Tech distributor, Esquire Technologies is planning a R40 million expansion of its headquarters in Midrand, Johannesburg.<\/p>\n
The expansion will take the complex to more than 8,000 square meters of office and warehouse space.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe expansion will also include expanding our Xpress store concept from its current 1,500 square metres to 4,000 square metres,\u201d said Esquire CEO, Mahomed Cassim.<\/p>\n
Esquire became the first IT hardware distributor in Southern Africa to open a retail-type store, called Xpress Stores.<\/p>\n
Cassim said further that the \u201cXpress format\u201d had proved extremely popular and was seen as a major convenience for the company\u2019s more than 12,000 resellers, many of whom buy directly from Xpress.<\/p>\n
A timeframe for the completion of the R40 million phase two development was not clear at the time of going to press, with Cassim saying that building plans were \u201cawaiting approval\u201d.<\/p>\n
At the end of June, Esquire opened an additional Xpress store in Port Elizabeth and is planning to open a store for Bloemfontein.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are currently looking at a number of premises \u2013 also at the option of buying, rather than leasing, premises.\u201d<\/p>\n
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