Shoprite’s Selling Property to Pay for Online, Store Upgrades

Pedestrians pass the entrance to a Shoprite store in South Africa.Photographer: Dean Hutton/Bloomberg
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Shoprite Holdings Ltd.’s decision to sell some properties and lease them back is to free up cash to invest in technology, growing online sales and upgrading supermarkets to offer more fresh food.