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Shop! Association Announces South Africa as the Newest Chapter in its Growing Network

The Shop! Association is excited to announce the addition of Shop! South Africa to its list of growing global chapters

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2 weeks ago

January 20, 2023

VMSD Staff

“On behalf of Shop!, I’d like to share a warm welcome to our newest team members in our Shop! South Africa chapter,” says Shop! Executive Director Murray Kasmenn. “It is our goal to continually expand Shop’s global reach and share our mission of enhancing retail environments and experiences for consumers worldwide.”

Shop! Global Development Director, Leo van de Polder, MaRC adds, “Congratulations to the newly formed Shop! SA team with subject matter experts Di Wilson, Chris Hewitt, Janet Kirkbride and Ashleigh Wilson. Many years of combined experience in marketing, shopper, education, research, production and design at retail, plus their dedication to the industry, are sure to set the chapter up for success. We are excited to see what’s to come for Shop! South Africa and are here to support them as they launch their new chapter.”

Managing Director of Shop! South Africa Di Wilson says, “We are proud and excited to launch the local chapter of Shop! Global. Our vision is to build a successful community where we can share, collaborate, upskill, network and acknowledge the excellent result-driven work that is being created by brands, manufacturers, retailers and agencies — at the moment we are working to set up the infrastructure of Shop! South Africa. The release of our website is coming soon.”

For more information, feel free to reach out to one of our team members:

MD Shop! South Africa

Di Wilson — [email protected]

Boardmember Shop! South Africa

Chris Hewitt — [email protected]

Boardmember Shop! South Africa

Janet Kirkbride — [email protected]

Admin

Ashleigh Wilson — [email protected]

“Thank you! We look forward to talking with you!” – Di Wilson, Managing Director Shop! South Africa

For international matters or requests feel free to reach out to Leo van de Polder, Shop! Global Development Director — [email protected].

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