This morning (Wednesday) saw the opening of the new Makro Carnival store, in Brakpan.
Melanie van Rooy, marketing director at Makro, rubbed shoulders with Donnalee Roberts and Ivan Botha from the romantic adventure film, Vir Altyd, who were also in attendance.
Wednesday saw the opening of the new Makro Carnival store, in Brakpan.
A queue of shoppers, some of whom had arrived the night before, snaked for kilometres around the parking lot and out of the gate.
Makro CEO Doug Jones, Massmart CEO Guy Hayward and McDonalds CEO Greg Soloman were among those in attendance on the big day.
Benoni resident Ella Laubsher, a competition winner, was one of the first shoppers in the Makro Carnival store.
Heinz Winckler and Lloyd Cele entertained shoppers on opening day. They are seen with Arlene Beaumont, from Makro’s marketing department.
Friendly Makro staff member Blessing Majola helped to direct shoppers to the till points.
Three early childhood development centres in the Wattville area each received R20 000 from Makro on the opening day, as part of the store’s community engagement efforts.
Makro Carnival store manager Suna Pretorius greeted shoppers at the entrance to the store.