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Max Sonnenberg (Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, 3 May 1879 – Muizenberg, Cape Province, 28 October 1955) was a businessman, politician, and Jewish community leader. Background and life in Vryburg
Founded by Max Sonnenberg, Woolworths first opened its doors on 30 October 1931 in Plein Street, Cape Town, in the dining room of the recently-closed-down Royal Hotel.Its success led to the opening of two more stores in the Cape area.
Max Sonnenberg controlled Cape Town stores, and Elie Susman controlled Transvaal stores which included Johannesburg. Woolworth was formally launched as a public company in 1935. Elie Susman was 55 years old when he began to work on a more or less full-time basis for Woolworths.
Woolworths Group. Website. www.woolworths.com.au. Woolworths Supermarkets (colloquially known as " Woolies ") is an Australian chain of supermarkets and grocery stores owned by Woolworths Group. Founded in 1924, Woolworths is currently Australia's largest supermarket chain with a market share of 33% as of 2019. [2]
Richman Brothers. The F. W. Woolworth Company (often referred to as Woolworth's or simply Woolworth) was a retail company and one of the pioneers of the five-and-dime store. It was among the most successful American and international five-and-dime businesses, setting trends and creating the modern retail model that stores follow worldwide today.
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In the same year, he left Northern Rhodesia and went to South Africa where, with a friend from Bechuanaland, Max Sonnenberg, [7] they established the Woolworths stores in Transvaal; Susman served as the Resident director. [8] He also was associated with Elie Susman Investments and Elie Susman Zambia Trust. [9]
Janet Suzman was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, to a Jewish family, the daughter of Betty (née Sonnenberg) and Saul Suzman, a wealthy tobacco importer. [2] [3]Her grandfather, Max Sonnenberg, was a member of the South African parliament, and her aunt was the civil rights and anti-apartheid campaigner Helen Suzman.