vision, mission & values
Vision, Mission and Values
Our History
Recruitment


is to be the top performing retail group in South Africa

Everyone knows that to build something great you need to start with a solid and strong foundation. At Mr Price Group our three core beliefs of PASSION, VALUE and PARTNERSHIP form the foundation stones of our business.


the positive attitude of our associates created through trust, communication and recognition.


the low-cost, high-volume, low-price philosophy of the group.


sharing ownership of the company with all the 8 000 associates who work for the group.

We believe these are what have helped us grow to where we are now and what will help us grow even stronger in the future.

“We have a dream for this company. If we achieve this dream it will dramatically improve the incomes, lifestyles and happiness of our associates and their families. Our dream is to see every individual in this company achieving their full potential, everyone passionate to perform at their best in a happy fun-filled workplace.”


is to add value to our customers’ lives and worth to our partners’ lives.

“Our dream is to work together to make our company the top performing retail group and to use the success of our company to help our associates and partners acquire decent homes and provide proper education for their children.”
(Extract from Dreams & Beliefs of the Mr Price Group)
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1885 – First John Orrs store opens
1934 – First Hub store opens
1952 – John Orrs listed on the JSE
1967 – Acquisition of two Miladys stores
1986 – Laurie Chiappini and Stewart Cohen, together with BOE acquire a major shareholding in John Orr Holdings (Group stores 118)
1987 – First Mr Price store opens
1991 – Laurie Chiappini and Stewart Cohen acquire control of the Group from BOE (Group stores 167)
1993 – Launch of the Mr Price Group Partnership (Group stores 176)
1996 – Acquisition of Galaxy & Co. and Sheet Street (Group stores 376)
1997 – Alastair McArthur appointed CEO (Group stores 456)
1998 – Mr Price Home launched (Group stores 534)
1999 – Mr Price Heroes introduced (Group stores 604)
2000 – Mr Price extends to Botswana and Namibia (Group stores 655)
2001 – Speciality Stores becomes Mr Price Group (Group stores 708)
2002 – Mr Price sells over 3 million jeans (Group stores 740)
2003 – Mr Price Home sells over 3 million pieces of crockery (Group stores 794)
2004 – Mr Price reaches the R2 billion sales mark (Group stores 800)
2005 – Over 116 million units sold across the group (Group stores 816)
2006 – Sale of the Hub and Galaxy divisions. Retail sales reach R5 billion (Group stores 761)
2007 – Launch of the Mr Price Sport and Mr Price Franchising (Group stores 829)
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