OF GROUP FINANCE AND INDIRECT PROCUREMENT ••• EXPERTISE ••• To leverage GROUP HUMAN RESOURCES specialised and ••• scarce skills GROUP SUPPORT SERVICES * Massfresh will report to Group CEO 16
IN SUMMARY Group Is the organisational structure appropriately set to optimise serving our customers while ensuring competitive market agility and efficiency? Operating Model OPPORTUNITY UNLOCKING THE VALUE STATUS Create more efficient ü Move organisation from four ü Divisional change communicated customer-centric organisation divisions into Massmart and top leadership teams that optimises customer Retail and Massmart appointed focus, supplier relationships Wholesale business units ü COO appointed and procurement scale as ü Create Group Centres of ü Supply Chain, IT and Finance well a back office efficiencies Excellence for Supply Chain, Centres of Excellence announced IT and Finance and transition in process ü COO to lead IT, Digital and ü Further Centres of Excellence to Supply Chain back-bone be established through H1 17
Portfolio Optimisation Is the store portfolio / corresponding customer value proposition optimised and relevant for each brand? Mohammed Abdool-Samad, Group CFO
INITIAL OBSERVATIONS Portfolio and format choices have led to underperformance of significant parts of our business TODAY’S CHALLENGES Massdiscounters Significant performance deterioration in Game with extreme performance underperformance in DionWired business Wholesale route Declining profitability in Cash&Carry with unclear strategy in to market Wholesale route to market Resulting in poor customer experience, declining financial Format overlap Uncoordinated merchandising strategies and lack of customer value proposition discipline in existing brands results and pressure & cannibalisation on stronger businesses to Limited fresh Food offering and limited strategic focus on development compensate Retail Food of Cambridge Ex-SA markets Unclear articulation of strategy to build profitable scale in Africa 19
THE OPPORTUNITY There are a number of significant drags on our business – a break-even will ensure positive results EBIT % The H1 2019 margin was 2.2% impacted by: • DionWired loss • Game underperformance and the impact of Food and Africa • Masscash Wholesale route to market and Retail format overlap 0.5% • Massfresh Food offering and review H1 2019 DionWired Game Masscash Massfresh Opportunity 20
UNLOCKING THE VALUE There are operational challenges in our portfolio across geographies, businesses and the store footprint IMMEDIATE FOCUS AREA • Embed a framework and consistent methodology to better inform portfolio decisions 1 STORE FOOTPRINT • Conduct comprehensive store portfolio review to identify stores that are fundamentally underperforming with no clear prospects for improvement. Take actions to address identified stores • Design and establish Centralised Store Portfolio capability REMAINING FOCUS AREAS 2 BUSINESS PORTFOLIO • Review customer value propositions of our brands and the “fit” of our category strategies between formats • Maximise the performance of ancillary businesses 3 GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS • Leverage profitable scale in Africa 21
STORE PORTFOLIO REVIEW We have completed a disciplined store portfolio review and identified store rationalisation opportunities LAUNCH CONSULTATION PROCESS A THREE-STAGE 1 2 3 DionWired APPROACH 23 stores WAS USED Is the store Can it be turned Is closure DURING THE underperforming? around? strategically viable Masscash STRATEGIC or are there other 11 stores PORTFOLIO commercially viable alternatives? REVIEW The following options are being considered for the identified non-performing stores: • Continue operations • Repurpose leases • Sell or transfer leases • Close stores Store closure decisions will only be made pursuant to the finalisation of the Section 189 consultation process 22
IN SUMMARY Is the store portfolio / corresponding customer value proposition optimised and relevant for each brand? Portfolio Optimisation OPPORTUNITY UNLOCKING THE VALUE STATUS Disciplined portfolio strategy, ü Conduct comprehensive store ü Completed store portfolio review driven by clear strategy of where review within the portfolio to and initial business review we will play and how we will win. identify under-performing resulting in launch of consultation Careful monitoring of store stores process on 34 stores - including performance with appropriate ü Evaluate businesses within the all DionWired stores and 11 follow-up action portfolio to determine fit with Masscash stores the Group and opportunity for ü Initiated review of the Game future success customer value proposition and ü Evaluate geographies – where execution against the proposition to play and how to win 23
Game Reset – Back to Basics How do we turnaround Game? Andrew Stein, MD
INITIAL OBSERVATIONS Game has poorly delivered to customers’ needs • Customer value proposition unclear Weakening brand relevance • Lack of resonance with key growth segments • Assortment lacks coherence, innovation and relevance Assortment proposition • Competitors making inroads into historic “ownership” categories • Fresh and Frozen not working Better retail execution by • Over-reliance on promotions getting back to • Price position lacks distinctiveness retail basics Trading model • High aged stock holding • Overhead cost structures too high • Inconsistent customer service experience Operational execution • Out-of-stock in core and promotional lines • Long queues, slow check-out and inefficient returns process 25
INITIAL OBSERVATIONS Reason to believe: the Game brand remains strong and has enduring value First choice in 12 of 99% Voted SA’s Top Retailer in 6 out 1 in every 3 large appliances 15 non-Food categories in mass-market consumer survey #1 Of online shoppers have shopped with Game of 8 categories in ROOTS 2019 consumer survey purchased in South Africa is sold at Game Most Google-searched retailer during Black Friday 2019 Winner of Best Appliance Store in the Star Reader’s Choice Awards, the Daily 1 in every 3 TVs Sun reader’s Choice The most laptops purchased in Trusted brand with 50-year Awards, and the Sunday sold of all retailers heritage of delivering best South Africa is Times and Sowetan in South Africa value on quality merchandise sold at Game 2019 Shopper Survey Source: ROOTS 2019 Consumer Survey (27,000 interviewees); November 2019 Consumer survey (5,204 respondents); Google Analytics; GfK; The Star 2019; Sowetan 2019; Daily Sun 2019 26
UNLOCKING THE VALUE What we have done thus far and our focus looking ahead Assortment • Phasing out poor performing categories, e.g. Fresh and Frozen, Movies and Music • Reintroducing strong performers, e.g. Clothing basics • Cutting range and SKU breadth • Re-invigorate groceries Operational • Improving stock availability through improved planning proposition and on-shelf merchandising disciplines • Strengthen “ownership” execution BACK • Piloted Happy-to-Help customer service programme categories, e.g. Multimedia, • Accelerating clearance of aged stock BACK Baby TO BASICS TO BASICS • Introduce new solution NOW Everyday • Initiated rental re-negotiations TO COME offerings, e.g. Wellness, Party • Reducing IT outsourcing costs • Review Africa store portfolio low cost • Extend Everyday Low Price • Leveraging Massmart scale to reduce COGS and Goods Not For Resale proposition to additional categories Winning at • Launched EDLP in select categories, e.g. DIY & Clothing basics discounting • Reduced promotion participation • Win on price perception drivers 27
IN SUMMARY Game Reset - How do we turnaround Game? Back to Basics OPPORTUNITY UNLOCKING VALUE STATUS Return Game to profitability by ü Refocus the assortment on ü Phasing out poor performing restoring sales growth, growth and high-margin categories and reintroducing recovering margins, and categories winners in Q1 operating as a low-cost ü Improve margin management by ü Making headway in margin discounter reducing reliance on promotions management through lower and reducing COGS through promotion participation and sourcing scale higher promotion margins ü Achieve everyday low cost ü Accelerating clearance of aged operating model through spend stock discipline and lean store ü Advancing cost management practices initiatives e.g. rental re- ü Improve stock availability negotiations ü Improve online execution 28
Wholesale Route to Market How do we leverage our existing assets to disrupt the Wholesale and B2B market? Doug Jones, Wholesale CEO
INITIAL OBSERVATIONS Unexploited opportunity to lead in the Wholesale and B2B market TODAY’S CHALLENGES • Poor visibility of customer and category performance Fragmented Cash&Carry • Insufficient control of merchandise processes store systems • High cost of maintain multiple systems Wholesale customer • Profitability impacted by trading competition base underserved • Shield customer base not fully leveraged Addressable challenges, to deliver Not leveraging Wholesale • Sub-optimal route to market for suppliers • Wholesale inbound Supply Chain underutilised unexploited Food and Liquor scale Wholesale and B2B opportunity General Merchandise • Massmart’s General Merchandise scale and expertise not deployed under-represented Inefficient investment of • Under-utilisation of expertise, particularly merchandise capital and capability • Siloed investment decisions 30
THE OPPORTUNITY Strategic merger to create R50bn+ Wholesale and B2B African powerhouse One system for Using strong Integrated single view of B2B foundations to Single buying team customer data to customer and to build on market- to unleash improve revenue provide suppliers leading positions procurement scale and margin with single view in Food and Liquor of us wholesale 31
IN SUMMARY Wholesale How do we leverage our existing assets to disrupt the Wholesale and B2B market? Route to Market OPPORTUNITY UNLOCKING THE VALUE STATUS Create consolidated, low-cost ü Unified Wholesale leadership ü S189 store closure consultation Wholesale route to market, and buying team process initiated with high relevance for ü One ERP, merchandise and ü Divisional change communicated suppliers and customers POS system and top leadership teams ü Add Cash&Carry volume to engaged existing inbound network ü Chief Integration and Strategy ü Build out Cash&Carry Officer appointed General Merchandise ü Makro Food Director has been offering embedded in Masscash since ü Reduce operating costs November 2019 ü Merger and system migration milestones defined 32
Supply Chain Optimisation Is the Supply Chain optimally positioned for long-term success? Richard Inskip, Group COO
INITIAL OBSERVATIONS TODAY’S CHALLENGES High levels of aged and discontinued stock impacting stock Aged stock replenishment efficiency Variable demand forecast accuracy resulting in poor OTIF, high Demand forecasting stock holding and poor availability Duplicated costs and Impacting our High duplication of costs and facilities across divisions ability to improve infrastructure availability and reduce cost-to- Improve immature divisional Supply Chains to minimum Group Maturity differences benchmark to leverage scale serve Product mix / scale Opportunity to lower costs impacted by varied product range Low DC network Significant opportunity for network growth from Masscash penetration in aggregate and Masswarehouse 34
THE OPPORTUNITY Driving an integrated end-to-end Supply Chain will enable cost effective on-shelf availability, supporting sales growth whilst reducing operating cost and total stock holding and improving supplier income Double the Reduce unfunded network volume 100bps Reduce working component of with the same reduction of total capital by between network through amount of cost-to-serve R504m - R1.7bn supplier income DC space (rebates) (343,000m2) 35
UNLOCKING THE VALUE Immediate action WORKING CAPITAL OPERATING COSTS MARGIN • Reduce the aged stock • Reduce secondary • Grow the volume in the within the network transport costs network to 38% • Implement economic • Centralise master data (target 70%) order quantities and resolve the design • Increase supplier for an integrated IT logistics rebates platform • Implement temperature • Consolidate 15 to 7 DCs controlled network including 2 purpose built facilities in 2021 36
ONE GROUP END-TO-END SUPPLY CHAIN Move from divisional Supply Chain infrastructure to integrated Group capability & facilities Format CVP Demand Forecasting Sourcing Channel Strategy Supply Planning Logistics Execution Store Operations Space planning “When it moves “What and “Where from” “How it’s going & assortment to store & “Move it” “Get it on shelf” management how much” (Import vs local) to move” how much” Direct to store Supplier DC Network National vs Regional | Stocked vs Flow Store Create diversified channel strategy to Establish integrated, augmented demand Build an integrated IT platform including 1 forecasting and supply planning capability 2 master data 3 maximise inbound Retail and Wholesale product flow and outbound fulfilment 37
IN SUMMARY Is the Supply Chain optimally positioned for long-term success? Supply Chain OPPORTUNITY UNLOCKING THE VALUE STATUS Optimisation Improve on-shelf availability, ü Create one integrated Supply ü Created Group capability for DCs, reduce operating costs and Chain leveraging skills, transport, imports and exports; working capital (stock), and systems and physical assets balance of capability in progress improve supplier income (trucks and sheds) ü Well progressed with aged stock ü Improve demand planning and reduction forecast accuracy ü Identified and underway with ü Develop capability and transport efficiencies, transport capacity in DC network management system ü Implement integrated suite of implemented systems providing single view ü Network participation at 34% of stock in real time ü 2 DCs closed with construction of ü Evaluate Africa Supply Chain 2 purpose built DCs underway for consolidation and (Johannesburg and Cape Town) efficiencies ü Rationalisation of outbound delivery fleet 38
Cost Reset How do we fundamentally reset Massmart’s cost base? Mohammed Abdool-Samad, Group CFO
INITIAL OBSERVATIONS SG&A costs are growing faster than revenue, at 9.6% and 3.8% 3-year CAGR, respectively TODAY’S CHALLENGES SG&A PERFORMANCE % Growth Focus of current savings initiatives 20 is on product price reduction, 15 1 COST INEFFICIENCY rather than a holistic focus on price, consumption and specification 10 5 0 Lack of transparency and -5 2 LACK OF VISIBILITY consolidated Group view of costs -10 -15 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 LIMITED Misaligned approach to managing Revenue SG&A EBIT 3 COLLABORATION costs across the Group The rate of cost growth is exceeding revenue growth resulting in unsustainable margin compression Source: Massmart Annual Financial Statements Notes: Excludes employee costs and GNFR reported under Cost of Sales 40
THE OPPORTUNITY We started by creating visibility across the Group and identified an addressable indirect spend baseline of R10.4bn TOTAL ADRESSABLE SG&A SPEND BREAKDOWN BY CATEGORY (Rbn), July 18 – June 19 R10.4bn Total Rent (Real Store/DC/HQ Marketing Utilities Supply Costs Credit Card Tech. Infra Professional Assoc. Risk & Equip. Lease Apps & Travel & Building / Equip./ Compl./Legal P. Affairs & Estate) Services & Sust Fees, Bank Services Relations, Casualty & Vehicle Software Events Facilities Machines Contr./Donations Charges Training, & Management Maint. Recruitment 41
UNLOCKING THE VALUE Savings opportunities have been identified, but targeted spend and culture initiatives need to be developed and executed to realise and sustain value 1 2 Immediate Enhance group execution of quick integrated spend wins and kick off management value targeting capability • Appoint cost category owners and sponsors • Recruitment of an Indirect Spend Management • Provide additional skills and capacity to the (ISM) Lead (in progress) team to execute and realise the value • Centralisation and upskilling of ISM capability • Start embedding the Smart Spend culture • Establishment of eAuctions programme across the organisation 42
UNLOCKING THE VALUE We applied local and global benchmarks, and identified savings opportunities in the range of R0.6bn – R1.5bn SG&A benchmarking and cost category classification has highlighted IDENTIFIED VALUE OPPORTUNITY (Rbn) a value opportunity of R1.5bn across cost packages Package Savings Potential -15% Rent (Real Estate) Store/DC/HQ Services 10.4 0.3 1.3 Utilities & Sustainability Professional Services 8.9 Technology Infrastructure Marketing/ Advertising Supply Costs Travel & Events Credit Card Fees, Bank Charges Applications & Software Risk & Casualty Equipment Lease & Vehicle Associate Relations, Training & Recruitment Building/ Facilities Maintenance SG&A Addressable Massmart Identified Smart Target SG&A Equipment/ Machines Maintenance Inflight Savings Spend Savings Compliance/Legal Fees and Services Public Affairs & Contributions / Donations 43
IN SUMMARY How do we fundamentally reset Massmart’s cost base? Cost Reset OPPORTUNITY UNLOCKING THE VALUE STATUS New approaches and new ü Review existing cost structure, ü Completed review and quantified ways of working to rest the including identification of addressable spend cost structure “addressable spend” and ü Launching Smart Spend project target reductions in February with package owners ü Create a culture of cost identified consciousness through ü Saved R240 million in H2 of ‘Every Rand Matters’ 2019 through ‘Every Rand ü Initiate a group-wide Smart Matters’ efforts Spend project to deliver cost ü Extended offer to Indirect Spend savings Management Lead will centralise ü Centralise Indirect Spend procurement in the group in H1 Management under Group CFO to manage procurement 44
PART 4 Concluding Comments
KEY INTERVENTIONS How do we restore Massmart to its historical levels of financial performance? 1 2 3 4 5 6 Is the organisational Is the store portfolio / How do we How do we leverage Is the Supply Chain What cost savings structure corresponding turnaround Game? our existing assets to optimally positioned opportunities, if appropriately set to customer value disrupt the Wholesale for long-term any, are available? optimise serving our proposition optimised and B2B market? success? customers while and relevant for each ensuring competitive brand? market agility and efficiency? Launched new Completed initial Back to basics with Creating a Centralising Supply Identified operating model: from review resulting in Game. Early actions consolidated low-cost Chain; consolidating R10.4 billion in federated model to DionWired and to remove Fresh Food Wholesale route to Distribution Centres addressable spend; focused Retail / Masscash closure / move into Apparel market with high and introducing implementing Wholesale business proposal among assortment customer and supplier Group-wide process Indirect Spend units supported by interventions relevance discipline Management Team Centres of Excellence to deliver at least 10% savings 46
BEYOND THE TURNAROUND: GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES We believe that there is “white space” for us to further innovate our business in key areas; these will be areas of further strategic review How do we How do we How do we disrupt the leverage win online? profitable scale Food market? in Africa? 47
IN SUMMARY The underlying business is strong: Procurement Brands Market share scale The landscape has changed and we have been slow to adapt. We are now changing and we are acting with urgency! 48
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