Industry | Retail |
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Founded | 1916 (107 years old) |
Founder | Gus Ackerman |
Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 700 |
Area served | South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho, Zambia, Eswatini (Swaziland) |
Key people | Charl Cronje (MD) |
Products | Clothing, clothing accessories, footwear, homeware, cellular, financial services |
Revenue | R 5 billion (2012)[1] |
Number of employees | 3,622 [2] |
Parent | Pepkor |
Website | https://www.ackermans.co.za/ |
Ackermans is a South African chain of clothing retail stores. Founded in 1916 in Wynberg, Cape Town, Ackermans has over 700 stores across Southern Africa, including in Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho, eSwatini and Zambia,[3] and is headquartered in Kuilsrivier near Cape Town. In 2015 Ackermans was rated the second best clothing store by the South African Consumer Satisfaction Index.[4][5]