Shares in South Africa's Mr Price plunge after weak Christmas sales

18 January 2016 - 11:04
By REUTERS

Shares in South African retailer Mr Price Group tumbled nearly 18 percent on Friday, their biggest one-day drop in more than 15 years, after the company's third-quarter sales figures disappointed. The discount fashion and homeware retailer said sales in the three months through December, including the Christmas period, rose 6.

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