Update on fire at Jumbo Cash & Carry Crown Mines

The fire at Jumbo Cash and Carry, Crown Mines has been extinguished and fire crews are currently "damping-down" the site.

The store has been extensively damaged, including structural damage, and will be re-built. We anticipate that the store will re-open toward the end of 2016.
 
Jumbo Cash & Carry employees will be accommodated elsewhere within the Group during the rebuild. We are currently making arrangements to serve our customers through alternative channels. This includes servicing customers from a Jumbo Cash & Carry Warehouse in Fordsburg, which is in close proximity to the store. 
 
A full investigation into the cause of the fire will be initiated by the Fire Department, South African Police Services and the insurers, after the site has been declared to be safe.
 
We would like to thank the Johannesburg Fire Department crews on the scene, who were led by acting District Chief Jacques Malan, for their incredible effort in fighting the fire.