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TFG set to cut 100 stores, stock and costs

Timeslive · 🇿🇦 public South Africa · · 564 words · By Kabelo Khumalo
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What to know about TFG set to cut 100 stores, stock and costs

Retail group TFG plans to close approximately 100 underperforming stores and reduce inventory purchases due to a subdued trading environment in South Africa. The company is shifting focus toward its online platform, Bash, and highlighting growth in its beauty and women's wear segments.

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What happened

Story audio is generated using AI Retail group TFG plans to close 100 underperforming stores and reduce inventory purchases as it anticipates another subdued year locally.

Why it matters

The owner of brands that include Foschini, The Fix, Exact, Sportscene, @Home, Volpes and Jet said its South African operations faced a difficult trading environment last year, dampened by weaker consumer demand, which resulted in a drop in earnings for the…

Common ground

Chief executive Anthony Thunström said the retailer had identified about 300 underperforming stores across its portfolio, and that closures will only happen after every effort had been made to improve performance.

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Retail group TFG plans to close approximately 100 underperforming stores and reduce inventory purchases due to a subdued trading environment in South Africa. The company is shifting focus toward its online platform, Bash, and highlighting growth in its beauty and women's wear segments.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Our operating margin in South Africa was down only 14.8%”
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While evidence mentions margin pressure and declines in gross margin (e.g., 100 bps for TFG Africa), the specific figure of 'down only 14.8%' for the operating margin is not explicitly corroborated across multiple independent sources in the provided text.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tyla Laura Seethal (born 30 January 2002) is a South African singer and songwriter. Dubbed as the "Queen of Popiano", her musical style is characterised by a fusion of pop and amapiano. Tyla gained in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyla
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — South Africa has a developing economy considered upper-middle income. It is the largest economy in Africa as of 2026. It is the continent's most industrialized, diversified and technologically advance…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_South_Africa
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — TFG Limited (commonly known as TFG, and formerly The Foschini Group) is a South African retail clothing group, which trades under various brands, and has more than 3,000 stores within its portfolio. I…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TFG_Limited
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Claim 2: “The group now trades out of 4,914 stores across 18 countries”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm the specific number of 4,914 stores across 18 countries.
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Claim 3: “beauty sales surged 21.6%”
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A news source explicitly states that beauty sales surged 21.6%.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — TFG may refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TFG
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — TFG Limited (commonly known as TFG, and formerly The Foschini Group) is a South African retail clothing group, which trades under various brands, and has more than 3,000 stores within its portfolio. I…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TFG_Limited
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Transitional Federal Government (TFG; Somali: Dowladda Federaalka Kumeelgaarka; Arabic: الحكومة الاتحادية الانتقالية; Italian: Governo federale di transizione della Somalia) was the internationall…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transitional_Federal_Governmen…
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Claim 4: “online platform Bash, which now contributes 10% of local sales”
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Multiple sources discuss the Bash platform's growth and its contribution to turnover/sales, with one source citing 9.9% and another mentioning it as a key driver of incremental turnover.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cape Town is the legislative capital of South Africa. It is the country's oldest city and the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. Cape Town is the country's second-largest city by population, afte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Town
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Retailing in South Africa is a large, diverse market sector, comprising myriad businesses, ranging in size from independent traders to multinational corporations. In 2024, the retail sector grew for t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retailing_in_South_Africa
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — TFG Limited (commonly known as TFG, and formerly The Foschini Group) is a South African retail clothing group, which trades under various brands, and has more than 3,000 stores within its portfolio. I…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TFG_Limited
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Claim 5: “Retail group TFG plans to close 100 underperforming stores”
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Multiple web search results explicitly state that TFG plans to close 100 underperforming stores.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Transitional Federal Government (TFG; Somali: Dowladda Federaalka Kumeelgaarka; Arabic: الحكومة الاتحادية الانتقالية; Italian: Governo federale di transizione della Somalia) was the internationall…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transitional_Federal_Governmen…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Islamic Courts Union (Somali: Midowga Maxkamadaha Islaamiga) was a legal and political organization founded by Mogadishu-based Sharia courts during the early 2000s to combat the lawlessness stemmi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Courts_Union
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Somali Civil War (Somali: Dagaalkii Sokeeye ee Soomaaliya; Arabic: الحرب الأهلية الصومالية al-ḥarb al-’ahliyya aṣ-ṣūmāliyya) is an ongoing civil war that is taking place in Somalia. It grew out of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_Civil_War
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Claim 6: “Women’s fashion brands Foschini, Jet and The Fix helped drive women’s wear sales growth of 8.9%”
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A news source explicitly states that women's fashion brands Foschini, Jet, and The Fix drove women's wear sales growth of 8.9%.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 5, 2026 ... South Africa's biggest clothing manufacturer and retailer TFG is expanding and plans to invest R2 billion to build 10 new manufacturing units.
https://www.facebook.com/NewsdayZA/posts/south-african-fashi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 6, 2026 ... Women's fashion brands Foschini, Jet and The Fix helped drive women's wear sales growth of 8.9%, while beauty sales surged 21.6%. “The ...
https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/business/2026-06-06-tfg-set…
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web search NEUTRAL — Despite this, online sales grew by 9.9%, contributing 10.7% to total turnover, with its Bash online platform in South Africa achieving impressive growth of 47.9 ...
https://www.tradingview.com/symbols/JSE-TFG/ideas/
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Claim 7: “TFG, which also operates in Australia and London”
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Multiple sources, including the official TFG 'Where We Operate' page and news reports, confirm operations in Australia and London.
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web search NEUTRAL — ... businesses. Appointed to the Board: 2021. Board Member Profile Picture ... TFG Australia and TFG London. Vusiwe brings extensive experience across ...
https://tfglimited.co.za/about-us/where-we-operate/
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web search NEUTRAL — May 11, 2026 ... In Australia, where the business is operated under Retail Apparel Group, TFG has over 560 stores. At a group level, headline earnings per share ...
https://www.ragtrader.com.au/news/the-foschini-group-sees-sa…
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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 3, 2023 ... ... operates independent chain-stores in ... The company operates through TFG Africa Retail, Credit, TFG London, and TFG Australia segments.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiVZyXzVRbs
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Claim 8: “Chief executive Anthony Thunström said the retailer had identified about 300 underperforming stores across its portfolio”
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Web search results confirm that CEO Anthony Thunström identified approximately 300 underperforming stores, of which about 100 are slated for closure.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — TFG Limited (commonly known as TFG, and formerly The Foschini Group) is a South African retail clothing group, which trades under various brands, and has more than 3,000 stores within its portfolio. I…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TFG_Limited
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 13, 2026 ... The Foschini Group is preparing to close approximately 100 underperforming stores after identifying nearly 300 locations that are either loss- ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZhrFOFKBdR/
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web search NEUTRAL — Anthony Thunström, the current Chief Financial Officer, as CEO Designate. We ... • True omnichannel retailer, with a broad portfolio of physical stores and ...
https://tfglimited.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Integrat…
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Claim 9: “expects to open between 80 and 90 stores”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the plan to open between 80 and 90 stores.
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Claim 10: “The owner of brands that include Foschini, The Fix, Exact, Sportscene, @Home, Volpes and Jet”
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Web search results confirm TFG as the owner of these specific brands, including Foschini, The Fix, Exact, Sportscene, @Home, Volpes, and Jet.
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web search NEUTRAL — The owner of brands that include Foschini, The Fix, Exact, Sportscene, @Home, Volpes and Jet said its South African operations faced a difficult trading environment last year, dampened by weaker consu…
https://www.businessday.co.za/business-times/2026-06-06-tfg-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Foschini Group (TFG) says it has entered into an agreement to acquire the entire issued share capital of Tapestry Home Brands for R2.35 billion.
https://businesstech.co.za/news/business/565350/
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web search NEUTRAL — Feel confident with Foschini at Bash. Shop the latest women’s fashion, beauty products, and accessories online.Bash is a fashion and lifestyle shopping platform in South Africa offering over 200 of th…
https://bash.com/foschini
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Claim 11: “It has 3,432 stores in South Africa”
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