THRUPPS RETAIL CC | Lower Ground Floor, Thrupps Illovo Centre, Illovo, Sandton, 2196, Gauteng

The grocers of distinction, Thrupps, first opened a shop on the corner of Eloff and President Streets in 1892. The store occupied a number of premises in Johannesburg itself before a major move to the northern suburbs in 1947 to Rosebank which later became the headquarters in 1966. Together with the enthusiasm of our new South Africa, Thrupps moved the business to the Thrupps Illovo Centre at 204 Oxford Road in Illovo, neatly placed between the busy Rosebank and the Sandton precincts. Thrupps has always stocked a mixture of the best local produce and imported specialities. Founder Charles Thrupp soon discovered that the imported goods of the time were in great demand and by the early 1900's the cargo ships that sailed from the United Kingdom were laden with crates marked "Thrupps" and filled with assorted delicacies.