Truworths

Truworths is a Cape Town-based, South African clothing retailer, with 728 stores in South Africa, and 49 elsewhere in Africa.

Truworths
Company typePublic company
IndustryClothing
Headquarters,
South Africa
Number of locations
777
Area served
Africa
Key people
Michael Mark (CEO)
Hilton Saven (Chairman)
Revenue R18.2 billion (2016)
R4.1 billion (2016)
R2.8 billion (2016)
Total assets R17 billion (2016)
Total equity R8.6 billion (2016)
Number of employees
11,698
SubsidiariesOffice Holdings

Founded as The Alliance Trading Company in 1917, Truworths sells clothing under a number of different brands, including Truworths Man, UZZI, and LTD, employs over 11,000 people, and generates over R18 billion in annual revenue.

In December 2015, Truworths acquired the UK shoe chain Office Holdings for £256 million.

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